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Travis Scott Will Finally Return To Coachella In 2025

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Travis Scott will reportedly perform on a Saturday night at next year’s Coachella music festival, according to TMZ. Citing sources who have gotten a peak at next year’s lineup, the outlet says Lady Gaga, Green Day, and Post Malone, will also be taking up spots on stage throughout the festivities. For Scott, the event will mark his first time performing at Coachella since 2017. The length of time in between doesn’t come without festival organizers having tried to get him back sooner.

Scott was originally slated to perform at Coachella in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancelation of the event. Both sides tried to reschedule for 2022, but that was nixed after the infamous tragedy at Scott’s Astroworld the year prior. Scott’s Saturday night set is expected to be a “special guest” performance to close out the night.

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Travis Scott Performs At Coachella In 2017

Apr 21, 2017; Indio, CA, USA; Travis Scott performs during the Coachella. Valley. Music and Arts. Festival at Empire Polo Club. Mandatory Credit: Zoe Meyers/The Desert Sun via USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images.

Fans on social media have already been expressing their excitement that Scott will be returning to Coachella in 2025. “Coachella is going to feel different this time around,” one user wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday. Another added: “Another earth tremble from Travis performance.”

The Coachella announcement comes amid a major year for Scott, who dropped his sophomore mixtape, Days Before Rodeo, on streaming services in celebration of its tenth anniversary in August. The rerelease debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, moving 361,000 album-equivalent units, of which 331,000 were pure album sales. Before that, he kicked off the year by performing  “My Eyes”, “Fein”, and “I Know?” from Utopia at the Grammy Awards. His album was nominated for Rap Album of the Year, but lost out to Killer Mike and his project, Michael. Be on the lookout for further updates on Travis Scott and Coachella on HotNewHipHop.

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Travis Scott Is Reportedly Headlining Coachella In 2025, Along With Lady Gaga And Post Malone

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According to TMZ, sources with direct knowledge of the 2025 Coachella lineup have confirmed that the festival’s headliners next year will include Lady Gaga, Post Malone, and, as a sign of his ultimate redemption, Travis Scott. Green Day is also rumored to join the bill.

The closest Scott came to headlining the festival was in 2021, when he was initially booked to perform for 2022, but dropped from the bill after his disastrous closing set at his own Astroworld Festival that November, which resulted in 10 deaths, hundreds of injuries, several hundred combined lawsuits, and the upheaval of the festival industry in the years since. In 2022, Kanye West promised to bring Travis out for his own headlining set, which itself was canceled when Ye pulled the plug on negotiations over unreasonable staging demands. Scott settled instead for promoting his then-upcoming album Utopia with billboards along the freeway to Coachella.

That album’s release in August 2023 brought with it the first signs that, while legal proceedings continue, many fans have already forgiven Scott for his missteps at Astroworld, driving the album to one of the best streaming totals of the year. This August, he followed up with the re-release of his breakout mixtape, Days Before Rodeo, to DSPs, again leading hip-hop’s streaming totals for the year. Travis’ return to Coachella will be his first since 2017, when he sub-headlined before being rumored for the canceled 2020 edition.

Why Did Kendrick Lamar & Rihanna Turn Down Coachella 2025?

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Over the past few years, there’s been a lot of discussion over the future of Coachella festival, as the massive music fest tries to find its way in an increasingly fractured music landscape. While this year’s headliners — Doja Cat, Lana Del Rey, and Tyler The Creator — put on an impressive show, there were still reports that the fest sold way fewer tickets than normal. And now, in another blow, it turns out the fest was reportedly unable to secure a pair of A-list headliners to ensure a sellout in 2025: Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna. So why did they turn down Coachella?

According to Bloomberg, from which the report originates, both artists are way too busy to put in the sort of work it takes to put together a Coachella-headlining-worthy set.

