{"id":234015,"date":"2026-04-12T03:18:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T03:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/sza-shuts-down-speculation-that-she-was-paid-to-be-a-coachella-ready-in-case-of-justin-bieber-cancellation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T03:18:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T03:18:39","slug":"sza-shuts-down-speculation-that-she-was-paid-to-be-a-coachella-ready-in-case-of-justin-bieber-cancellation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/sza-shuts-down-speculation-that-she-was-paid-to-be-a-coachella-ready-in-case-of-justin-bieber-cancellation\/","title":{"rendered":"SZA Shuts Down Speculation That She Was Paid to Be a \u2018Coachella-Ready\u2019 in Case of Justin Bieber Cancellation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/sza\/\" title=\"Sza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SZA<\/strong><\/a> is shutting down rumors that she\u2019s going to perform up at Coachella 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old singer is responding to a rumor that has started circulating online claiming she was paid to be a fill-in performer if <strong>Justin Bieber<\/strong> dropped out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin<\/strong> is one of this year\u2019s headliners alongside <strong>Sabrina Carpenter<\/strong> and <strong>Karol G<\/strong>. The \u201cSorry\u201d singer is expected to perform on April 11 and April 18.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2195789\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLmao who made this up ? I\u2019ve seen this 4 times now,\u201d the \u201cKill Bill\u201d singer commented in response to a post making the claim.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW9TnhxjpjN\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW9TnhxjpjN\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram post<\/a> in question was shared between Music Life and Blind Items and said, \u201cSZA Allegedly Paid Six Figures to Stay Coachella-Ready in Case <strong>Justin Bieber<\/strong> Dropoff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in New York no one paid me a dime . Wishing everyone the best \u2764\ufe0f\u201d she added in her comment.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also worth noting that <strong>SZA<\/strong> and <strong>Justin<\/strong> previously collaborated on her song \u201cSnooze,\u201d so it\u2019s possible she could be a special guest on his set rather than any kind of \u201cback up.\u201d But given that she says she\u2019s in New York, that also seems unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cdid yall forget <strong>bieber<\/strong> is in one of her videos \/ songs\u2026 she might pop up on his set atp,\u201d one person pointed out further down in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p>Find out how much money <strong>Justin<\/strong> is set to make from his headline performance at Coachella!<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/04\/11\/sza-shuts-down-speculation-that-she-was-paid-to-be-a-coachella-ready-in-case-of-justin-bieber-cancellation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SZA is shutting down rumors that she\u2019s going to perform up at Coachella 2026. The 36-year-old singer is responding to a rumor that has started circulating online claiming she was paid to be a fill-in performer if Justin Bieber dropped out. Justin is one of this year\u2019s headliners alongside Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G. 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