match show citing prior commitment with Macklemore
Australian artist Tones And I will not perform at the NRL grand final due to prior commitments, contradicting reports that the cancellation was due to a dispute over her setlist. The NRL has decided to cancel pre-match entertainment entirely to redirect funds toward youth rugby league programs.
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Tones And I will not be performing at the NRL grand final next month. ( Getty Images: Don Arnold/WireImage )
Tones And I will not appear as part of the NRL grand final's pre-match entertainment.
Her management says she has "a prior commitment with Macklemore in America".
ARLC chair Peter V'landys says he wishes Tones And I well.
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Tones And I has broken her silence after the NRL declared it will forego a grand final tradition of pre-match entertainment.
On Tuesday, Australian Rugby League Commission chair Peter V'landys told ABC Sport the NRL's plans to have Tones And I perform before next month's showpiece event would be cancelled .
The NRL will use the money set aside for pre-match entertainment to contribute to children playing rugby league.
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