Report: Katy Perry to Perform at Super Bowl Halftime Show
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Allen Kee / ESPN Images(NEW YORK) — Insiders tell the New York Post’s Page Six that Katy Perry will be the halftime performer at Super Bowl 49.
One insider tells the newspaper, “A deal is being hammered out for Katy to play the Super Bowl.”
Recently, the Wall Street Journal reported that the NFL had reached out to Coldplay, Rihanna and Perry, asking them to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, but the league wanted the artists to pay for the privilege of doing the gig. The NFL figured the exposure would be so valuable, the artists wouldn’t mind giving it a share of their future earnings in exchange.
Last Saturday, Katy appeared on ESPN’s College GameDay in Oxford, Mississippi, and confirmed there had been “some conversations” about her playing the Super Bowl, but dismissed the notion that she would pay the NFL to perform.
“I would be honored, of course, but I have let them know that I’m not the type of girl that would pay to play the Super Bowl, so the ball is in their field, honestly,” Katy said.
Super Bowl 49 is set for Feb. 1.
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