Beyonce’s star-studded NFL performance to be standalone special on Netflix

US singer Beyonce’s star-studded return to the NFL half-time stage, featuring the first live performance of her country-themed album Cowboy Carter, is to be shown in a new Netflix special.

Beyonce Bowl, airing “later this week”, will follow her to the stage for her hometown performance at Houston’s NRG Stadium on Christmas Day – featuring surprise guests Post Malone, Shaboozey and her eldest daughter, Blue Ivy Carter.

She opened the half-time set between the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens riding a white horse into the stadium while singing 16 Carriages and Blackbird – adorned with white feathers, a white cowboy hat and a sash which read Cowboy Carter.

At the main arena she changed into white glittering chaps in a nod to Texas, performing with 200 members of the Texas Southern University’s Ocean of Soul Marching Band before US singer Shaboozey appeared to duet on their track Sweet Honey Buckiin’ from her latest album.

Beyonce moved across the field to a lorry covered in denim, where Post Malone was waiting in blue jeans and a white blazer, before duetting on their hit track Levii’s Jeans.

In a tribute to western and rodeo culture, Beyonce brought on guest stars including Mexican cowgirl Melanie Rivera, bull-riding star Myrtis Dightman and the first black rodeo queen in Arkansas, Ja’Dayia Kursh.

She closed the set with her UK number one track Texas Hold ‘Em, and Blue Ivy appeared as her lead dancer with a Cowboy Carter sash.

After her 13-minute set, she showed a video of her sitting on a white horse and waving a US flag, before saying that an announcement would be made on January 14 2025, as the date flashed up at the end of the clip.

Fans speculated online if the teaser meant new music or videos for the Cowboy Carter album are on the way, while others said it could be a tour announcement.

She released Act i: Renaissance in July 2022, which she took on her first world tour in seven years, before saying that it was part of a three-act project.

She announced the second act, Cowboy Carter, during the Super Bowl in February.

She performed at the Super Bowl half-time show in 2013, treating fans to a Destiny’s Child reunion with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.

She returned to the Super Bowl three years later for a star-studded half-time show alongside headliners Coldplay and guest Bruno Mars, performing a medley of hits for the event’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

It comes as lawyers for Beyonce’s husband, Jay-Z, attempt to have a rape lawsuit dismissed, as he denies all allegations against him.

The US rapper has claimed he was at the centre of a “blackmail attempt” after a lawsuit was filed accusing him and Sean “Diddy” Combs of drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl at a party after the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000.

Beyonce led Grammy nominations for her chart-topping country music album Cowboy Carter, with nods for album of the year and best country album, while track Texas Hold ‘Em is up for the coveted record of the year, song of the year and country song of the year.

She made history in 2023 by becoming the most decorated artist in Grammy history, picking up her 32nd gong.