Kendrick is, of course, using those resources to build his Super Bowl Halftime Show headlining set, and preparing to go on a major stadium tour afterward. Meanwhile, Rihanna, who is presumably still working on her ninth album as she raises two boys with ASAP Rocky, doesn’t “need the money or the exposure.”

So what does that mean for Coachella?

Paul Tollett, president and CEO of Goldenvoice, Coachella’s organizer, is apparently searching high and low for headliners that can restore the festival to its former glory, but Bloomberg writes that Coachella may be “a victim of its own success.” The fest needs to book the biggest names to set itself apart and meet the expectations fans have set for it after 20 years, but those names don’t need Coachella anymore — they can make more from their tours or movies or multimedia empires (in one example, Bloomberg notes Coachella pays between $8 and $12 million for headliners, but Beyoncé and Taylor Swift can make $15 million).

That leaves Goldenvoice in a tough spot, for sure, but the good news is: Your favorite artists are thriving — and there’s plenty of room for new artists to move on up.

Kendrick Lamar & Rihanna Reportedly Turned Down Headlining Coachella Next Year

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Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna fans are desperate for a new album, but it looks like they might not have much to promote… Right? Well, according to a recent Bloomberg report, Goldenvoice’s president Paul Tollet is shopping around for Coachella 2025 headliners, and asked the “LOYALTY.” duo if the would be down. Apparently, they turned the offer down, although this doesn’t necessarily indicate that they won’t be coming out with something soon. This report also claimed that K.Dot will go on a stadium tour in 2025, and his Super Bowl halftime show next year also suggests that he’s got something to roll out.

As for RiRi… We’re all out of guesses. We don’t know if she’s just really working that hard on perfecting her next record over the course of almost a decade at this point. Also, Rihanna continues to grow her business empire and her family, so she has plenty of extracurricular reasons to maybe leave the music to the side at this point. Die-hards hope that this isn’t the case, but at this point, we have to be pessimistic rather than blindly hopeful.

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Kendrick Lamar & Rihanna Allegedly Turned Coachella Down

In addition, we also need to compare this reported Coachella rejection to the Super Bowl halftime show. When Rihanna performed last year, she didn’t follow it up with an album release, which was very disappointing even for the fans hyped about her pregnancy reveal. As for Kendrick Lamar, he’s got his headlining slot coming up in New Orleans on February 9, one that the Barbadian singer is very excited for. Of course, this doesn’t guarantee an album rollout, or even new material. But we can’t imagine that the Compton lyricist didn’t attack Drake with a plan to have this lead into something larger or what he really wants to talk about and share with the world.

Whether or not you think Kendrick Lamar deserved the Super Bowl slot is another story. Regardless of that debate, he and Rihanna continue to be at the top of people’s “most anticipated albums” list. Coachella-goers next year sadly won’t see them on the main stage, but this speculative discussion around their next moves will continue regardless of a “yes” or “no” answer. As such, no report or theory will close the door or open it when it comes to their next record, unless either of them says anything to the contrary.

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Kid Cudi Can Officially Walk Again

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Kid Cudi found himself in a whole lot of pain back in April when he injured his leg during a performance at Coachella. Overall, the footage of the accident was quite harrowing as the artist jumped off stage and twisted up his ankle. This subsequently led to a stay at the hospital where Cudi even had to get surgery. It was not a fun time for the artist, and he was pretty forthcoming about what he was going through. Not to mention, he even had to delay a tour.

However, throughout all of this hardship, Cudi has shown tremendous perseverance and determination. He has been rehabbing his leg for months, and after a few weeks of hardship, it seems like things are finally looking up for the artist. Below, you can see a video of the artist walking normally. While he still has some rehab to go through, it appears as though Cudi is feeling less pain and appears much happier than before.

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Kid Cudi Is Getting Better

“This is F@$!%KIN crazy. I didnt think this would happen so soon. Damn near walkin regular, not much pain, smooth fluid motion. The Return of the Chosen…” Cudi wrote. Getting into an accident that injures you is never a fun time. A lot of Cudi’s life had to be put on hold. However, it seems like he is just a few weeks away from potentially being able to tour again. For Cudi fans, this is most certainly some amazing news.

