Kanye West Walked Away From $8.5 Million Coachella Paycheck By Quitting Festival — Report

Thania Garcia Welcome back, Coachella!Three long years after Indio, California welcomed the last festival in the desert, around 125,000 fans will finally be returning to the Empire Polo Grounds and the surrounding cities. Palm Springs, La Quinta, and Thermal will welcome guests with a myriad of unofficial Coachella events, like Galore Ranch hosted by Tyga, and Euphoria’s Chloe Cherry, Day Club Palm Springs and much more.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicTom Windish is the head of business development and A&R for the talent agency Wasserman Music, where his clients include the artists Lorde, the xx and Coachella headliner Billie Eilish. And like the most seasoned of booking agents, he got his start while still in college.

North West has high standards when it comes to fashion!

What’s truly best. Kim Kardashian shared her true feelings about her ex-husband Kanye West’s new girlfriend, Chaney Jones. While Chaney strikes a very close resemblance to Kim (she’s even been called her look-alike), that’s not what matters to the Skims founder. 

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival returns with a line-up packed full of contemporary music’s best and brightest, from headliners Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd to fiery young upstarts like Koffee, Amyl and the Sniffers and Rina Sawayama. We’ve already rounded up the 12 acts you shouldn’t miss if you’re heading to Indio for either Weekend 1 (15-17 April) or Weekend 2 (22-24 April) this year, but now it’s time to look back at previous editions of the festival and the high bar set by the music legends who’ve graced the stage in years gone by.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye «Ye» West went through an extended period of silence amid their divorce proceedings. During the latest episode of Dear Media's Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, the 41-year-old reality star said she didn't speak to West, 44, for months after she filed for divorce in February 2021.«We went about eight months without even speaking to each other at the beginning of the divorce. And then we started talking again and I went to the premiere,» Kardashian said, referencing a listening event for West's album.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were one of Hollywood’s most watched power couples. And, they’re one of few duos to receive their own nickname, hence: “Kimye.” Since 2012, Kim has been the only one who can make a sometimes poker-faced Kanye smile. Throughout the past ten years, their relationship has certainly weathered its fair share of ups and downs.

Kanye West is distracting himself from missing out on Coachella by taking a luxury vacation with his girlfriend Chaney Jones — and the spot is very noteworthy!

Kim Kardashian is opening up about the tough time period between when she first filed for divorce from Kanye West back in February of last year to the end of her tumultuous 2021.

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Kim Kardashian, 41, shared new information about her divorce from Kanye West, 44, on the latest episode of the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast. “We went about eight months without even speaking to each other at the beginning of the divorce,” Kim, who filed for divorce from Ye in Feb. 2021, told host Amanda Hirsch. “And then, you know, we started talking again and I went to the Donda premiere,” she added.

How you gon’ be mad on vacation? Kanye West and Chaney Jones are headed to the desert — the Amangiri hotel in Utah, that is, Page Six reports. Ye’s new flame shared a video to her Instagram stories on Saturday of their journey into the idyllic getaway, writing “baecation” over the post and adding a white heart emoji.

Brushing up on the boogie! Olivia Wilde is gearing up to watch boyfriend Harry Styles headline the 2022 Coachella Music and Arts Festival — but first, she needs a refresher on the right way to dance at one of his shows.

headlined by Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Swedish House Mafia and the Weeknd (replacing Kanye West after he dropped out last minute), are taking place April 15-17 and 22-24 But while many revelers will party through the night, Ghafarinia will wake up each day around 7 a.m. to primp and get dressed, before hitting a series of “brand activations” and parties, filming makeup tutorials and “running around creating content” to share with her 186,000 followers on Instagram.

Lorde, Bleachers, Mitski and more have been announced for this year’s All Things Go music festival.The event will take place at Merriweather Post Pavillion on October 1, and is set to host 16 artists on multiple stages. King Princess, Bartees Strange, and Lucy Dacus are will also play the independent fest.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFor a decade, YouTube has been the best way to experience the Coachella festival without actually being there, and that will continue this weekend.According to an announcement on Monday, the streaming giant will livestream both weekends of the festival — April 15-17 and April 22-24 — via desktop, mobile or the YouTube Music app, with three different simultaneous livestream feeds of different stages and performers.The company has also doubled down on its offerings, with artist interviews, behind-the-scenes content and sweepstakes, pre-parties and more, and this year virtual festival-goers will have the opportunity to purchase exclusive Coachella and artist merchandise via YouTube Shopping and interact with one another in real-time through YouTube’s Live Chat. Along with headliners Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and Swedish House Mafia featuring the Weeknd, the Coachella 2022 lineup also includes Lil Baby, Daniel Caesar, Phoebe Bridgers, Big Sean, Megan Thee Stallion, 21 Savage, Danny Elfman, Doja Cat, Joji, Run the Jewels and many more.Weekend 1 Festival Livestream (April 15-17)The livestream program, being co-hosted by Joe Kay, Quenlin Blackwell, Therapy Gecko, and Veronica De La Cruz, starts at 4 PM PST / 7 PM EST on Friday, April 15 and runs through Monday evening, April 18, including replays.Weekend 2 Coachella Curated Livestream (April 22-24)Hosted by Joe Kay and Veronica De La Cruz, Coachella Curated deep dives into the stories of some of today’s artists.

