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Lana Del Rey Loves Kendrick Lamar, And Other Highlights From Coachella Weekend One

High-wire acrobatics, major guest performances, a new Lorde song and dozens of stolen cell phones highlight the final night of the festival's first weekend.
Kendrick Lamar performs on the Coachella Stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, Sunday night.

's victory lap continues. The rapper closed the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Sunday night — like most Coachella, came out Friday (), and live debuts of its songs highlighted and bookended his .

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