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07.04.2022 - 17:49 / perezhilton.com
Kanye West walked away from quite a pretty penny when he decided to bail out on Coachella! And now The Weeknd wants a piece of that action!
As we’ve been reporting, Ye decided not to perform at the Indio, California-based music festival set to kick off later this month, making an unexpected last-minute choice to step away from his headliner gig at the event. We are now learning more about the financial fallout from that — and it sounds like The Weeknd has a new tactic regarding his Coachella contract because of it!
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According to Page Six, the Jesus Walks rapper walked away from a seven-figure deal when he quit on Coachella! In fact, sources with knowledge of the deal itself told the outlet that Ye was set to make a whopping $8 MILLION for his two performances as the show’s Sunday headliner each weekend. The festival had even agreed to front half a million dollars in production costs for his elaborate show, too!
But now, knowing all of that, The Weeknd is stepping up with a big demand of his own! According to Page Six, the singer — who was announced on Wednesday morning as Kanye’s replacement as the festival’s new Sunday headliner — quickly threatened to walk away unless he got Yeezy’s paycheck!
According to the outlet, festival organizers allegedly tried to stiff The Weeknd out of the $8 million fee, opting instead to offer him “far less” to perform in the same slot. Understandably, the singer has balked, and is demanding Ye’s entire 7-figure fee AND the half-million dollars of production money!
An insider explained to the news org what happened when AEG Live owner Phil Anschutz, who owns Coachella, tried to cut costs on the show’s replacement:
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Kanye Westdropped out of Coachella, organizers announced that The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia would be taking over his slots- and drama quickly ensued behind the scenes. According to Page Six, Coachella organizers tried to pay The Weeknd less than Ye, and the singer demanded to receive the same $8.5 million paycheck, threatening to pull out “an hours notice.”Ye dropped out of Coachella on April 4th, just two weeks before the first weekend.
Kanye West, 44, is one of the biggest and richest rappers in the world, but he still left a lot of money behind when walking away from his upcoming Coachella gig. The talented artist was apparently going to be paid $8 million for the headlining performance and Coachella was also going to pay an additional $500,000 for production costs, according to sources at Page Six. The impressive amount still wasn’t able to hold Ye down though, as he cancelled his appearance less than two weeks before he was set to take the big stage.
The Coachella drama continues.
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