Amy Shark doubles down on criticism of NRL’s treatment of artists

Amy Shark has broken her silence after taking aim at the NRL, backtracking on some of her comments, but doubling down on her criticism of the treatment of artists.

Amy Shark has doubled own on her NRL criticism with respect to artists but has backtracked on her thoughts of the on-field product.

Shark created headlines when she launched an attack on the code while playing at the AFL’s gather round. She once worked at the Gold Coast Titans and performed at the 2020 NRL grand final.

Regardless she took aim at the NRL.

Amy Shark has doubled down on her criticism of the NRL during her performance at the AFL Gather Round Welcome Dinner. Picture: Getty Images

“I’m from Queensland so unfortunately – I’ve had NRL pushed in front of me, which kind of sucks,’’ she said.

“I’m not just saying that because I’m playing tonight — you guys, you know what’s up. We don’t need to totally drill the NRL into the ground but you guys know what’s up.

“In case someone is filming this … actually you know what, screw them, honestly they just screw around artists, you guys actually understand artists, thank you for doing that.”

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Shark took to social media to try to clarify her comments. But made it clear she was not saying sorry.

“I can’t stop laughing,” she said on Saturday. “My phone has been blowing up…the truth is – this is not an apology – the NRL don’t pay artists enough. They don’t understand performances, production. They don’t invest.

“ I love the game. Always have. I was playing at a corporate. I’m good at corporates. I was just playing to the room baby. It really isn’t a big deal. We all need to chill.”

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