Week One ofย Coachellaย is officially in the books. As artists and fans prepared for a second week of performances, we've got a recap of everything that went down in week one of the annual SoCal desert fest.ย
Tyler the Creatorย brought outย Donald Gloverย during his headlining performance atย Coachellaย on Saturday night. Afterward, he shared an anecdote about how he used to hate on Glover until he put out a song called โUrnโ that was so โundeniableโ that Tyler was โat conflict with himselfโ and forced to reevaluate his stance. He even joked that nowadays the table has turned and itโs hard for him to get a call back from Glover. Later in the set, Tyler brought outย A$AP Rocky,ย Kali Uchisย andย Charlie Wilson.
Jon Batisteย brought outย Juvenileย to share the stage atย Coachella, collaborating on a cover of Juviโs โBack That [Thang] Up.
Coi Lerayย debuted not one but two new songs during week one ofย Coachella --ย or โCoichellaโ as she dubbed it -- performing โCoke Bottle Babyโ and โNot in the Storeโ for the first time alongside her hits like โPlayers.โ She also used her stage time to tease her upcoming animated film project withย Pharrellย andย Lil Wayne,ย Dullsville and the Doodleverse.
Ice Spiceย previewed an unreleased and previously unheard track off of her upcoming debut album,ย Y2K, during herย Coachellaย week one set.ย The stars were out in the Southern California desert on Saturday night, withย Justin Bieber,ย Sabrina Carpenter,ย Taylor Swiftย andย Travis Kelceย all pulling up in front of the stage to catchย Ice Spiceโs set.
Lauryn Hillย made a surprise appearance on Sunday afternoon atย Coachella, joining her sonย YG Marleyย to perform a rendition of her hit song โKilling Me Softly.โย
Victoria Monetย told theย Coachellaย crowd on Sunday night to โstop asking for the โAlrightโ music videoโฆbecause itโs on the way.โย
Doja Catย brought outย 21 Savageย andย Teezo Touchdown, andย A$AP Rockyย as surprise guests to join her during her headlining set to close out week one of Coachella.ย
Navย announced a new album during hisย Coachellaย set, calledย On My Way to Rexdale.ย
J Balvinย surprised fans towards the end of hisย Coachellaย set, when he brought outย Will Smithย to perform his 1997 hit โMen in Black.โ Smith came out in the signature black suit and Ray-Bans his character wore, accompanied by dancing aliens, and wielded a โNeuralyzerโ that he used to โwipe the crowdโs memory of the alien encounterโ just like in the blockbuster movie.ย
Lil Yachtyย brought out folk singerย Mac Demarcoย atย Coachellaย over the weekend.ย