Sporttheguardian.comDance Monkey v the NRL: did Tones and I really turn down $90,000 a minute because she hates her own song?
The NRL grand final will have no pre-game entertainment after talks with Tones and I collapsed, with the two sides giving conflicting accounts of what went wrong.
For the first time in recent history there’ll be no pre-game entertainment at the NRL grand final. But everyone has a different story about what actually went down
Tones and I turned down an offer to perform at the NRL grand final, leaving the event without pre-game entertainment for the first time in recent history.
NRL boss Peter V'landys said negotiations broke down over artistic differences, with reports suggesting the singer did not want to perform her hit Dance Monkey, which she has said she loathes.
Her management says she had a prior commitment with Macklemore in the US and the request came too late, but the NRL disputes that account, and the $1 million fee will now go to grassroots rugby league.
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