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The Weeknd Demands Kanye West’s $8.5M Coachella Paycheck And Has Threatened To Pull Out

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Goldenvoice has finally found a replacement for the upcoming event, but what exactly is the drama?

As previously reported, Kanye West stepped out of his headlining act at the forthcoming 2022 Coachella Music Festival earlier this week, and was replaced by The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia, according to the music festival’s announcement on Wednesday.

Photo of the Remarkables mountain range in Queenstown, New Zealand.

The “Blinding Lights” singer subsequently confirmed his inclusion in the lineup on social media, sharing a photograph of the freshly revised flier. Kendall Jenner expressed her support for him in the form of a praying-hands emoji in the comments section of his Instagram announcement.

However, this is where the Coachella drama started when Page Six revealed that the rapper was supposed to get $8 million plus a $500,000 production fee for his performance. The Weeknd is now allegedly threatening to withdraw from the event if he isn’t paid the same amount as West.

“The Weeknd came in at short notice to take Kanye’s top spot. But Phil Anschutz [who owns the Coachella Festival through AEG Live] wanted to hold on to Kanye’s money and pay The Weeknd far less, just a few million. The festival would pocket the rest,” the source said to the publication.

“Even after Coachella announced the new lineup on Wednesday, a deal wasn’t in place for The Weeknd, who threatened to pull out at an hour’s notice if he didn’t get the same deal as Kanye.”

Good thing was that The Weeknd’s management and Phil Anschutz’s firm Goldenvoice, which organizes Coachella, were able to come to an arrangement that he would get the same pay rate as Ye.

“Finally, on Wednesday — faced with the prospect of a second headline act pulling out of Coachella at the last minute — Anschutz’s company caved and agreed to pay The Weeknd the same money,” the source added.

The dates for the 2022 Coachella Music Festival are April 15-17 and April 22-24. Billie Eilish and Harry Styles, both pop/alternative artists, were also scheduled to headline the annual event.

Reactions to The Weeknd Demands Kanye West’s $8.5M Coachella Paycheck And Has Threatened To Pull Out

As he should

@SosaJackson300

Know your worth and add tax 🤷🏼

@VofDoom

they should pay him more than Kanye tf… GET THAT CHECK ABEL

@janexstyles

@theweeknd come on now you can’t do that 😞 I just got my tickets for the first time and have never been before @coachella pay my mans!!

@daniidabanii

that sunday headliner spot is cursed this year

@christiannaa23

PAY UP! Its The Weeknd

@ChristoTheFer

More talent, more pay. Give The Weeknd 10 mil.

@brittonclarke

So much #Coachella drama already

@ElianaPress

I can’t be mad at Abel. I’d ask for more since it’s last minute.

@billydpham

he should get paid even more for performing at that festival

@betteroffavxnue