Ariana GrandeandBeyoncéboth made history with their respectiveCoachellaheadlining performances.
And both women were reportedly paid the same $8 million, despite rumors that 25-year-old Grande, who became the youngest ever act to headline the festival, made double the amount as 37-year-old Beyoncé, who is the first black woman to headline Coachella.
According toThe Blast, the women were paid $4 million for each weekend and the contracts for Grande and Beyoncé were “structured exactly the same way.”
Reps for both Grande and Beyoncé did not return PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
Neither Coachella nor Goldenvoice, the company who operates the music festival, immediately responded to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
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With herweekend one performancelast week, Grande became only the fourth woman to ever headline Coachella, after Björk,Lady Gagaand Beyoncé.
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Meanwhile, the Bey Hive is once again talking about Beyoncé’s 2018 Coachella set, thanks to the release of her Netflix documentary film,Homecoming.
The doc offers a rare glimpse into Beyoncé’s family life with husbandJAY-Z, 49, their daughterBlue Ivy, 7, and theirtwins Rumi and Sir, who turn 2 in June.
Beyoncé also put on a reunion of her own for both Coachella weekends:Destiny’s Child bandmatesKelly Rowland and Michelle Williams joined the mother of three on stage for a medley of their classics.
source: people.com