Let us know what you think about all of this, in the comments section down below. How did you feel about Cudi’s last album? Were you excited to see him on tour? Do you believe he will get his tour started back up again soon? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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Kid Cudi Posts From His Hospital Bed After Second Surgery On His Broken Foot

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Kid Cudi found himself in a scary situation just last month during a performance at Coachella. Overall, fans were excited to see Cudi in action especially since he was called in for a special second weekend performance. However, that excitement eventually became concern as Cudi injured himself. While jumping off the stage to go interact with fans, Cudi landed in an awkward manner and hurt his foot. He was subsequently taken to the hospital where it was revealed that he had a broken foot.

Cudi eventually had surgery on this foot and since that time, he has been looking to recover as quickly as possible in time for his tour. Well as it turns out, his foot needed a bit more work done on it for such a recovery to take place. While taking to Instagram this week, Cudi revealed that he went through a second surgery on his foot. In the post below, you can see Cudi laid up in his hospital bed, where he appeared to be in good spirits.

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Kid Cudi On The Mend

“Just finished my 2nd surgery,” Cudi wrote. “It was a success. Feelin goood man!! Send me all ur love, I could really use it.” For now, it remains to be seen when Cudi will be able to perform at 100 percent again. If anything, this is all a cautionary tale that performing is no joke. It takes a serious toll on your body, and you need to take care of yourself, otherwise things like this can happen to you. We wish Cudi a quick recovery moving forward.

Let us know what you think of this development, in the comments section down below. Do you think that this injury is going to affect the way Cudi performs in the future? Will you be going to Cudi’s tour this year, and if so, what city are you going to? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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Kid Cudi Updates Fans On His Tour Following Coachella Injury

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Earlier this year, Kid Cudi made waves at Coachella. He surprised fans with a last minute set during the festival’s second weekend. There he unpacked some of his recent INSANO tracks making the live debut of multiple songs. The performance was by all means a pretty big success, but what everyone was talking about came at the end of the show when Cudi jumped off stage. News made the rounds later that day that the rapper had actually broken his foot in the jump and required surgery.

Since then he’s been pretty active in sharing updates with fans through his recovery. One of those announcements revealed that his surgery went well and he was on the way to recovery, but it came with some bad news as well. He revealed that his tour had to be canceled because of the time he needed to take to heal. That came just a few weeks after he had announced the tour in the first place, which was due to feature Pusha T, Jaden, and more as openers. Last week he even showed fans the particularly brutal x-rays of his foot that required surgery. Now he’s once again sharing news with fans on how things are going. Check out his most recent update below.

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Kid Cudi’s Newest Video Update

Kid Cudi shared a pair of videos to social media updating fans on how things are going. In the first he reveals that his recovery is going great and that his surgery and following therapy has been a big success. He also confirms that much of the process of rescheduling his tour is already done and that all the shows should be rescheduled soon. In the second video, he teases some new music that he’s been working on and hopes to drop by the end of summer.

What do you think of Kid Cudi’s newest update following his gruesome broken foot at Coachella this year? Do you plan on seeing him on the rescheduled INSANO tour later this year? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Tina Knowles Reveals Why Beyonce Educating Her Fans Through Music Can Scare Her As A Mother

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Tina Knowles says that her daughter Beyonce’s commitment to educating her fanbase through her music can scare her at times. Appearing on the Naked Beauty podcast, Knowles recalled Beyonce’s iconic performance at Coachella in 2018, which she later documented for the film, Homecoming.

