Tones and I Declines NRL Grand Final Offer

Tones and I has declined an offer to perform at next weekend’s NRL grand final. Peter V'landys said negotiations were unsuccessful because of artistic differences. The grand final will take place without a pre-match show, and the allocated $1 million will be directed to the junior league.

Regan Lethbridge told ABC that they were contacted about the performance on September 5 and that no written agreement was signed. An NRL spokesperson said discussions with Tones and I’s record label, Sony, had begun well before September 5. NRL officials said the singer’s management had made clear that she would not perform Dance Monkey.

Dance Monkey spent 24 weeks at No. 1 on the ARIA charts. In 2022, Tones and I told Kent Small on the Nova Network that she hated the song and often did not want to perform it. Tones and I and Macklemore collaborated on the 2022 single Chant.

On Tuesday, Tones and I used Instagram to suggest several artists who could take her place at the grand final.