Both Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar have reportedly turned down the offer to headline Coachella music festival 2025.

We’re into the fourth quarter of the year, which means we’re starting to get hints about what the Coachella lineup might look like when it’s revealed in early January. According to the industry publication HITS Daily Double, Fred again.. is “locked in” as one of the 2025 headliners, but the rest of the lineup’s upper tier remains murky. HITS speculates that a country star with pop appeal —such as Jelly Roll, Morgan Wallen, or the recently Nashville-pilled Post Malone — might take one nighttime slot rather than play the country-focused Stagecoach fest at the same site weeks later. They’re also wondering if someone might step into the sub-headliner special guest spot filled by No Doubt last year and Calvin Harris the year before; we’re wondering whether that’s the spot Fred again.. might fill, but maybe our boy Freddy has grown to full-fledged headliner status now? Travis Scott is another name HITS floated, though I should emphasize that other than Fred again.., they’re just guessing.

Kendrick Lamar is reportedly plotting a big tour for next year after the Compton superstar turned down the chance to headline the 2025 edition of Coachella.