After Kanye West pulled out of the upcoming Coachella competition, organizers instantly went and located an appropriate alternative in The Weeknd, who needed Kanye’s wage—and bought it.
In keeping with PageSix, to fight any fallout from Ye not being at subsequent week’s Coachella Pageant, organizers of the favored annual showcase introduced that The Weeknd would carry out in his place.
Coachella organizers introduced early Wednesday that The Weeknd and home music supergroup Swedish Home Mafia would take over for West on Sunday, April 17, and Sunday, April 24.
But, the deal wasn’t written in stone but, in accordance with a music supply who instructed Web page Six.
The supply mentioned, “The Weeknd got here in at brief discover to take Kanye’s prime spot. However Phil Anschutz [who owns the Coachella Festival through AEG Live] needed to carry on to Kanye’s cash and pay The Weeknd far much less, only a few million. The competition would pocket the remaining.”
With The Weeknd inserting his line within the sand, negotiations between his administration and Anschutz’s firm Goldenvoice, which produces the competition, had gotten tense.
In keeping with the identical supply, “Even after Coachella introduced the brand new lineup on Wednesday, a deal wasn’t in place for The Weeknd, who threatened to drag out at an hour’s discover if he didn’t get the identical deal as Kanye. Lastly, on Wednesday—confronted with the prospect of a second headline act pulling out of Coachella on the final minute—Anschutz’s firm caved and agreed to pay The Weeknd the identical cash.”
Ye’s departure from Coachella may very well be associated to his stormy private life. Over the weekend, in accordance with Web page Six, Ye shared along with his former spouse, Kim Kardashian, that “he’s going away to get assist” following his months-long harassment on Instagram focusing on the truth star and her boyfriend, Saturday Night time Stay star Pete Davidson.
