People think Dua Lipa is ‘fuming’ after SZA ‘leaked’ Coachella lineup and the drama is juicy

People are convinced there’s drama between the Coachella headliners after the lineup was announced this week. Everyone thinks the lineup was dropped suddenly after SZA appeared to “leak” the main acts, and Dua Lipa is “fuming” about it. There’s no actual proof and the evidence is pretty thin, to be honest, but it’s juicy.

It all started this week when SZA, Dua Lipa and Tame Impala were announced as the three headliners for the 2027 California festival on Wednesday, which is taking place over two weekends in April. However, everyone already knew they were the three headliners because SZA seemingly revealed it three days earlier.

In a post on her private Instagram account, she confirmed she was headlining Coachella first, writing: “I said yes to the big show. I’m not gonna rush my album no what this time. It’s gonna be perfect. See u f**kers in the desert.”

Music news account @femalernb then shared the post, and somebody criticised SZA being a headliner in the comments, saying: “No cap .. can do without her being a headliner.”

SZA herself replied to the comment from her public account, writing: “You can literally go see the other two headliners. I assume u must listen to lots of tame and dua lipa lol. But you chose to publicly bring down the ONLY black woman headliner this year.. as a black man. Super wack of u honestly. I’m still headlining. Enjoy.”

The comment has since been deleted, but the person’s reply is still there, where they said: “Damn, I knew you was gone say some bullshit like that. No I don’t nor do I care to listen to them. I think the 3 ain’t the best at all actually. Just not worth ending the night with.”

Credit: Instagram

SZA might have had permission to reveal the headliners early, and there’s zero proof that she “leaked” this information. Maybe it was a clever PR stunt by Coachella itself. But people have a theory that Coachella was forced to drop the lineup early because of her comment, and Dua Lipa isn’t happy about it. The first bit of evidence? Dua’s announcement post.

She shared a photo of the Coachella lineup on Instagram and wrote in the caption: “I guess i’ll see you in the desert @coachella !!!!!” The words “I guess” have got everyone thinking the lineup announcement came as a surprise. It does make it sound like she didn’t know it was coming. 

 

 

 

 

 

View this post on Instagram

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A post shared by DUA LIPA (@dualipa)

Most Read

86 days to four years: The 12 Love Is Blind divorces, ranked by how long the couple lasted

Scott from the Love Is Blind reunion got engaged on the show, but Netflix cut it

Revealed: The court documents filed by Sarah in her divorce from John after Love Is Blind

Hours after Dua’s post, a blind item from California attorney John Robert Nelson, better known as Enty Lawyer, fuelled the drama even further. The gossip account is known for sharing anonymous celebrity drama. 

“November 11, 2026. Blind Item #16. This desert headliner was hoping her husband would have been named the spy by now and that she would get to record the song. That hasn’t happened. Now, she is blaming another headliner (the initialed one) for the early reveal of the lineups, but it is isn’t early. She is also ticked the one named permanent A lister is grabbing all the headlines,” the post said. 

November 11, 2026
Blind Item #16

This desert headliner was hoping her husband would have been named the spy by now and that she would get to record the song. That hasn't happened. Now, she is blaming another headliner (the initialed one) for the early reveal of the lineups, but…

— Enty (@entylawyer) November 11, 2026

Now, there’s a viral post going around Twitter claiming that the lineup was meant to be released in January to coincide with Dua’s new album, which is why she’s not happy. There’s absolutely zero proof of that either. We do know Dua is working on her fourth studio album right now, but she hasn’t announced a release date.

But the Coachella lineup was actually released in November last year, so it’s not exactly a surprise that the 2027 acts have dropped now. It always used to arrive in January. Then the 2025 lineup suddenly dropped in November when nobody expected it, and the 2026 lineup moved even earlier to September.

So honestly? This is just an internet theory right now rather than some actual proven drama. I’m fully invested anyway. 

The Tab has reached out to Dua Lipa, SZA and Coachella for comment. 

For more like this, like The Tab on Facebook. Featured image credit: Instagram