Jay-Z Chose the Wrong Night to Debut Beyonce’s New Music
I’m kind of ticked off that Jay-Z debuted Beyonce’s new music Sunday night at the Super Bowl instead of in his “Carters Out” speech at the Grammys the week before.
Why am I ticked off? Why do I put this on Jay-Z? Let’s address it all.
Beyonce Has Had Her Super Bowl Moments
I’m ticked off because Beyonce has had an unprecedented, progressive run at the Super Bowl, marked by a pre-show performance, singing the National Anthem, and TWO Super Bowl halftime performances where she used the second one to promote a tour.
Sunday night was Usher’s night. She’s coming across as spoiled and entitled.
Beyonce had a career milestone halftime show in 2013, but it was the 2016 performance that featured an unprecedented act.
In 2016, Beyonce and Bruno Mars were invited guests to Coldplay’s halftime performance. Beyonce stole the show as she performed her newly released single, Formation, and had a dance battle with Bruno Mars. Formation and its video were released the day before the Super Bowl. Beyonce stole the moment by immediately following the halftime performance with an ad to announce the Formation World Tour.
