Beyoncé will headline the NFL’s half-time show on Christmas Day, marking her first live performance of songs from her latest album Cowboy Carter.
The performance will take place during the game between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens, one of two NFL matchups scheduled for Christmas Day. The second game will feature the Kansas City Chiefs against the Pittsburgh Steelers, both of which will be streamed live on Netflix.
Beyoncé’s appearance will be a major event, as she performs tracks from Cowboy Carter, which she unveiled during February’s Super Bowl. The album, released in March, marks her second installment in a planned trilogy, following Renaissance. Cowboy Carter leans into the country music genre and features collaborations with artists such as Miley Cyrus and Post Malone.
The album has garnered critical acclaim and is nominated for Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammy Awards, with Beyoncé also up for 10 other awards, including Best Country Album and Song of the Year for Texas Hold’Em, a track she released after her Super Bowl commercial appearance.
Beyoncé teased the performance on social media, sharing a video of herself catching a football while standing on an American car adorned with roses, all while sporting her signature cowboy hat. Netflix also hinted at “special guests” who will join her during the performance, likely artists featured on Cowboy Carter.
This will not be Beyoncé’s first NFL half-time show appearance. She headlined the Super Bowl in 2013 and performed alongside Coldplay and Bruno Mars in the 2016 show, which became the most-watched half-time performance in history.
Christmas Day games have become a regular part of the NFL calendar since the 1980s. In May, Netflix announced it had secured a deal to stream NFL games through 2026 as part of its push to expand into live sports.
“We’re thrilled to be the first professional sports league to partner with Netflix to bring live games to fans worldwide,” said Hans Schroeder, NFL executive vice president of media distribution. “Christmas Day has become a tradition for the NFL, and partnering with Netflix, whose biggest day of the year is typically this holiday, is the perfect combination to grow this event globally.”
NFL fans in the U.S. can still watch the games on broadcast TV or stream them via the NFL+ app.
