We have some bad news for Coachella ticket-holders: Beyoncé has dropped out of headlining this year's festival.
The last-minute cancellation is certainly disappointing for fans, but also understandable since Queen Bey is expecting twins with husband Jay Z. However, Beyoncé has committed to headlining Coachella in 2018.
In a statement to The AP, both Beyoncé's management and Coachella organisers Goldenvoice explained that the Grammy winner was pulling out of this year's event "following the advice of her doctors to keep a less rigorous schedule in the coming months".
It's not yet clear who will replace Beyoncé as a Coachella 2017 headliner alongside Radiohead and Kendrick Lamar - but there's not much time to pick someone.
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is scheduled for the weekends of April 14 through 16 and April 21 through 23. For those keeping score, that means there's less than two months to go.
Beyoncé was last on stage at the Grammy Awards two weeks ago, when she performed a mesmerising medley from her Lemonade record and also picked up trophies for Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best Music Video for 'Formation'.
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However, Solange criticised the Grammys for lack of diversity when Adele scooped Album of the Year rather than Beyoncé's Lemonade.
"There have only been two black winners in the last 20 years for Album of the Year. There have been over 200 black artists who have performed," Solange complained in now-deleted tweets.
"Create your own committees, build your own institutions, give your friends awards, award yourself, and be the gold you wanna hold my g's."
Adele herself seemed shocked while collecting the Album of the Year, complaining on stage: "What the f**K does [Beyoncé] have to do to win Album of the Year? That's how I feel!"
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