Mary J. Blige on not being paid to perform at the Super Bowl: “It’s an opportunity of a lifetime”
nme.comMary J. Blige has shared her thoughts on not being paid to perform at this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show.The Queen of hip-hop soul is set to perform alongside Dr.
Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar during this Sunday’s (February 13) NFL showdown between the Cincinnati Bengals and L.A.
Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.In a new interview, Blige talked about the upcoming show and said that she isn’t bothered about being paid for the performance because it’s “an opportunity of a lifetime”.“Listen, you’re gonna be paid for the rest of your life off of this,” she told The Cruz Show, confirming that her performance is unpaid. “People are gonna be knocking at your doors.
They don’t have to pay me, but if they was paying it would be a lot of money.”Blige then reiterated that the Super Bowl Halftime Show is an opportunity of a lifetime, using a line from Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ to get her point across.You can see the interview below:A post shared by The Cruz Show (@thecruzshow)A dramatic trailer for the halftime show, titled The Call, was revealed last month.
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