According to Rolling Stone, Ariana Grande was just a couple of songs into her headlining Coachella set over the weekend when she told the audience, “I’ve been practicing my whole life for this moment. I could die now.” Welp, it’s a good thing she didn’t keel over. Because Variety is reporting the singer raked in a cool $8 million for her performance. Though it’s unclear whether she had to share that with her guests, which included ‘NSYNC, Nicki Minaj and Diddy, it’s a whole lotta dough, given previous artist fees for the same festival. (In 2017, the New Yorker reported Beyonce, Radiohead and Kendrick Lamar were each paid “between $3 and $4 million.”) This year, Ariana’s set reportedly got added when Kanye West bailed on negotiations due to something stage-related.
