Prince to appear at Coachella

Three weeks ago, the L.A. Times set off an intense swirl of Internet rumors when the paper's music blog published the news online that the artist formerly-and-presently-known-as-Prince would be appearing as a headliner at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. The news was posted shortly after the announcement that Goldfrapp, Kate Nash and Aphex Twin all had been added to the bill, so it seemed plausible.

However, the rumor was quickly squashed by Coachella promoters, who stated that it was "absolutely not true" that His Royal Badness would appear.

Today, it appears that the L.A. Times' sources hadn't lead the paper astray. Prince, The Purple One, The High Priest of Pop, has officially been added to the fest as a Saturday headliner.

Your move, Lollapalooza...

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