Beyonce will perform the NFL’s Christmas Day halftime show live on Netflix, but streamers won’t have the luxury of rewatching the show forever.
The streamer will air both NFL games on Christmas Day 2024 after acquiring worldwide rights to the season matchup, starting with the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers at 1:00 PM ET and then the Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans game at 4:00 PM. :30:00 ET.
Beyonce, 43, will perform at halftime of the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans, which will take place in her hometown of Houston at NRG Stadium.
However, viewers only have a limited amount of time to rewatch the experience.
Variety reports that both NFL shows will only be available on Netflix three hours after the end of games in the US, as part of the streamer’s agreement with the football organization.
This includes Beyonce’s halftime performance, which – along with the games – will only be available for streaming until around 11pm ET.
Beyonce will perform the NFL’s Christmas Day halftime show live on Netflix, but streamers won’t have the luxury of rewatching the show forever
Netflix streamers outside the United States will have more time to replay the games.
As part of the agreement, the games will be available for streaming outside the US for 24 hours after the live stream ends.
Viewers will have to watch ads during the livestream, including those who have signed up for an ad-free subscription.
The show marks the first time Beyonce will perform songs from her latest album, Cowboy Carter, live.
Beyonce, who has performed in two Super Bowls in her career, is expected to host several “special guests” from her Cowboy Carter album on stage, Netflix previously announced.
The upcoming performance follows a lawsuit in which Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z and disgraced rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs are accused of raping a 13-year-old girl at an MTV Video Music Awards after-party in New York in 2000. Z strongly denied the allegations, and an attorney for Diddy, who is currently awaiting trial and behind bars on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution, also denied the allegations.
Beyoncé will reportedly continue her upcoming world tour through the stadium amid her husband’s lawsuit.
A source close to the singer of Texas Hold Em said this on Monday The sun that she will announce her next set of shows in a few weeks – and they say it will kick off in March in Los Angeles.
The insider revealed: ‘It’s been a tough few months for Beyoncé, but she’s extremely focused on making her upcoming tour a success.
Beyonce, 43, will perform at halftime of the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans match, which will take place in her hometown of Houston at NRG Stadium
She will perform for the NFL halftime show during the Dec. 25 Ravens-Texans game in Houston
‘The next few weeks are crucial as she will announce a new album and tour. The announcement was supposed to happen a few weeks ago but was postponed,” the source continued.
They added: “Despite Jay-Z being adamant in his denials and the accusations being completely false, people are aware that mud can stick.”
“Online chatter claims Beyoncé and Jay-Z have lost their power couple status, but Beyoncé is ready to remind the world why she’s one of the best,” the source claimed.
To promote Beyoncé’s upcoming album and world tour, the insider told the outlet that the project will be unique and her most extravagant series of concerts yet.
“The tour she is planning is nothing short of spectacular, as is the album,” they said.
Beyonce, who has performed at two Super Bowls in her career, will host several “special guests” from her Cowboy Carter on stage; pictured 2016
The outlet also revealed that the mother of three will make a stop at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London as part of her new tour. She previously performed at the stadium as part of her 2023 Renaissance Tour.
Fans have speculated that the Single Ladies singer will drop major hints about her upcoming tour and album during the NFL halftime show on Christmas Day in her hometown of Houston, Texas.
Just weeks ago, 55-year-old Jay-Z fired back at the rape accusation, dismissing it in a statement as “idiotic.”
In a subsequent post shared on X (formerly Twitter), the rapper explained how the accusation will not only affect his career, but also his position as a father. In response, he said he had to sit down his children – Blue Ivy, 12, and twins Rumi and Sir, seven – to formally explain the matter.
“My wife and I will have to sit down our children, one of whom is at the age when her friends will surely see the press and ask questions about the nature of these claims, and explain the cruelty and greed of people,” he claimed. . ‘I mourn yet another loss of innocence.
“Children should not have to experience this at a young age,” he continued. “It is unfair to have to try to understand the inexplicable level of malice intended to destroy families and the human spirit.
The upcoming performance comes in the wake of allegations that Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z and disgraced rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs raped a 13-year-old girl at an MTV Video Music Awards after-party in New York in 2000. and Diddy have denied the allegations; Beyonce and Jay-Z pictured earlier this month
“My heart and support go out to real victims in the world who have to watch their life stories being costumed for profitability by this ambulance chaser in a cheap suit,” Jay-Z wrote in the lengthy statement.
Beyoncé’s upcoming record will be her ninth studio album.
The singer last took the stage in October 2023 to conclude her highly successful Renaissance World Tour at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
The tour kicked off in May 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden, and included 56 stops in North America, Europe and elsewhere around the world.
Beyoncé has yet to officially confirm the release of a new record and tour.