The saga of drama around this year’s Coachella headliners continues to play out.
Case in point, a new report is alleging that The Weeknd is now threatening to drop out of his spot.
More details below…
According to Page Six, the ‘Blinding Lights’ singer is demanding the same $8.5 million paycheck as Kanye West.
A source told the publication:
“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 goes on to claim that even though The Weeknd was announced as a headliner, the deal wasn’t allegedly in place just yet. As a result, he has allegedly threatened to pull out in an hour’s notice if he does not receive the same pay as West.
However, it appears as though things have tuned in The Weeknd’s favor as the source goes on to say:
“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.”
As of reporting, neither The Weeknd’s, Anschutz’s, nor West’s reps have responded to the new allegations.
Earlier this week, it was revealed that The Weeknd would be replacing West as a headliner for Coachella (as we reported here).
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He’s even more annoying then Kanye. Honestly I don’t see why this guys famous. He’s ugly af. Can’t sing (weak thin shrill voice) Boring music. In the closet.
And he’s a fat coke head. Like..no
Y’all paid him the same to screech his best MJ impression while high on buger sugar? The Europeans must have him in high demand, they love to Stan mediocrity! He’s not worth 1M, but you caved and gave him 8 because he threatened to pull out? LET HIM‼️
How on earth did this guy become famous?
To compare him to Kanye is laughable..
Kanye is a GOAT in everything that he touches..
He’s actually a real billionaire…not those ” I wish I was a billionaire in a elevator”, but everything I touched flops, kind of
billionaire
Can anybody say they turned a Whoore into a billionaire, by just marrying them…
NO
He became famous because his music SLAPS! Y’all f*** love to downplay The Weeknd like he didn’t usher in a sound that’s still prevalent today. 🤔
He’s one of the most successful artists out right now. He’s a draw. Kanye pulled out and Abel agreed to step in. Pay him whatever tf Kanye was getting. It’s only right. Coachella called HIM , not the other way around!
Nobody’s even comparing the two. Sit down!
Thank you lol ✅✅✅✅💯
Flop like yo papa’s limp c:o:ck
Abel needs to realize we really don’t want to see him. He’s not one to command a stage. He’s not interesting. His music is redundant and watered down now. And his most recent album flopped. Come back to reality bro
Who is “we”??? Speak for yourself sweetie!!! Abel is still a DRAW and massively successful. You MAD????
Diva loves his music but he ain’t a good performer nor an entertainer💅🏾
😂😂😂😂
you all sound so mad. so what!
he still got his way lol
He never has to pull out of me😍😍😍
NICKI❗️ NICKI❗️ NICKI❗️
Lmao
It’s ridiculous how people walk around and wanna get paid like their Beyoncé.. performing is different than having a couple big hits. You have to keep the crowd intrigued, and I don’t see it for Abel
Well Thankfully you aren’t Coachella. You couldn’t even afford tickets. P****.
Just like his one fan on this site who has made 50 troll accounts so it can have someone to agree with it, they are both delusional.
He is delusional, just like his one fan on here who makes about 50 troll accounts so it can have someone agreeing with it.
Fat flop