BROOKE THAMES
A&E Columnist
Nothing too exciting happened in terms of releases this past week, but plenty seems to be going on at Coachella. In case youâve been living under a rock, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is an annual music festival held in California. Every year, during the second and third weeks of April, anyone whoâs anyone in the entertainment industry pops up at Coachella to play, party and have a good time. And every year in April, the news is bombarded with stories about Coachella craziness. So, whatâs happening at Coachella 2015?
Madonnaâs Making Out with Drake
Yes, you read that correctly. Madonna’s 56-year-old mouth attacked Drakeâs face onstage during their dual performance. At first, Drake appeared into the smooch. That is, until he realized heâd been kissed by lips manufactured in 1958. After a bit of squirming, Drake was released from the pop matronâs mouth trap and was caught on tape looking rather disgusted with the whole thing – as anyone subjected to such torture would be. However, Drake said after-the-fact that it wasnât Madonnaâs crusty, old kiss that was gross but the lipstick she was wearing. Sure it was, Drake. Sure it was.
Rihannaâs Not Snorting Cocaine
The Coachella drama continued today when Rihanna posted a video on Instagram of she and some friends partying it up in some kind of private suite. The video features a nameless girl dancing and RiRi sitting at a table fiddling with drugs. Though itâs not clear what kind of substance Rihanna is handling in the video, anyone with access to WiFi and a keyboard rushed to social media to accuse the pop star of snorting cocaine. And RiRi was not happy. According to an Instagram comment by the singer, âany fool could see thatâs a jointâ sheâs rolling in the short clip. I donât know what Rihannaâs rolling, smoking, or snorting but I wouldnât be surprised if she was doing all three, especially at Coachella. Whatever she decides to do with her brain cells in her spare time is of no concern or consequence to me.
Justin Bieberâs Being Booted
Train sang âeven Bieber ainât forever,â yet it seems that news about him just won’t stop circulating. As if smooching and snorting werenât enough, Americaâs most hated legal adult has now been thrown into the Coachella craziness. TMZ released a video yesterday of a blurry, blonde figure labeled as the Biebs being rushed from a crowd of screaming people. TMZ explains that Justin tried to get into the âartists areaâ in order to watch Drakeâs performance but the security guards wouldnât let him through, despite him having the wristbands needed to gain access. After arguing with the guards, a Coachella staff member began to escort Bieber in. He never made it, as security allegedly put Bieber in a chokehold in attempt to keep him from entering. Justin was asked to leave the festival after a scuffle involving both his and Coachellaâs security teams. I didnât get any of that from the shotty video of out-of-focus figures but, if the internet says so, it must be true.
