In a move that screams “Merry Bey-mas!” Beyoncé, the undisputed queen of the Beyhive and our hearts, is coming to sprinkle her magic on your Christmas Day football binge. The 43-year-old superstar is trading her tiara for a cowboy hat (more on that later) to perform at the halftime show for Netflix’s Christmas Day NFL game in Houston, Texas—aka Beyoncé’s home turf. Because if you’re gonna dominate, why not do it in your hometown?
This isn’t just any halftime show; it’s the halftime show. Beyoncé is teaming up with Parkwood Entertainment (aka her own empire) and Jesse Collins Entertainment to produce a spectacle that’ll make Santa’s sleigh ride look like amateur hour. The cherry on top? She’s debuting live performances from her Cowboy Carter album. Yep, it’s time to saddle up because Yeehawoncé is riding into town.
The big announcement came Sunday night (November 17) when Beyoncé casually dropped the news on Instagram. The video, featuring her track “AMERIICAN REQUIEM,” left fans screaming louder than the Houston Texans’ last touchdown (and we know that’s not often). Details are on lockdown tighter than the vault at Fort Knox, but word on the street is that some of her Cowboy Carter collaborators might show up. Who? We don’t know, but we’re already manifesting a Destiny’s Child reunion with cowboy boots and lassos.
Football fans, prepare yourselves: the Baltimore Ravens are set to face the Houston Texans at 4:30 PM ET, but let’s be honest, we’re all just here for Beyoncé. The game? That’s just a warm-up for the halftime show.
And for those keeping score, this isn’t Queen Bey’s first halftime rodeo. She owned the Super Bowl XLVII stage in 2013 (who could forget that power outage?) and stole the show alongside Coldplay and Bruno Mars in 2016. But this? A Christmas Day performance for Netflix, live from her hometown, with a cowboy theme? This is peak Beyoncé energy.
So, whether you’re a football fan, a Netflix subscriber, or just someone who’s alive, mark your calendars. Christmas Day is now a national holiday for Beyoncé stans everywhere. Get ready to trade your eggnog for Bey’s “AMERIICAN REQUIEM” and watch her prove—once again—that she runs the world.
