Beyoncé could break the internet with her Christmas halftime performance.
In a clip promoting her upcoming performance during the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans game, the 32-time Grammy winner poked fun at Netflix’s past livestream mistakes. A soccer ball rolls toward Beyoncé, 43, as she plays the opening notes of “Texas Hold ‘Em” on the banjo.
After taking off her sunglasses, just before she was able to start the song, a red circle appears indicating that something is up. The clip then continues with Queen Bey winking at the camera.
“Sending you much joy and love on this cowboy Christmas Eve ❤️ See you tomorrow, in my town HTX 🤟🏽🏈🪕🌵🎄,” Beyoncé wrote in the caption of the post. Netflix, which is hosting its first NFL Christmas Game Day on Dec. 25, responded online, replying to the post, “now wait…”
The streamer’s bio on Xu (formerly Twitter) cleverly reads: “roasted by beyoncé 12.24.25.”
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Fans were delighted by Beyoncé’s cheeky fake-out. “The buffer is diabolical,” wrote one. “I thought my phone was charging, not that she did 😭😭😭😭,” said another. “it’s not like she broke Netflix in the ad.. I’ll stop 🐝🐝🐝,” added a third.
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The promo mocked the streamer’s previous mistakes when broadcasting live events. The fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul on November 15 experienced connection problems.
In April 2023 Love is blind the season 4 reunion faced similar problems. The live stream was delayed by 45 minutes due to “live streaming issues” according to Netflix. A few days after the planned reunion, Netflix shared that a surge of 6.5 million viewers caused a major glitch.
A few weeks before halftime, Tina Knowles, Beyoncé’s mother, said her daughter’s performance would be flawless because “God will be there.”
Beyoncé in Los Angeles on December 9, 2024.
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The “Formation” singer will return to her hometown to perform at NRG Stadium during the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans Christmas Day game, streaming on Netflix at 1pm ET. The show will likely mark her first live performance Cowboy Carter paths.
Her performance will be available to watch again three hours after the match.
After the Ravens-Texans matchup, the Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Pittsburgh Steelers at 4:30 PM ET.
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