Beyoncé's upcoming performance at the Half Time Christmas show in the NFL recently triggered speculations that the singer would announce a full 2025 tour among fans and entertainment media sites alike. Among those media sites that speculated such was Pop Tingz, which posted on November 28, 2024, that Beyoncé was gearing up for a tour:
"According to Hits Daily Double, Beyoncé is reportedly gearing up for a massive tour, set to kick off with her halftime performance at the NFL Christmas Game."
In response to this post, Beyoncé's publicist, Yvette Schure, refuted the claims, stating that the singer was not planning any 2025 tour. She added that any news coming from the singer would be on her official source, saying:
"Untrue. Nothing to report here. Whenever there is news, you will hear it directly from the source, first."
Beyoncé to perform at a Halftime show for the third time
Beyoncé's upcoming performance at the Halftime show will be her third time. She previously performed in halftime shows in 2013 and 2016 respectively. The upcoming Halftime show will see the singer perform her latest album, Cowboy Carter.
The singer talked about the symbolism of the title of her album in an exclusive interview with GQ on September 10, 2024, stating:
"I wanted everyone to take a minute to research on the word cowboy. History is often told by the victors. And American history? It’s been rewritten endlessly. Up to a quarter of all cowboys were Black. These men faced a world that refused to see them as equal, yet they were the backbone of the cattle industry."
The singer continued:
"The cowboy is a symbol of strength and aspiration in America. The cowboy was named after slaves who handled the cows. The word cowboy comes from those who were called boys, never given the respect they deserved. No one would dare call a Black man handling cows “Mister” or “Sir.” For me, SirDavis is a sign of earned respect."
The singer continued:
"We all deserve respect, especially when we give it. Making liquor has been in Southern families like mine for many generations. The Jack Daniel’s famous recipe? That was heavily influenced by a Black man named Nathan “Nearest” Green. He was a former slave who became Jack Daniel’s master distiller."
She added:
"Now, there’s a delicious whiskey, Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, named after him, that is run by two women—Nearest Green’s great-great-granddaughter, Victoria Eady Butler, alongside Fawn Weaver. Victoria, in true legacy form to what Mr. Nearest started, is one of the first Black female master blenders in American whiskey."
Cowboy Carter is part of the singer's trilogy of albums, with Renaissance being the first album of the trilogy and Cowboy Carter being the second album. The singer is yet to announce the third album studio album.
Cowboy Carter features musicians Shaboozey, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy, Reyna Roberts, and Willie Jones. The album samples music by Joseph Bologne, known as Chevalier de Saint-Georges, specifically as Violin Concerto in D Major, Opus 3, No. 1: II. Adagio.
The album also samples Heart of the City (Ain't No Love) by Jay Z, Grinnin' in Your Face by Son House, Down by the River Side by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Laughing Yodel by Charles Anderson, and I Fall to Pieces by Patsy Cline.