Karol G made history
On Sunday, April 12 Karol G headlined Coachella’s final Weekend 1 slot, becoming the festival’s first Latina artist to take a headline spot. ( ).
Karol G closed Coachella on Sunday night, becoming the first Latina artist to headline the festival in its 25-year history. (pitchfork.com) She topped Sunday’s main-stage bill at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, during Weekend 1 of the 2026 festival, which ran April 10-12. Coachella’s official site lists Karol G alongside Sabrina Carpenter and Justin Bieber as this year’s headliners. (coachella.com) (coachellavalley.com) The official Coachella livestream schedule put her in the festival’s final Sunday slot on April 12, with coverage carried on YouTube. The Los Angeles Times followed live updates from Day 3 as Karol G closed the main stage. (coachella.com) (latimes.com) Her booking extends a shift already underway at Coachella. In 2023, Bad Bunny became the festival’s first Latin music headliner, while Blackpink became its first K-pop headliner. (rollingstone.com) Karol G arrived at that slot after a run that pushed her from reggaetón star to pop-festival headliner. Billboard named her its 2024 Woman of the Year after a year that included a stadium tour, a first Grammy win and a Lollapalooza headline set. (billboard.com) At the 2024 Grammy Awards, she won Best Música Urbana Album for “Mañana Será Bonito.” The Recording Academy said the album took the prize over releases by Rauw Alejandro and Tainy. (grammy.com) That album had already set one marker for Spanish-language pop: Billboard said “Mañana Será Bonito” became the first all-Spanish-language album by a woman to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200. (billboard.com) Coachella still has one more round to go. The festival returns to Indio for Weekend 2 from April 17-19, with Karol G scheduled to headline Sunday again. (coachella.com 1) (coachella.com 2)
