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Dear April 2023: Frank Ocean will headline Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival three years after he was originally supposed to, according to co-founder Paul Tollett.
The Goldenvoice CEO broke the news in an interview with the Los Angeles Times on Monday (Aug. 2). He solely revealed Ocean’s name from the 2023 bill, but his unorthodox strategy of naming an act years in advance was meant to reassure fans that the enigmatic R&B superstar will perform as promised after the COVID-19 pandemic derailed Coachella in 2020 and 2021. In June, Goldenvoice announced that North America’s largest multi-genre music festival will return after a two-year hiatus, with weekend one scheduled for April 15-17 and weekend two marked for April 22-24, 2022, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.
“Right now, it’s the Wild West,” Tollett said. “I’m just trying to be as fair as I can to artists and to the fans to make sure that eventually they get to see everyone that we talked about.”
Travis Scott and Rage Against the Machine, who were previously billed with Ocean as the three headliners of the 2020 festival, will do the honors next year. Ocean was not available for the 2021 rescheduled edition of the festival, and Tollett did not reveal who will be joining La Flame and RATM as the third big name on the latest festival bill. It also remains unclear who will join the “Thinkin Bout You” artist on the 2023 bill.
Ocean last released two singles in March 2020, “Dear April” and “Cayendo.” His magnum opus of a sophomore album, Blonde, will celebrate its fifth anniversary on Aug. 20, 2021.
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Chris Brown, despite his polarizing reputation, continues to be one of R&B’s biggest heartthrobs. Just ask fellow artist Summer Walker. His charm and stage presence seemed to win over Kayla Nicole as well during their moment together onstage last week.
The Virginia-born star invited the reporter and media personality onstage during his Los Angeles show for Breezy Bowl XX, giving her an unforgettable experience. She joined him for his live performance of the 2007 hit Take You Down, where the chemistry quickly heated up.
Sitting her down in a red chair, Chris Brown climbed onto her lap and delivered a sultry lap dance. While many of his fans might have been overwhelmed by the moment, Kayla Nicole confidently embraced it, giving the energy right back to him. The two even leaned in close for a kiss before the lights dimmed, leaving the crowd guessing how it ended. Nicole later reflected proudly on the moment.
“Well, that was fun. I had to do it for the teenage me blasting CB in her bedroom. For the mini me who saw him at one of her first concerts. For the woman who sometimes feels like she has to be a monolith instead of multi-layered. I did it for the smart girls, the cool girls, the sexy girls, the fun girls— for all of us who are all of those things at once. And I OVERLY did it for my brown girls, tthhhhaankya.”
Since then, her fans have been eager to hear how it all came together. On her podcast over the weekend, as highlighted by The Shade Room, Kayla Nicole revealed that the performance was not rehearsed or planned.
She explained that someone asked if she’d be interested in participating only moments before the concert, but she wasn’t chosen until Take You Down started to play. That spontaneity made the experience even more surreal for her.
One of the burning fan questions was whether Chris Brown smelled good during their close encounter. Nicole admitted she honestly couldn’t recall much because of the rush of adrenaline in the moment.
While the performance drew plenty of positive reactions, it also stirred up controversy, with some accusing Brown of being a “colorist” who favors lighter-skinned women. He clapped back on Instagram before stepping away from social media. “Miss me with that colorist rage baiting!!!” he wrote on his IG story. “Ima a take a break from social media. Y'all done pissed me off long enough.”
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