Beyoncé performed at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on December 25, 2024, on the NFL Halftime show for the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens match. During the performance, she made the finger gun gesture, which is prohibited by the NFL. The finger gun gesture is banned in the NFL as part of a broader ban against any kind of gun or violence-related gesture within games.
Beyoncé's usage of the finger gun gesture has since then sparked wild reactions on the internet, as exemplified by the tweet below:
"15 yard penalty on Beyoncé. Finger guns."
More netizens had similar reactions, with some finding it funny, while others found it to be a double standard, criticizing how the singer was able to use a finger gun gesture but players got fined for doing the same:
"Still not sold on Beyonce as a country artist. Still seems like a pop star that just threw a cowboy hat on. It's also hilarious that the league has been fining players left and right for finger guns and she's throwing them around like it's her job." one netizen stated.
"This is not me attacking Beyoncé -her performance was amazing. But kinda ironic Xavier Worthy got a penalty earlier for lifting his shirt like he had an imaginary holster & then going to Beyoncé singing about guns & having a huge flag that says Bang on it as she does a finger gun." another netizen added.
"Lmao. Beyoncé doing finger guns in the halftime promo. Gotta give her penalty." one commentor reacted.
"Lmao Beyoncé the only one allowed to mime a gun on an NFL field." a reactor commented.
"I know Houston is her home city, but, the Texans and NFL could do with a lot better than Beyonce who doesn't even bother trying to comply with normal NFL rules. Bizarre too she performs her alleged "country music" that couldn't get a single nomination for CMA Awards." one X user stated.
Beyoncé's debuts Cowboy Carter live at NFL Halftime show
The singer, as previously suggested in the teasers for the NFL Halftime Show, made the live debut of her album Cowboy Carter at the performance. She made the debut alongside her daughter Blue Ivy Carter as well as guests such as Post Malone and Shaboozey, as well as Melanie Rivera, Myrtis Dightman, Jr., Nikki Woodward, and Ja' Dayla Kursh.
Throughout the performance, 200 members of the Ocean of Soul Marching Band from the Texas Southern University provided background music support. The setlist of the performance is given below:
- 16 Carriages
- Blackbiird (with Tiera Kennedy, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, and Reyna Robert) (cover, original by The Beatles).
- Ya Ya
- My House
- Sweet Honey Buckiin' feat Shaboozey
- Spaghettii feat Shaboozey
- Riiverdance feat Shaboozey
- Levii's Jeans feat Post Malone
- Jolene
- Texas Hold 'Em (with Blue Ivy Carter)
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The entire performance is currently available to watch on social media and runs to a total length of 13 minutes and 4 seconds. The performance was the singer's third NFL Halftime show and her first since 2016 when she appeared alongside Coldplay.
The singer released her newest album, Cowboy Carter, on March 29, 2024. The album is her eighth studio album, and her first since 2022's Renaissance. The album is the middle album of a conceptual trilogy and will be followed by another album.
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