Perry and Marley also sang it at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 5 , where children surrounded her during the performance and she placed herself in a giant hamster wheel . '' Teen Vogue '' contributor Sophie Hirsh surmised it contained " a metaphor for breaking free from the hamster wheel – esque grind " . Lexy Perez of '' The Hollywood Reporter '' observed that Perry " appeared to make another political statement " with the performance . Perry herself joked afterwards that it had " a giant orange hamster on the wheel of life "
2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards
2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards
Chained to the Rhythm