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival returns with a line-up packed full of contemporary music’s best and brightest, from headliners Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd to fiery young upstarts like Koffee, Amyl and the Sniffers and Rina Sawayama. We’ve already rounded up the 12 acts you shouldn’t miss if you’re heading to Indio for either Weekend 1 (15-17 April) or Weekend 2 (22-24 April) this year, but now it’s time to look back at previous editions of the festival and the high bar set by the music legends who’ve graced the stage in years gone by.

Chris Willman Music WriterHere’s a fun exercise for music aficionados: Try to remember the last time a major pop or rock star came out of the gate with not one but two flawless albums, without a mediocre number in the bunch. It’s harder than you think.

Peyton List and her “Cobra Kai” co-star Jacob Bertrand have taken their romance public, and demonstrated some serious PDA during a recent outing in Los Angeles.

Kanye West looking to be the best person he can be?

A musical shake-up. After replacing Travis Scott at Coachella 2022, Kanye West stepped down weeks before the music festival was set to start.

Kim Kardashian is speaking out about her difficult divorce from rapper Kanye West.

Kanye Westdropped out of Coachella, organizers announced that The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia would be taking over his slots- and drama quickly ensued behind the scenes. According to Page Six, Coachella organizers tried to pay The Weeknd less than Ye, and the singer demanded to receive the same $8.5 million paycheck, threatening to pull out “an hours notice.”Ye dropped out of Coachella on April 4th, just two weeks before the first weekend.

Good Morning America's Robin Roberts, Kim Kardashian joined her mother and sisters to open up about their lives ahead of their new show.MORE: Kim Kardashian crashes a sexy supermodel SKIMS shoot - and it's iconicIn the wake of The Kardashians premiering on Hulu on 14 April, Kim talked to Robin not only about her journey to fame, but also about her relationship with ex-husband Kanye West.VIDEO: Kim Kardashian makes big discovery involving daughter NorthAfter a tumultuous past few weeks, which have included a highly publicized divorce and veiled threats towards her new partner Pete Davidson, the reality television star revealed that she was taking it in her stride."Was it difficult because of how Kanye became so public?" Robin asked. "How have you been able to navigate that?"MORE: Kim Kardashian celebrates 'beauty icon' Gwen Stefani as singer launches new make-up brand"You want to take the high road," Kim responded.

Kanye West walked away from quite a pretty penny when he decided to bail out on Coachella! And now The Weeknd wants a piece of that action!

As the Kardashian-Jenner family prepares to debut their new Hulu show, Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian are getting candid about their lives, telling all in a new special with Robin Roberts.

Kim Kardashian is opening up like she never has before. The cemented billionaire and mother of four was featured on an ABC special Wednesday evening in a true Hollywood-style expose into the rollercoaster life she’s lived as a confidant to Paris Hilton before finally making her own foray into the world of entertainment and fashion – much of which was conjured up by her family and now-estranged husband Kanye West.

Kim Kardashian wants her kids to think highly of their dad. During ABC News' special, the 41-year-old reality star told Robin Roberts how she discusses her and Kanye «Ye» West's split with their four children.

Kanye West‘s absence from social media has been a huge relief for his ex-wife Kim Kardashian‘s new boyfriend Pete Davidson. The Staten Island native, 28, has been the target of many of Ye’s posts thanks to the rapper’s non-stop tirades — but a source tells HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY that Pete asked his bosses at Saturday Night Live “not to lean into any of that.” Beyond the many posts, Kanye also buried a cartoon version of Pete alive in his latest “Eazy” music video.

Kim Kardashian gave an update on where she and Kanye West stand during a special ABC interview, which aired on April 6. Kim and some of her family members sat down with Robin Roberts for the interview, and Kim opened up about her current relationship with ‘Ye, who she separated from in Feb. 2021. “You want to take the high road sometimes and sometimes it’s hard, but I think at the end of the day, everyone has their own way of communicating,” Kim explained. “I’ve always been a champion of him speaking his truth and I would always want that.”