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A Christmas performance seen by tens of millions that was dubbed the #BeyoncéBowl also happened to feature a Natural State native.

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter halftime show during Netflix’s streamed NFL Christmas game gained over 24 million U.S. viewers. Also on the field being featured in the show was Fort Smith’s Ja’Dayia Kursh, the state’s first Black Rodeo Queen.

“I’m like ‘So she really knows me? They’re like ‘Yeah she really wanted you here,’” Kursh described.

Kursh was seen on TV in a low rider waving at the crowd, dressed in all white.

“They were styling me in Balmain,” Kursh said. “I got to keep my sash. It says, “first black rodeo queen.”

The 25-year-old said she remembers the moment her dream came true.

“Maybe two weeks ago I got a text from the NFL and they said we want to work with you,” Kursh said.

Kursh said she was able to meet the global superstar, Beyoncé during rehearsals.

BEYONCÉ BOWL — now playing on Netflix.

Beyoncé performed during the halftime show for the game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on December 25, 2024 in Houston, Texas.

UPDATE: Beyonce shared more photos from the show.

Beyoncé performed a show-stopping halftime performance during Netflix's first-ever NFL Christmas Gameday as the Houston Texans hosted the Baltimore Ravens at NRG Stadium live on Netflix.

This special performance took place in Beyoncé’s hometown of Houston, Texas, produced by her company, Parkwood Entertainment and Jesse Collins Entertainment.

The expansive performance of music, fashion and history featured a slew of guest performers in a roof-raising twelve-plus minutes showcasing the first live performance of songs from her genre-bending and record-breaking COWBOY CARTER album. The 11-time Grammy-nominated, juggernaut album recently became the most nominated album by a female artist.

The set included, among others, “16 CARRIAGES,” “BLACKBIIRD,” “AMERIICAN REQUIEM,” “YA YA,” “SPAGHETTII/RIIVERDANCE,” “LEVII’S JEANS,” “JOLENE,” and the ubiquitous smash, “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM,” that ended the set with Beyoncé literally lifting to the rafters.

Beyoncé will light up the Houston night on Christmas with a halftime performance during the Ravens-Texans game on Netflix. To watch it, you’ll have to tune in live on Dec. 25 — otherwise, you’ll have only a few hours to catch the replay on Netflix.

Queen Bey’s Xmas performance will feature her first live performances of songs from “Cowboy Carter.” She’ll take the stage in her hometown during halftime of the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans matchup at NRG Stadium in Houston.

Netflix, as part of its accelerating push into live sports, snagged global rights to the NFL’s two Christmas Day 2024 games: the Kansas City Chiefs at the Pittsburgh Steelers (starting at 1 p.m. ET), followed by the Ravens-Texans game (4:30 p.m. ET).

Under Netflix’s agreement with the NFL, in the U.S., the two Christmas games expire three hours after the livestream ends (meaning Beyoncé’s performance and the Ravens-Texans game will no longer be available to rewatch on Netflix as of around 11 p.m. ET). Outside the U.S., the games expire on Netflix 24 hours after the livestream ends. The NFL livestreams will include ad breaks, even for Netflix subscribers on no-ads plans.

"I’m sending you big joy and love on this Cowboy Christmas Eve ❤️ I’ll see y’all tomorrow, in my city HTX 🤟🏽🏈🪕🌵🎄"

A Cowboy Carter Christmas. HOUSTON, TEXAS 12.25.

The CMA Awards are known for their creative, collaborative performances, and Robert Deaton — who has executive produced the show since 2007 — is responsible for a number of them.

He invited Ariana Grande to sing with Little Big Town, had Fall Out Boy rock out with Thomas Rhett and paired Beyoncé with The Chicks.

In an interview, he talks about why Beyoncé — who was heavily snubbed at the CMA Awards — is always welcomed to the show.

Beyoncé had one of the biggest country albums of the year with Cowboy Carter but was heavily snubbed. What are your thoughts on that?

I don’t ever comment on whether someone’s nominated or not, whether it’s Beyoncé or whether it’s Miranda Lambert, for example. Honestly, here’s the thing, I kind of look at myself as a football coach, it’s like, “What’s the team?” I’ve got to coach the team that I have. And now, is Beyoncé invited? Always, with open arms. Completely open arms. And by the way, I absolutely loved working with her. That was my idea seven years ago . I was in Los Angeles and I was prepping for the Billboard Music Awards and Beyoncé dropped that album (Lemonade). I didn’t know anybody in that camp. I got the publicist and the manager’s name and I sent an email, introduced myself, and I didn’t hear anything back until, I think, it was probably September. It was so funny because they answered the email like I had just sent the email the previous day. It was hilarious. And I’m like, “Oh my gosh, I had forgotten that I even sent the email.” And they were like, “Hey, we like this idea that you had. Let’s talk about it.”

Your early Christmas wish has been granted as Beyoncé will perform during Netflix's first-ever NFL Christmas Gameday live on Netflix this December 25. The performance will take place during the second of Netflix’s two games, as the Houston Texans host the Baltimore Ravens at NRG Stadium at 4:30 PM ET.

This performance in her hometown of Houston, Texas, produced by her company, Parkwood Entertainment and Jesse Collins Entertainment, will be the first live performance of songs from her genre-bending and record-breaking COWBOY CARTER, album. The 11-time Grammy-nominated, juggernaut recently became the most nominated album by a female artist.

