Pregnancy forces Beyoncé to pull out of Coachella
Beyoncé Knowles will no longer headline the popular Coachella Festival in the US due to doctor's orders.
The pregnant star, who is expecting twins with hubby Jay-Z, says her doctor ordered her to stay home and refrain from performing and dancing on stage.
Lady Gaga has stepped in to replace Beyoncé ensuring that the premier music festival has a female headliner for the first time in a decade.
Coachella, one of the most lucrative music events in the world, late Tuesday posted an updated line-up with Lady Gaga now the headliner on April 15 and April 22.
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Coachella takes place over two consecutive weekends with identical line-ups in the desert of southern California, where up to 200,000 people flock each year for an extravaganza of music, fashion and partying.
Beyoncé had been due to headline Coachella each Saturday alongside British experimental rockers Radiohead on Fridays and acclaimed rapper Kendrick Lamar on Sundays.
Lady Gaga put on a well-received, acrobatic-intense performance in February during halftime of the Super Bowl -- the most widely watched television event each year in the United States.
Lady Gaga is set to start a world tour on August 1 in Vancouver, with dates scheduled across North America and Europe through the end of the year.
Coachella has not had a woman as one of the nights' headliners since Icelandic pop diva Bjork in 2007.