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

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.

Kim Kardashian was seen pushing away the cameras as she took an intense phone call in the latest trailer for The Kardashians.The new promotional teaser which debuted on Friday (April 8) sees a series of short clips of upcoming storylines from the new Hulu series play out culminating in the footage of fresh-faced Kim, 41, signalling to the camera to leave her alone.Dressed in a black hoody and black fingerless gloves Kim looked stunning in the trailer, despite obviously being stressed out.While it isn't clear what was being discussed during the chat, she appeared visibly upset as she exclaimed: “Oh my god.”Elsewhere in the promotional footage, Kim is seen threatening to burn someone “to the ground,” and heatedly claiming “I don’t want to take the high road.”Kim's recent drama with estranged husband Kanye West has been at the forefront of her life while the family filmed for the new series.She filed for divorce from Kanye, 44, in February 2021 and was granted legally single status earlier this year.While the couple tried to remain amicable at first, things have grown increasingly tense between them, with Kanye publically lashing out at Kim for her relationship and parenting choices.Kim moved on from her seven-year marriage to Kanye with her new boyfriend Pete Davidson, 28, sparking fury from the rapper over the role the Saturday Night Live comic may play in his children's lives against his wishes.Kim and Kanye share four children - North, eight, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and Psalm, two.The Skims business mogul however has remained unfazed by Kanye's demands and Pete even attended the premiere of The Kardashians on Thursday.However, he didn't pose for any pictures instead staying in the background and letting her take the

Piers Morgan has revealed brand new merchandise for his new TV show Uncensored, but it wasn't without a cheeky pop at US rapper Kanye West.The former Good Morning Britain star took to Instagram on Thursday night (April 7) to show off one of his new items of merch.The bold TV presenter, 57, is set to front his explosive new TalkTV show called Uncensored, which premieres April 25.Piers said he aims to "put the world to rights" on his new primetime daily show, which will see him debate the current affairs in a brutally-honest way.However it seems Piers has been promoting some new clothes ahead of the exciting TV show launch, because he shared a snap of NewsUK producer Lindsey Constantine, his co-star.Glamorous Lindsey was sitting at her desk sporting a black cap which had "Piers Morgan: Uncensored" written on it, but she was looking rather serious in the snap.She captioned the photo: "@piersmorganuncensored merch has landed" as she attached a laughing-face emoji.Piers picked up on it immediately, and decided to claim that she should be more pleased to wear the gear as it's "hotter" merch than Kanye West's.He quipped: "Well look a bit more cheerful about it...

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.

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.”

Kendall Jenner had a very inneresting reaction to her former brother-in-law Kanye West being replaced for Coachella!

Kendall Jenner has attended the Coachella music festival during its last few productions (it was sidelined in 2020 and 2021 over the pandemic). So, it comes as no surprise to fans if the model is keeping up to date with last-minute talent arrangements. But it may come as a bit of a shock when she comments on those that involve her former brother-in-law. Such is the case when Kanye West pulled out of headlining Coachella, only to be replaced by The Weeknd!

for when “Jesus Walks.“Amid news of Kanye West dropping out as headliner, Coachella has revealed that the Grammy-winner will be replaced by The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia at the upcoming event. Coachella organizers tweeted the updated lineup in a Wednesday morning tweet.

Over the two-plus decades from 1999-2022, 58 acts have headlined the Coachella Music and Arts Festival (59 if you count Tupac’s hologram).

How she really feels? Kendall Jenner subtly reacted to the news that The Weeknd is replacing her former brother-in-law Kanye West at Coachella.

Swedish House Mafia x the Weeknd will perform together at Coachella.

The Coachella Music and Arts Festival announced today that Kanye West would be replaced as a headliner at next week’s event by The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia. This year’s Coachella runs April 15th-17th & 22nd-24th.

The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia will replace Kanye West as the Sunday headliner at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April. They'll join Harry Styles and Billie Eilish as the festival's 2022 headliners, performing in Ye's scheduled slot on both weekends of the festival, which runs from April 15–24 this year. Swedish House Mafia were already announced as performers at Coachella 2022, though their headlining spot marks an upgrade.

Coachella has locked down two new headliners! On Wednesday, the official Instagram account for the music festival announced that Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd would replace Kanye «Ye» West at this year's festival — joining Billie Eilish and Harry Styles — as the headliners.“The Party & The After Party,” the caption read next to an updated image of the tour poster.  The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, took to his Instagram account to share the news with the same image. The “Save Your Tears” singer opted for no caption.