Ye (Kanye West) Says He Won’t Perform At Coachella Unless Billie Eilish Apologizes To Travis Scott – Orange County Register

Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, suggested on Thursday, February 10, that he might not perform at April. Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival after an argument on social media with colleague Billie Eilish.

In an Instagram post, Ye said Eilish’s interaction with a fan at a weekend concert in Atlanta was disrespectful to rapper Travis Scott and that she needed to apologize before he performed. at the much awaited event, return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio on April 15. -17 and 22-24. The post also included that Ye had planned for Scott to appear with him at the festival.

West posted an image from outlet Rapsea TV showing photos of Eilish and Scott with the words “Billie Eilish denigrating Travis Scott at her concert after she stopped the show to show His fans inhale! “I waited for everyone to be okay before continuing.” “

Ye’s comment accompanied the photo: “Come on Billie, we love you, sorry Trav and the families of those who lost their lives, no one intended this to happen. Trav had no idea what was going on when he was on stage and was heartbroken by what happened and yes Trav will be with me at Coachella but now I need Billie to apologize before I perform. ”

Eilish paused her practice session to give an inhaler to a fan in the front row, who appeared to be in distress, and commented, “We’re taking care of our people,” as reported by Varietyentertainment trade publications, and other news outlets.

Eilish responded to Ye’s post saying she wasn’t talking about Travis Scott and was just helping out a fan.

The exchange was quickly embraced by DiversityRolling Stone and TMZ.

In November 2021, Scott shoots at Astroworld, his festival in Houston, ends in tragedy when fans rushed onto the stage leading to 10 deaths.

This spring will be Coachella’s first time since 2019, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Kanye West, performing under that name, conduct an Easter service at the 2019 event.

Scott has signed up to title the 2020 festival that never happened and was scheduled to play in 2022 before the Astroworld tragedy. Facing numerous lawsuits from the tragedy and fan outcry, he removed from the Coachella schedule.

Ye is slated to wrap up filming on both festival weekends on Sunday, April 17 and 24.

Eilish will make headlines on Saturday night, April 16 and 23.

Friday night’s headliners are Harry Styles, April 15 and 22.

The lineup was announced on January 12 and the remaining festival passed sold out within two hours.