Singer Amaarae has made history as the first Ghanaian artist to perform a solo set at Coachella — but she shocked her fans with a surprise move during her performance.
She took the Gobi stage at 5 p.m. PT during the first weekend of the music festival. Amaarae performed unreleased tunes and Ghanaian songs from La Même Gang, Asakaa Boys, and others during her set.
“A lotta the music you just heard is from my home country, Ghana,” she told the crowd. “I love my country so much.”
Then, shortly after her set began, she appeared to shave her head. Fans and viewers immediately flocked to X to comment on the shock move.
“@amaarae shaving her head on stage at Coachella is a power move,” one fan wrote.
“Oh that new amaarae album will be fire she’s cut her hair on stage,” someone else shared.
“Amaarae is a once in a generation artist,” another said.
“Amaarae’s Performance will go down in history as one of the best performances ever at the Coachella! What a performance,” another chimed in.
Amaarae also shared during her set that her new album, Black Star 2025, will be released this summer.
The American-Ghanaian singer emerged on the scene in 2017 when she released her EP Passionfruit Summers. She followed that up with The Angel You Don’t Know in 2020.
She then was the opening act on Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet Tour in 2024.
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