The halftime show also gave Beyoncé a chance to change the narrative surrounding her family of late. In recent weeks the spotlight has been on Beyonce’s husband Jay-Z as he deals with the fallout from a lawsuit accusing him and Sean Combs of assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2000.
Beyoncé didn’t shy away from the family name, wearing an Americana-themed sash along with many of her backup singers and dancers that said that proudly brandished her “Cowboy Carter” moniker from her latest country-themed album.
Beyoncé entered the field on a white horse, surrounded by cowboys and cowgirls, some clad in bandana masks — and there are far too many references and metaphors to unpack here on first glance, so we’ll leave that to the Beyhive.
But a few poignant songs from the performance stood out. As Manti Te’o noted afterward in the halftime show, singing “Blackbird” was pretty apropos as the Ravens dominated everything on the field in the first half, but Beyoncé surely had her own personal reasons for including it.
Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Were Made For Walking” rendition was also moving (and potentially telling), as the public waits with bated breath for Beyoncé’s reactions to the lawsuit allegations.
There was also the obligatory duet with the suddenly in-demand diva collaborator Post Malone (the only known Magic the Gathering card collector who gets to sing with Beyoncé and Taylor Swift!). Red hot Shaboozey and Beyoncé’s daughter Blue Ivy also made cameos.
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