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Big acts will have to pay up to play the Super Bowl

Katy Perry, Rihanna and Coldplay might want to sit this one out.

Those headline acts have a shot at playing the 2015 Super Bowl halftime gig — if they’re willing to cough up the cash.

For the first time, the National Football League is asking artists to pay to play during the halftime show in exchange for all the exposure, the Wall Street Journal reported.

While it’s unclear how much money the league is seeking, the NFL is looking for a cut of their post-Super Bowl tour income or some other type of financial contribution, according to the report.

The halftime exposure is worth millions and almost always results in a bump in record sales and touring revenue.

Last year’s game, which teamed the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bruno Mars for the halftime show, averaged 111.5 million viewers, a record for a US television program, Nielsen said.

Still, artists have never previously paid to perform at the championship game. Not surprisingly, the idea has met with a “chilly reception” from reps for the artists, according to the paper.

NFL spokeswoman Joanna Hunter told the Journal that contract negotiations are “confidential.”

Super Bowl XLIX will be played in Phoenix on Feb. 1.