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Kevin Mazur/WireImage for ParkwoodBeyoncé brought A small country Christmas to her halftime show performance during the NFL game in Houston Texans against Baltimore Ravens, with many tricks up her sleeve.
The Grammy winner, 43, performed songs from her Cowboy Carter album during her set at NRG Stadium in her hometown of Houston on Wednesday, December 25, in what was dubbed “Beyoncé Bowl Christmas Game Day”.
Beyoncé arrived on stage on horseback, galloping past a garage of vintage cars while wearing an oversized white fur coat with a coordinating cowboy hat and diamond choker necklace. After renditions of “16 Carriages” and “Black Bird,” the singing icon walked onto the field for an impressive performance of “Ya Ya,” changing into a sequined bodysuit. Beyoncé also sang “RIIVERDANCE” with Shaboozey“LEVII’S Jeans” with Post Malone (sitting in a denim-clad truck), “Jolene” and “Texas Hold’Em” with her 12-year-old daughter Blue Ivy joining the background dancers.
“It’s only right that we do ‘Texas Hold’Em’ for the first time in Houston, Texas over Christmas,” Beyoncé asked in her introduction before concluding, “Merry Christmas, God bless you all.”
Singing “Black Bird,” Beyoncé was joined Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy a Reyna Robertsand all of them were addressed on the LP.
The Christmas day half time showwhich aired on Netflix, marked Beyoncé’s first time singing Cowboy Carter songs live since the release of the album in March. However, this is not her first NFL rodeo as she previously headlined The 2013 Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans and returned to perform alongside Coldplay and Bruno Mars during the 2016 Super Bowl halftime show.
Earlier this year, Beyoncé made history with her Cowboy Carter album, venturing into the country music genre for the first time in her career after previously dominating the pop and R&B fields. His single “Texas Hold’Em” was the first song by a Black female artist to reach No.1 on the Notice board Hot Country Songs chart, and came in the the first ever Black woman to reach No.1 on the Notice board Top Country Albums Chart.
It’s Beyoncé’s Rodeo, and everyone’s invited! Beyoncé, 42, dropped Cowboy Carter on Friday, March 29, the second installment in the trilogy that began with Renaissance in 2022. The country-flavored album lassoed in stars from across the music world to help making it one of the biggest pop culture events of the year. From Dolly Parton to (…)
Despite its success, the project was still a source of controversy, with some country music radio stations completely ignoring requests from fans to play the songs on air and at the 2024 Country Music Association Awards. snub the album.
On receiving the Innovator Award from Stevie Wonder at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in April, Beyoncé called out “all the record labels, every radio station (and) every award show,” stressing that the music industry needs to become “more open to the joy and relief that comes from enjoying art without any preconceived notions. “
In her speech, Beyoncé explained, “Innovation begins with a dream. But then you have to achieve that dream, and that road can be very bumpy. Being a trailblazer is saying what everyone else believes is impossible.”
“Being an innovator often means being criticized, which will often test your mental strength,” he added. “Being a pioneer relies on faith and trusting that God will hold you and guide you.”
Beyoncé also mentioned several artists who have “dedicated their lives and their art to creating shifts,” including Tracy Chapman, Prince, Tina Turner a Michael Jackson.
He noted, “(They) have defied any label put on them, thank you for making your dream come true so we could all follow it.”
