If you go by the negative reactions on the blogosphere/twittersphere during the Super Bowl, the Black Eyed Peas shouldn't be paid for their underwhelming performance.
The fact of the matter is: most Superbowl halftime acts play for free in return for the HUGE exposure (no Janet Jackson pun intended).
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http://blogs.forbes.com/zackomalleyg...uper-bowl-gig/
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So it may come as a surprise to learn what The Black Eyed Peas are earning for their halftime show at Super Bowl XLV: Nothing.
That?s right. Fergie, will.i.am, and those other two guys whose names you can never remember (for the record, they?re called Taboo and apl.de.ap) will not be receiving a performance fee for their efforts in Dallas. So why the charity? Because the acts that play Super Bowl halftime shows traditionally don?t get paid. A better question: Why have dozens of other high-profile acts agreed to play the Super Bowl for free?
The simple answer is exposure. At first glance, that sounds preposterous. Turn on any pop radio station and you?ll be hard-pressed to go more than seven minutes without getting the echoey, bass-laden, auto-tuned strains of The Black Eyed Peas firmly implanted in your brain. A remarkable 1.3 million people paid to see the Peas in concert last year alone.
But think about the Super Bowl. In 2010 a record 106.5 million people watched the New Orleans Saints defeat the Indianapolis Colts, and this year?s audience is expected to top that ? making it the most-watched show in American broadcast history. Even if 6.5 million people get up to go to the bathroom at halftime, there will still be 100 million pairs of eyes on The Black Eyed Peas.
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