Flashing lights will not be cast uponKanye WestduringCoachella 2019, as he has reportedly pulled out of a rumored headlining performance due to a stage negotiations dispute with the festival’s production company, Goldenvoice.TMZ reportsthe “I Love It” rapper and Goldenvoice were in deliberation about the size of the stage when the discussion went south after they denied his special request to expand the size of the stage after he deemed it “artistically limiting.”After previously performing on a floating stage during hisSaint Pablo Tourin 2016, the rapper is said to have had high expectations for the gig and wished to redesign the stage, the site reports. However, TMZ says Goldenvoice turned down the demand and felt it was best not to “compromise the other acts” to suit West’s needs.Reps for West and Goldenvoice did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment.Will Heath/NBCFrom hisongoing public feud with Draketo hisspat with Ariana Grandeand speaking about hismental health, the rapper, 41, has been enveloped in controversy as of late.A source previouslytold PEOPLEthat although his wifeKim Kardashian Westcontinues to put on a public display of support for her husband, his drama does “affect her negatively,” adding, “It’s very stressful for her because she doesn’t know when it will stop and what he will do next.”The insider added, “It seems it’s the unpredictability that really stresses her out.”While the festival’s sure to be star-studded lineup has yet to be announced,Justin Timberlake,Childish GambinoandRihannaare also rumored to be in the mix to headline this year’s desert fest. Coachella will once again return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, during the weekends of April 12-15 and April 18-21.
Flashing lights will not be cast uponKanye WestduringCoachella 2019, as he has reportedly pulled out of a rumored headlining performance due to a stage negotiations dispute with the festival’s production company, Goldenvoice.
TMZ reportsthe “I Love It” rapper and Goldenvoice were in deliberation about the size of the stage when the discussion went south after they denied his special request to expand the size of the stage after he deemed it “artistically limiting.”
After previously performing on a floating stage during hisSaint Pablo Tourin 2016, the rapper is said to have had high expectations for the gig and wished to redesign the stage, the site reports. However, TMZ says Goldenvoice turned down the demand and felt it was best not to “compromise the other acts” to suit West’s needs.
Reps for West and Goldenvoice did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Will Heath/NBC
From hisongoing public feud with Draketo hisspat with Ariana Grandeand speaking about hismental health, the rapper, 41, has been enveloped in controversy as of late.
A source previouslytold PEOPLEthat although his wifeKim Kardashian Westcontinues to put on a public display of support for her husband, his drama does “affect her negatively,” adding, “It’s very stressful for her because she doesn’t know when it will stop and what he will do next.”
The insider added, “It seems it’s the unpredictability that really stresses her out.”
While the festival’s sure to be star-studded lineup has yet to be announced,Justin Timberlake,Childish GambinoandRihannaare also rumored to be in the mix to headline this year’s desert fest. Coachella will once again return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, during the weekends of April 12-15 and April 18-21.
source: people.com
