This year’s Coachella music festival saw a blazing lineup with Sabrina Carpenter, Karol G, Justin Bieber, and many others. While fans were elated over Bieber’s performance, following his stint in Coachella, there seemed to be rumors swirling about how he almost didn’t show. Not only that, but posts about SZA allegedly being hired in case he did not perform on April 11 and April 18 also went viral.The famous ‘Kill Bill’ singer officially addressed the rumors in a social media comment.
SZA addresses Coachella rumors about being Justin Bieber’s replacement
Recently, a joint post on social media went viral for alleging that SZA had been paid a hefty amount in order to stay as a stand-in for Justin Bieber. The post had included a photo of the singer, along with the caption, “SZA ALLEGEDLY PAID SIX FIGURES TO STAY COACHELLA-READY IN CASE JUSTIN BIEBER DROPOFF.”In reply to the post, SZA posted a comment clearing the air and denying all rumors. She further added, “Lmao who made this up? I’ve seen this 4 times now. I’m in New York no one paid me a dime. Wishing everyone the best.”While SZA clarified that she will not be a part of Coachella in any way, fans still left comments under her post, asking and requesting her to join the ‘Sorry’ singer on stage and surprise everyone. The two famed musicians have previously collaborated on the song ‘Snooze’, which became a massive hit at the time of its release.
Justin Bieber talks about his Coachella 2026 plans
Ever since it was confirmed that Justin Bieber is one of the headliners for this year’s Coachella music festival, fans have been left buzzing with anticipation. During a livestream that he held in October last year, Bieber opened up about some of the things that he has in store for his performance.Talking about the same, he shared, “I’m gonna do the whole, both [SWAG] projects, probably, and just find a way to merge some of the old songs in where I can and, like, I haven’t performed these songs live yet, and that’ll be kind of the first time I really do them all live like that.”Justin Bieber is set to perform at the Coachella music festival 2026 at 11:25 PM PDT on April 11.
