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Will Katy Perry perform at the Super Bowl halftime show?

Unnamed sources are saying Perry will be the musical guest at the game next February, but the NFL declined to comment. 

Katy Perry performs 'Dark Horse' at the 56th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

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October 10, 2014

Will singer Katy Perry perform at the Super Bowl halftime show next year?

writer Colin Stutz said 鈥渟ources have confirmed鈥 that Perry will be the musical performer for the game. Last year, more than 111 million people watched Bruno Mars play at the Super Bowl, according to .听

Earlier this year, the reported that the NFL asked 鈥渁t least some鈥 of the artists who were being considered for the 2015 halftime show if they would pay for the privilege, citing 鈥減eople familiar with the matter.鈥 The three acts on the NFL鈥檚 shortlist were Perry, Rihanna, and the band Coldplay, according to the WSJ. Joanna Hunter, an NFL spokesperson, told the WSJ that contracts were confidential.

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When Perry appeared on the program 鈥淐ollege Game Day,鈥 Perry said, 鈥淚'm not the kind of girl who would pay to play the Super Bowl.鈥

When contacted by Billboard, the NFL declined to comment about the report of Perry being the official halftime performer.

Perry released her newest album, 鈥淧rism,鈥 in 2013 and the album鈥檚 songs 鈥淩oar鈥 and 鈥淒ark Horse鈥 both topped the . The singer was also behind the 2008 album 鈥淥ne of the Boys鈥 and the 2010 album 鈥淭eenage Dream.鈥 She has been nominated for various Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for 鈥淭eenage Dream,鈥 Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Record of the Year, among others. She recently won the Best Female Video award at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards for the song 鈥淒ark Horse.鈥 Perry is also known for her singles 鈥淚 Kissed a Girl,鈥 鈥淐alifornia Gurls,鈥 鈥淔irework,鈥 鈥淓.T.,鈥 and others. She currently has the most Twitter followers of any user, according to Billboard, with over 58 million users currently following her.听

Super Bowl XLIX will be played on Feb. 1 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.听