Singer Jennifer Lopez who
was supposed to perform the official song of this year's World Cup at the
opening ceremony this week has pulled out.
"Regretfully Jennifer
Lopez will not be attending this year's World Cup opening ceremonies," her
rep told CNN in a statement late Sunday night.
No reason was offered.
Lopez teamed up with rapper
Pitbull and Brazilian star Claudia Leitte to record Brazil 2014's official
song, "We Are One (Ola Ola)."
The trio was slated to
perform at the tournament's opening ceremony ahead of the host's first match
with Croatia on Sao Paulo on Thursday.
The World Cup song has been
a tradition since the 1966 World Cup in England, when a song dedicated to
tournament mascot, a lion named "World Cup Willie" was released.
Four years ago, it was
Shakira telling the world to "Waka Waka" ahead of South Africa 2010.
Soon after the song was
released, Pit Bull, who has previously worked with the likes of Christina
Aguilera and Enrique Iglesias, spoke of his joy at being involved in the
project.
"I'm honored to join
Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte at the FIFA World Cup to bring the world
together," said Pitbull. "I truly believe that this great game and
the power of music will help unify us, because we are best when we are
one."
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