Katy Perry hopes her AFL Grand Final halftime show on Saturday will “revive” her faltering pop career.
The American pop star, 39, has high hopes that the concert will help promote her recently released album 143, which has received divisive reviews.
However, her promotional tour is believed to have run into difficulties as Katy reportedly banned the Australian media from asking her two specific questions.
According to gossip newsletter Popb**ch, Katy has insisted she won’t take questions about the “pitiful reviews” of her new album.
He has also reportedly banned interviewers from asking him about the much-publicized Dr. Luke controversy.
Katy caused a stir by continuing to work with the producer on her new album 143, after he was locked in a decade-long legal battle with singer Kesha, 37.
He sued Kesha in 2014 after she accused him of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, which he denied. The legal battle was finally resolved.
Following the controversy, some of Katy’s fans took issue with the fact that she worked with Dr. Luke on her new music, which she praised for being about female empowerment.
Katy Perry is said to be hoping her upcoming concert in front of 100,000 Australian fans at the MCG for the AFL grand final on Saturday will “revive” her faltering pop career.
However, the I Kissed A Girl hitmaker later insisted that all of her lyrics come from her own personal experiences and do not reflect the opinions of the producer.
Breaking her silence in September, Katy told the Call Her Daddy podcast: ‘I understand that started a lot of conversations. And he was one of the many collaborators I collaborated with.”
The Wide Awake singer insisted that Luke was simply someone who helped “facilitate” her music.
She continued: ‘The truth is that I wrote these songs from my experience of my entire life going through this metamorphosis, and he was one of the people who helped facilitate all of that: one of the writers, one of the producers.
“I speak from my own experience.”
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Katy’s representatives for comment.
Following the release of her 143 album, Katy will be paid a staggering $5 million to perform at the AFL grand final in Melbourne on Saturday.
Katy was said to be hoping to perform several songs from her new album to the crowd, in an attempt to promote the LP.
However, AFL bosses were said to have quickly rejected the suggestion and told Perry to stick to his well-known hits from his previous album Teenage Dream.
However, it is believed that her promotional tour ran into difficulties as Katy reportedly banned the Australian media from asking her two specific questions.
Katy reportedly insisted she won’t take questions about the “pitiful reviews” of her album 143 or the Dr. Luke controversy. Katy caused a stir by continuing to work with the producer after he became embroiled in a decade-long legal battle with singer Kesha (pictured in 2011).
Channel Nine reporter Tom Morris claimed AFL bigwigs told the hitmaker they expected her to perform their older hits including Firework and I Kissed A Girl.
Appearing on SEN Breakfast, the veteran AFL journalist claimed the Katy team had rejected a request from the AFL for the Teenage Dream hitmaker to perform just one new song.
“She’s playing about five songs and the AFL was very interested in her playing five classic songs, she wanted to play two new ones,” he said.
Tom added that both sides had reached a compromise and Katy reportedly accepted only one new lead.
“In the end they met halfway and she’s playing a new song and four classics,” he said.
Co-host and AFL great Kane Cornes, admitting he was a Katy Perry fan, added that the AFL should have a say in planning the hit stadium show.
“The AFL is saying: ‘We just want your successes. We only want your successes. We want Roar, Teenage Dream, Firework.” They want all the songs that we know and love. And she backed away and said, “No, I want to play two of my new songs.”
He added: “You know when you go to a concert and maybe they’re old and all you want is their good stuff.” You want their greatest hits.
Katy was also reportedly asked not to sing Roar, one of her biggest hits, during the AFL clash between the Brisbane lions and Sydney swans.
Following the release of her album 143, Katy (pictured at the VMAs) will be paid a staggering $5 million to perform at the AFL grand final in Melbourne on Saturday.
There are fears that the 2013 hit could give the Lions an unfair advantage due to its title and lyrics, and Katy addressed the rumors on The Fox’s Fifi, Fev and Nick.
‘Oh the lions! I have to remove my song Roar from the set because it’s not fair. “That’s what everyone says,” he explained.
‘No, you have to play it!’ said host Brendan Fevola. —Because they signed you long before Brisbane arrived.
Katy agreed that he should play it, but said there was no confirmed setlist for his main show yet.