Beyoncé shines in NFL halftime present with daughter Blue Ivy and shock Post Malone duet: Live updates
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NFL fans enjoyed a Christmas treat as Beyonce performed the halftime show for Netflix’s NFL Christmas Gameday broadcast.
This year, the streaming giant is hosting the two Christmas games between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans.
The 32-time Grammy-winning pop superstar, 43, took the field at the NRG Stadium in her hometown of Houston halfway through the second game.
For the first time ever, she performed live renditions of tracks off her latest album, Cowboy Carter. Delivering a medley of songs from the album including “16 Carriages”, “Blackbird”, “Levii’s Jeans” and “Texas Hold’Em”, she also welcomed guest stars Shaboozey and Post Malone. Her daughter Blue Ivy was among the dancers.
Beyoncé is no stranger to the NFL stage. She headlined the 2013 Super Bowl halftime show and also made a guest appearance when Coldplay headlined in 2016.
Other Christmas Day performances included a pre-taped recording of Mariah Carey’s holiday chart-topper “All I Want for Christmas Is You” ahead of the first game, and the Grammy-winning a cappella group Pentatonix singing the national anthem at the second.
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When did Beyoncé last play a halftime show?
Beyoncé previously performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2013 before taking the stage again at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show in 2016.
At the first show, the musical icon wowed the audience as she performed her hits “Love on Top” and “Crazy in Love.”
Then, in 2016, Beyoncé made headlines after her performance included references to the Black Lives Matter movement, Malcolm X and the Black Panthers.
Travis Kelce makes Chiefs history on Christmas Day without Taylor Swift
Travis Kelce has broken a Kansas City Chiefs record – but without Taylor Swift showing up to watch.
On Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25) the Chiefs played against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium with a final score of 29 to 10 as the Chiefs secured their 15th win of the season. However, Kelce’s girlfriend was not in attendance as he went on to achieve a record-breaking moment.
Brittany Miller reports.
