MEGAN Thee Stallion stunned fans when her team confirmed that she would no longer perform at the 2023 Global Citizen Festival.
The announcement came only days before she was scheduled to headline the annual festival held in New York City’s Central Park.
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Why did Megan Thee Stallion drop out of the Global Citizen Festival?
On September 12, 2023, a representative for Megan Thee Stallion announced that she was dropping out of the lineup of the Global Citizen Festival, citing an “unforeseen scheduling conflict” as the primary reason.
The Hot Girl Summer rapper was initially slated as one of the headliners.
Fans had assumed that she bowed out of the show to join Beyoncé’s The Renaissance World Tour stop in Houston, Texas, where both artists grew up.
The concert coincidentally takes place at the same time as Global Citizen, followed by a second show the next day.
While there was no confirmation from Megan, sources told Page Six that Beyoncé tapped her to perform their hit track Savage together.
What is the Global Citizen Festival?
Global Citizen Festival is an annual music festival organized by the Global Citizen, a non-profit organization that aims to put an end to extreme poverty.
It typically coincides with the United Nations General Assembly, and the world’s biggest acts come on stage to help shed light on various global issues and urge the public to take action.
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Tickets to the festival are free, but fans are first encouraged to contribute to causes by signing petitions, joining Global Citizen campaigns, writing to public officials, spreading information about pressing world concerns on social media, and more.
Apart from performances from artists, celebrities and politicians also take part in the event.
“We’ve got a number of different celebrity hosts discussing those issues, along with corporations, prime ministers, and leaders who are making announcements on stage,” co-founder Ryan Gall told Billboard.
“We give a little music to entertain, as well as education.”
The festival is usually funded by private donors and brand sponsors, and in 2023, sponsors include The Coca-Cola Company, Delta, Live Nation, Salesforce, Verizon, and YouTube.
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Who is performing at the Global Citizen Festival?
Co-headlining the festival are the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill, and Jungkook of BTS.
The rest of the lineup includes Anitta, Conan Gray, D-Nice, and Sofia Carson.
K-pop band Stray Kids was also originally scheduled to perform, but due to a minor car accident that involved some of its members, only 3RACHA, a sub-unit of the group comprising Bangchan, Changbin, and Han will take the stage.
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