The singer shot down rumours on Sunday that she’d perform at the opening ceremony in Qatar in a couple of weeks, which is usually a pretty big gig that attracts international stars. Shakira, J Lo, Pitbull, the Black Eyed Peas, and others have all done it before.
According to Dua, “There is a lot of conjecture that I will perform during the World Cup opening ceremony in Qatar. I will not be performing and have never been involved in any performance negotiations.” “I look forward to visiting Qatar once it has fulfilled all of the human rights pledges it made when it won the right to host the World Cup,” she adds.
Everyone else who has been rumoured has remained silent, and FIFA has released a formal list of artists who will perform during the tournament’s post-opening ceremony. The tweet has subsequently been removed by WMA.