Coachella announces Kanye’s replacement headliner

The Weeknd and Swedish Home Mafia are taking up Kanye West’s Coachella headlining slot, the music pageant announced Wednesday.

They are going to be performing collectively as co-headliners on Sunday April 17 and 24, after West, who now goes by Ye, backed out earlier this week.

They every reposted the up to date Coachella lineup to their social media pages, however haven’t straight commented on the brand new gig.

R&B/pop artist The Weeknd has beforehand carried out on the music pageant thrice, in 2012, 2015 and 2018, in keeping with Billboard.

EDM/home group Swedish Home Mafia was already on the unique lineup for Coachella 2022, nevertheless it wasn’t clear once they had been slotted for. They final carried out on the pageant in 2012 after which disbanded earlier than reuniting in 2019. They’re anticipated to launch a brand new album, “Paradise Once more,” simply two days earlier than their Coachella efficiency.

SHM additionally collaborated with The Weeknd on his newest album, “Daybreak FM,” which was launched in January.

What occurred to Ye?

In February, Ye mentioned he received’t carry out at Coachella if singer Billie Eilish didn’t apologize to fellow rapper Travis Scott for saying she waits “for folks to be OK till I preserve going,” throughout a live performance the place she stopped the present and had her stage crew assist a fan within the crowd.

Ye apparently noticed that remark as a diss to Scott, referencing when 9 folks died after a crowd rush at his Astroworld Pageant.

“Come on Billie we love you. Please apologize to Trav and to the households of the individuals who misplaced their lives. Nobody supposed this to occur,” West wrote in his publish, in keeping with The Hill. “Trav didn’t have any thought of what was occurring when he was on stage and was very harm by what occurred, and sure Trav will probably be with me at Coachella, however now I would like Billie to apologize earlier than I carry out.”

In a touch upon West’s Instagram publish, Eilish wrote, “actually by no means mentioned a factor about travis. was simply serving to a fan,” The Hill stories.

Ye has not clarified if his determination to drag out of Coachella is straight associated to what occurred with Eilish.