The Weeknd is reportedly willing to walk away from his gig as the Sunday headliner atCoachella, if he does not receive the same payment asKanye West.After agreeing to replace the 44-year-old Stronger rapper with less than two weeks notice, sources allege the Blinding Lights hitmaker 'threatened to pull out if he wasn’t paid the same money as West,' according to Page Six.Before walking away from the gig, the Yeezy founder was set to earn$8 million as well as a $500,000 production fee.
Negotiating: The Weeknd is reportedly willing to walk away from his gig as the Sunday headliner at Coachella, if he does not receive the same payment as Kanye West; seen last MayThe news comes just hours after The Weeknd agreed totake over West's headlining spot at the highly-popular Southern California music festival,according toTMZ.The outlet claimed that organizers 'were caught completely off guard' by Ye's cancellation and had 'no plan B.' Their sources also say that EDM supergroup Swedish House Mafia - who were supposed to headline Friday night - will now be joining him on Sunday.The Canadian crooner - born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye - later took to social media to confirm that he has been added to the line-up as he shared an image of the newly updated flyer.
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