Dance 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 proceed without pre-game entertainment after negotiations with singer Tones and I fell through. While reports suggest artistic differences regarding her hit song 'Dance Monkey', the league claims the decision was a financial choice to redirect funds toward grassroots rugby.
Why it matters
It highlights the ongoing tension between high-cost entertainment spectacles and the financial priorities of professional sports organizations.
Tones and I, who will not be performing at the NRL grand final – but will be ‘singing all songs’ at newly announced shows in March. Photograph: Don Arnold/WireImage Tones and I, who will not be performing at the NRL grand final – but will be ‘singing all songs’ at newly announced shows in March. Photograph: Don Arnold/WireImage Explain it to me quickly NRL Dance Monkey v the NRL: did Tones and I really turn down $90,000 a minute because she hates her own song? 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
Prefer the Guardian on Google Emma, the NRL and Tones and I seem to be at war – but I can’t make sense of what’s going on.
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