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Beyoncé Backs Out of Coachella 2017

QUEEN NEEDS REST

Due to pregnancy; will headline in 2018.

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Beyoncé will no longer perform at the 2017 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, organizers announced on Thursday. The iconic singer was set to headline the annual festival, but her recently announced pregnancy with twins has made it a medically unsustainable gig. “Following the advice of her doctors to keep a less rigorous schedule in the coming months,” Coachella said in a statement, “Beyoncé has made the decision to forgo performing at [Coachella].” She will, however, be a headliner at the 2018 festival.

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