“What I’m so proud of that Beyonce does constantly– whether it was Black Is King, showing African culture in such a beautiful, royal way– and she gets a lot of heat for it all the time. She’s always pushing the envelope and making conversation happen. And I remember her telling me at Coachella, because I was like, ‘I don’t think those people got it tonight.’ I was in the front and I was like, ‘When you start doing all that fraternity stuff,’ I was like, ‘They were looking so confused,’ and I was like, ‘This girl came and asked me, was the Black national anthem your new single.’ And I said, ‘They not getting it. You not connecting and I’m really worried.’”

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Tina Knowles & Beyonce Celebrate The Launch Of CÉCRED

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 20: (Exclusive Coverage) (Editorial Use Only) Tina. Knowles and Beyoncé celebrate the launch of her hair care line, CÉCRED, with an intimate gathering at The. Revery LA on February 20, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Julian Dakdouk/Parkwood Media/WireImage via Parkwood)

From there, she recalled Beyonce saying, “‘Mom, some people will get it today, some people will get it next week, some people will get it next year, but I want them to go research what that is, what that means, and I want them to understand it and create conversation. I feel like I was put on this earth to do that. Not just to be an entertainer but to ring the bell and get people educated.’” Knowles added that it makes her scared as a mother for her daughter to be handling it all.

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Kid Cudi Unveils Gruesome X-Ray Of Broken Foot After Surgery

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Last month, Kid Cudi put on an unforgettable show at Coachella, but a miscalculated stage jump cost him a summer’s worth of fun. He landed in an awkward position when he leaped from the stage, immediately falling to the ground and writhing in pain. Medical staff took him away, and his set was cut short, leaving festivalgoers disappointed and confused.

He then revealed that he had broken his foot as a result of the mishap, and had to undergo surgery. While this was tragic enough, he later announced that due to his injury, he had to cancel his summer tour. For obvious reasons, the news was a major letdown for both him and his fans. Fortunately, he promises to get back on the road once he’s fully recovered and ready to rage.

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Kid Cudi’s Surgery Was A Success

That may not be for another couple of months, but yesterday, the hitmaker took to Instagram to give fans an exciting update on his recovery. He showed off his brand-new custom boot, designed to isolate his broken foot while it heels. Along with a shot of him modeling it, he unveiled a couple of X-rays of his foot, and the 10 screws it took to set it back in place. “Got my boot! The road to recovery has begun. Heres some xrays after the surgery, I wanted yall to see how real this sh*t was. Im a cyborg now [laughing emoji],” he captioned the photos.

While supporters are still sad they can’t catch him live this summer, they’re glad that his surgery went well, and are leaving words of support in his comments section. What do you think of Kid Cudi showing off an X-ray of his broken foot? Are you disappointed that he had to cancel his summer tour? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Doja Cat’s NSFW Nude Photo Has Spawned A Meme Spin-Off From Fans Hilariously Dubbed Ass-Zilla (Godzilla)

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Doja Cat has been a fierce lion online. The “Pain The Town Red” rapper hasn’t been pussyfooting around anything attached to her name. Whether addressing the leaking of Scarlet II or parents who bring their children to her uncensored shows, Doja shared a few choice words online. Well, that unfiltered approach has seeped into her photoshoots.

Yesterday (April 26), Doja released a series of waterside NSFW photos sporting a transparent white one-piece bathing suit. The images captured by Jacob Webster quickly began circulating across social media for more reason than one. While most users began to lust over the entertainer’s curves, others saw it as an opportunity to put their photo editing skills to go use, thus Asszilla, or #Dojzilla was born.

Using one of the images from the gallery, seemingly captured around her critically acclaimed headlining set at Coachella 2024, one user attempted to recreate a screen from Godzilla. But instead of the monster terrorizing the city, that terror was replaced by Doja’s butt. Doja decided to get in on the budding joke by uploaded the meme to her official X (formerly Twitter) page.

Users online shared their equally silly yet thirty responses to the graphic. View a few of their responses below.

Others took it up a level, inserting a more film references, including 2009’s Monsters vs. Aliens.

Many even delivered their own take on the photo.