The Weeknd Threatens To Drop Out Of Coachella If He Doesn’t Recieve Same Pay As Kanye West – Reportedly $8.6M
It seems Coachella still might be struggling to find a headliner. The Weeknd is reportedly demanding that he receive the same pay that Kanye West was offered to headline the show. According to @pagesix Ye was offered $8.6 million, and now The Weeknd is asking for the same amount.
As we previously reported, it was announced Wednesday that The Weeknd was the headliner to replace Kanye West who dropped out of the lineup less than two weeks before the show.
A Source close to the singer said, “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.”
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The source continued, “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.
“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.”