Beyoncé will appear alongside Vice President Kamala Harris for the first time on the campaign trail in Houston on Friday, a person familiar with the planning tells CNN.

Since the moment Harris ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket and received Beyonce’s permission to use “Freedom” as the campaign’s official anthem, the vice president’s team has been working behind the scenes to negotiate a joint appearance before Election Day.

Rumors of a Beyoncé appearance at the Democratic convention threatened to overtake Harris’ acceptance speech. Campaign officials insist it was never the plan to have Beyoncé join Harris in Chicago, even as they sent conflicting signals in the moment.

The Friday appearance in Houston, where Beyoncé will appear with Willie Nelson, is designed to be one of the biggest closing acts of the campaign. It remains an open question whether Taylor Swift will join Harris, given she is back in the United States for the final swing of her Eras Tour.

MTV announced the four social categories and their nominees for its 2024 Video Music Awards.

Voting for the categories will be hosted on MTV’s Instagram Story.

The best trending video category “celebrates the artist’s videos and/or songs inspired fandoms to generate tremendous content related to the video and/or song.” Nominees include Beyoncé, Camila Cabello ft. Playboi Carti, Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba and Tinashe. Fans can start voting on Sept. 2 at 11 a.m. ET with voting ending on Sept. 3 at 11 a.m. ET.

Another category fans can vote on is the show’s most iconic performance in years past. Performances include the memorable kiss that took place onstage during Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna and Missy Elliot’s mash-up performance of “Like a Virgin” and “Hollywood”; Beyoncé’s pregnancy reveal after performing “Love on Top”; and Swift’s first VMAs performance with “You Belong With Me.” Voting begins Sept. 10 at 11 a.m. ET and concludes Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. ET.

The VMAs will return to New York and will take place at Long Island’s UBS Arena on Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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Beyoncé will perform at the MTV Video Music Awards to mark its 40th anniversary this September.

It’s a huge moment for the show, which hasn’t seen the Cowboy Carter star grace its stage since 2016 when she cleaned up with eight wins and performed a 16-minute Lemonade medley. Even having earned VMA nominations in 2018, 2020, and 2021, the 42-year-old still didn’t grace the show with an appearance and skipped last year’s to tour with Renaissance.

“Beyoncé is a huge get for the VMAs and will be a huge ratings draw," a source said, “She is currently figuring out how her appearance will look and whether it will be one song or a tribute similar to her 2014 closing performance when she received the prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award."

The source continued: “As it’s such a big year, the ceremony wants to reclaim some of its prestige so reality TV stars from some of the more lowbrow shows and Tik Tok will have had a harder time gaining entry while artists like Dua Lipa, Muni Long and Billie Eilish will be given priority treatment."

“They are also hoping to book Taylor Swift," they added.

The VMAs will return to New York on September 10 - just four days shy of the 40th anniversary of the inaugural ceremony held at Radio City Music Hall. The VMAs will air in more than 150 countries and territories, reaching a reported 319 million households.

Sorry to break your soul, but Beyoncé is not performing at Sunday’s Grammy Awards.

A representative for the superstar confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter after social media has been fueled with rumors that she is set to hit the stage to honor late icon Tina Turner.

Last month, the Australian Today show tweeted that Beyoncé would pay tribute to Turner onstage, and since then the news has circulated on X (formerly known as Twitter), leaving many to believe it’s true. Turner died last May after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.

Barbra Streisand talked about Beyoncé in her new book "My Name is Barbra".

Beyoncé may be the next artist to stage a residency at the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas.

According to the New York Post, Beyoncé is in talks with the executive chairman of MSG Networks, James Dolan, about producing a $10-million-dollar stage show for the venue in 2024. The pop star is said to have already toured the venue with her manager and mom, Tina Knowles, and her husband, Jay-Z.

Beyoncé’s residency at the new venue would come after U2’s ongoing “U2:UV Achtung Baby” residency, which recently welcomed Lady Gaga for a guest performance, and was extended into February 2024.

While Beyoncé isn’t the only name in the running for a residency at the Sphere — Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney, and Lady Gaga have all “been considered” as well — an artist of her stature would certainly give a good boost to the venue, which cost $2.3 billion to build and reported a $98.4 million loss in the latest financial quarter. Tickets for her “Renaissance World Tour” this past summer were in such high demand, even “obstructed view” seats sold for hundreds of dollars.

Beyonce made her grand return to the stage last night (January 21) at the lavish opening of Atlantis The Royal in Dubai.

And while it was a private event, the star-studded spectacle sparked ample excitement on social media (where it trended in earnest) – particularly as it served as Queen Bey’s first full-length showing since 2018.

Viewers of the clips that spilled online (despite the no-filming policy) noted that the superstar’s setlist did not include any tracks from her chart-topping ‘Renaissance’ album.

This prompted speculation that the upcoming GRAMMY Awards could be the platform for a rousing ‘Renaissance’ showing.

And now a new report suggests that may well be the case.

In speculating about where a future ‘Renaissance’ live showing could land, Variety shared:

“[we] hear talks with [GRAMMY] show producers are ongoing for a possible onstage appearance.”