Beyoncé Verizon Super Bowl commercial.Photo:Verizon/Youtube
Verizon/Youtube
Beyoncéhas set her sights on her next success — and it’s another chapter ofRenaissance!
The “Break My Soul” singer announced that “act ii” of her 2022 album will drop on March 29. In an Instagram clip that showed Bey driving through the desert, she gave fans a glimpse into her new — country! — sound. A song, which could be titled “Texas Hold ‘Em,” played with lyrics “This ain’t Texas, ain’t no hold’em, so lay your cards down, down, down, down.”
It all came after Beyoncé teased her list of “firsts” intending to break the Internet in a Verizon Wireless commercial.
Some of the moments included cheeky peeks at Bey in space, a “Let’s Get Saxy” soul album under the name yoncéB, and Beyoncé’s own version of Barbie…or BarBey. Part of the clip saw the musician tease new music and a “surprise drop” as the commercial wrapped.
Beyoncé’s Verizon Super Bowl commercial.Verizon/Youtube
Beyoncé arrived midway through the second quarter of Sunday night’s championship game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. Cheers erupted as the musician made her way into the stadium via golf cart.
Earlier in the evening, Beyoncé’s family members — husbandJAY-Zand daughtersBlue Ivy, 12, andRumi, 6 —stepped onto the fieldahead of the game. The musical duo shares another child, Rumi’s twin,Sir.
Blue Ivy, JAY-Z and Rumi Carter on the Super Bowl field Feb. 11, 2024.Ezra Shaw/Getty
Ezra Shaw/Getty
Beyoncé’s arrival came beforeUsher’s halftime show. The musicians have previously collaborated on the song “Love in This Club Part II” and shared the stage for a duo rendition of Usher’s “Bad Girl” as early as 2004. Though the pair have shared the stage in past years, Beyoncé did not join a list of surprise guests — includingAlicia Keys, HER,Ludacris,Will I AmandLil Jon.
Other celebrities in attendance on Sunday night includedTaylor Swift,Ariana Grande,Travis Scott,Blake Lively,Paul McCartney,Bad Bunny,JustinandHailey Bieber,Lana Del Reyand more.
Super Bowl night was the Carter family’s second public outing of the month after Beyoncé, JAY-Z and Blue attended the 2024 Grammy Awards together on Feb. 4. JAY-Z was honored with the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award and used theopportunity to speakon Beyoncé’s lack of album of the year wins.
Beyoncé and JAY-Z at the 2024 Super Bowl.CBS
CBS
He added, “You know, some of you gonna go home tonight and feel like you’ve been robbed. Some of you may get robbed. Some of you don’t belong in a category. No, when I get nervous I tell the truth.”
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The Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers are facing off in Super Bowl LVIII, airing now on CBS.
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