It's what it is. We expected it. We'd like to move on from it. Though he admitted to Frazier that he'd discussed the decision to perform with "many people," ultimately, "I silenced all the noise and listened to myself, and made my decision based on upon how I felt about it all.
But not before, reportedly, an exhaustive search to find someone, ideally an artist of color, to join them for the performance. In December, Variety reported that they had put the ask out to "more than a half-dozen stars" to join them for the show, including Andre Benjamin aka Andre , the other half of Big Boi's Outkast , Mary J. And every last one of them said no. For a while, it seemed that the obvious choice to join them would be Cardi B , whose feature on their remix of "Girls Like Us" made the song one of 's biggest hits.
But, she reportedly declined the offer as well. There [were] talks about it, but she was not particularly interested in participating because of how she feels about Colin Kaepernick and the whole movement. But again, there was never a solid offer for her to say yes or no to regarding the Super Bowl.
She is already confirmed to do a set with Bruno Mars that weekend. Did he let it down? Fans show in droves for Day N Vegas festival, but Astroworld tragedy not far from mind. All Sections. About Us. B2B Publishing. Business Visionaries. Hot Property. Kaepernick, however, remains off the field. Rumblings that the Super Bowl halftime show would be unusual first began to surface in the fall, when reports emerged that the NFL had offered the headlining spot to Rihanna and she declined.
Reportedly, she cited Kaepernick in her reasoning. According to Entertainment Tonight, the NFL also reached out to Pink, but she turned them down too, when contract negotiations dragged on too long. Eventually, reports emerged that Maroon 5 would perform at the Super Bowl. And before the story was ever confirmed by either the NFL or Maroon 5, thousands of people signed a Change. Join me in asking Maroon 5 to drop out of the Super Bowl halftime show.
She added that she was refusing to appear in any Super Bowl commercials for We expected it. But every last one, Variety reported, said no. The obvious choice to fill the featured guest artist slot would have been Cardi B. But in December, she reportedly declined the offer. Reports vary as to why Cardi said no. Cardi has long been vocal in her support of Kaepernick.
Shortly after news leaked that Cardi B would not be performing, two new names took center stage: Outkast rapper Big Boi and rapper Travis Scott. A sub-controversy of sorts , hidden beneath the Kaepernick protests, centered on outrage over the idea that a Super Bowl halftime show in a city with a rich hip-hop history like Atlanta would spotlight primarily white artists.
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