Not her lying and paying for the spot.

Congrats though, even though I'm pressed it isn't rih.

Why are people making fun of her for paying? Y'all do know when your fave, who hasn't done it yet, gets to it, he/she would have to pay right?

Wait, I only just found this out!

YESSSS KATY!!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Thank you lord up above for gracing us with this amazing gift

I can't wait! This is her chance to get Unconditionally top 10!

Thank you

really????????

I can't stop laughing at people who seriously think this is the first year an artist has to pay to perform on the halftime show. The Superbowl is all about money. When you're renowned for making companies pay millions of dollar just so they can air a short commercial in your show because of the high exposure, it's only logical in that business that performers pay to play their songs during the event. As if NFL only came up with the idea just now, y'all are beyond ignorant.

She's perfect for this! Good for Katy. I'm really happy for her!

Oh please. They literally just came out and said publicly that they were going to start charging artist, which made the possible list of performers gawk at that. Coldplay, Katy, and a few others stated they weren't OK with the idea, but the NFL enforced it anyway. Perhaps your the one being ignorant. If they always charged artist to perform I'm sure Katy, Coldpay, and the rest of the industry would be aware and have no reason to protest the idea.

Actually you are right about one thing. They are now charging because of that (just like commercials getting so much buzz and having to pay for a coveted spot, they realize the performers get a boost as well). They realize just like commercials they can capitalize off performers since they get such an increase. Which is why the rule to charge for performing was implemented this year and so on.

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true queen of the digital age








btw all those jealous comments make me even more happy

As if. Do you really think such a commercially viable event has not in like 50 years even considered charging performers to play the halftime show? And it's literally the same thing, a company/artist is paying to give their content (a product/music/...) big exposure. I'm not necessarily saying this is definitely the case, I just find it extremely hard to believe there has never been any money involved in who plays the halftime show. And therefore I'm laughing at anyone who thinks Katy Perry is the first artist in the history of the halftime show who has had to pay to perform.

at least it'll be more entertaining that last year

It could be a disaster But I believe that she will deliver She deserves this

Now she definitely needs a new single out.

An NFL spokesperson denied the reports that they were asking performers to pay, Katy was the one who exposed them for lying on that college football special. Even though she exposed them they still allowed her to play. The pay to play policy caused a lot of contoversy and backlash, and in the reports of Katy's performance nobody had confirmed that Katy did pay to perform. And even if she did pay, she was still shortlisted back in August which would have been before she was asked to pay, so its not like Katy is the one who bribed them to let her perform. The NFL wanted her from the start without even knowing if she would go along with their new policy.

Also, if she did indeed pay to perform, that is definitely not a reason to be shading her because that would mean that the NFL is going forward with their policy, meaning that in the future everyone will be asked to pay. That includes your fave, whoever it is. So don't shade her for this because the exact same policy could affect your fave if they perform in the future.

Can't wait!

I can't.

Literal queen

Im sorry your "as if" had me dying. Clueless!

I also edited my initial post as well.

Of course they probably thought about it, but they never decided to do it until now. For some odd reason. Do you think artist have to pay to perform at the Grammys? The VMAs? Good Morning America? No they don't. Those shows aren't as huge as the Super Bowl but they are still platforms in which the artist is gaining. But so are they (the shows). The NFL just wanted another check because they realized they are giving the artist such a platform that they should be getting a piece of the pie, since the Super Bowl will always be the most watched show of the year. No one performer is going to change that.

This will be the best Superbowl Halftime yet