Drumroll, please. The next Super Bowl halftime performer will be … Katy Perry! Sources have revealed that Perry is no longer rumored to take the Super Bowl stage, but actually will when the 2014-2015 NFL season culminates on Feb. 1, 2015.
Perry beat out former BFF Rihanna and Coldplay for the coveted spot. Rihanna, as you may remember, had a little controversy with CBS Sports when the network pulled her hit song “Run this Town” from its Thursday Night Football opener, after the Ray Rice assault video was made public. Rihanna, true to her confrontational style, said “f*ck you” to the network in a couple of tweets. Although, the Super Bowl will air on NBC, it seems the NFL took notice that RiRi is a raunchy liability on and off stage.
Perry is a fan of football, at least on the college level, as she appeared on ESPN’s “College GameDay” last weekend. But remember when the NFL reportedly considered asking the Halftime Show act to pay to play the Super Bowl? Well, Perry blasted the NFL’s scheme, saying, “I’m not the kind of girl who would pay to play the Super Bowl.” The NFL says its negotiations with musical acts are confidential, so either it didn’t follow through with that ludicrous money-making scheme or Perry is a hypocrite.
It’s worth noting, though, that the Super Bowl Halftime Show is sponsored by Pepsi, which has worked with Perry before, even though they don’t have an official contract.