Lady Gaga is replacing Beyoncé as the Coachella headliner

Lady Gaga will headline Coachella — (Image credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)

On Tuesday night, Lady Gaga announced that she will replace Beyoncé as the Saturday night headliner at the Coachella music festival in Indio, California.

Beyoncé, who is pregnant with twins, pulled out last week, citing her doctor's advice to dial back her touring during the rest of her pregnancy. Co-headlining April's festival with Lady Gaga are Radiohead and Kendrick Lamar; each will perform one night on two consecutive weekends. With Beyoncé out, Gaga will be the first female to headline the music festival since Bjork in 2007.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.