There are two NFL games on Christmas this year, and both have connections to mega-famous pop stars. First, there’s Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, although since it’s an away game for Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, & Co.; Taylor Swift isn’t expected to be attendance. In the later contest, Beyoncé will be in Houston to watch her hometown Texans face the Baltimore Ravens since she’s performing during the halftime show.
The guests for “A Cowboy Carter Christmas” are still a mystery, but we do know the details on how to watch Beyoncé’s only public performance in 2024.
How To Watch Beyoncé’s Halftime Show
The easiest way is the simplest: Netflix. The game between the playoff contenders begins at 4:30 p.m. ET, so if you only care about Beyoncé, start streaming around 6 p.m. Both games will also air on broadcast TV in the competing teams’ cities and be available on mobile devices in the US with NFL+.
If you can’t tune in live, however, you better act quickly: Variety reports that “under Netflix’s agreement with the NFL, in the U.S., the two Christmas games expire three hours after the livestream ends.” In other words, the Texans vs. Ravens game — including Beyoncé’s performance — will no longer be available on Netflix beginning around 11 p.m. ET or so.
As far as musical year wind downs go, Spotify has Wrapped and Apple Music has Replay. At Uproxx’s we have our Best Albums and Best Songs list. Still, annually the most discussed curated collection tends to come from former president Barack Obama. Yesterday (December 21), Obama shared his Favorite Music of 2024 playlist and in typical fashion users online are divided.
Last year’s list featured a plethora of rap and R&B goodies. This year’s collection spreads the love among country, reggaeton, pop, Afrobeats, and indie rock. Atop the list is Kendrick Lamar’s most recent No. 1 hit “Squabble Up.” Bangers from Billie Eilish, Beyoncé, Fontaines D.C., Shaboozey, and Karol G also made the cut.
See the full list below.
Kendrick Lamar – “Squabble Up”
Billie Eilish – “Lunch”
Rema – “Yayo”
Tyla, Gunna & Skillibeng – “Jump”
Central Cee & Lil Baby – “Band4band”
Ezra Collective & Yazmin Lacey – “God Gave Me Feet for Dancing”
The Red Clay Strays – “Ramblin’”
Fontaines D.C. – “Favourite”
Asake & Travis Scott – “Active”
Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Bonny Light Horseman – “Old Dutch”
Rae Khalil – “Is It Worth It”
Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Jordan Adetunji – “Kehlani”
Artemas – “I Like the Way You Kiss Me”
Johnny Blue Skies – “Scooter Blues”
Hozier – “Too Sweet”
Leon Bridges – “Peaceful Place”
Tommy Richman – “Million Dollar Baby”
Waxahatchee & MJ Lenderman – “Right Back to It”
Myles Smith – “Stargazing”
Jack White – “That’s How I’m Feeling”
Moses Sumney – “Gold Coast”
Karol G – “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
FloyyMenor & Cris MJ – “Gata Only”
There are times when you really shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. The covers for the Neapolitan Novels by Italian writer Elena Ferrante look like straight-up stock imagery, but Ferrante’s prose and narrative prowess are unmatched. They don’t exactly speak to the quality of writing within them. With records, you can make a similar argument. I can think of several incredible records with horrendous, even off-putting artwork, like the clumps of hair on Dry Cleaning’s Stumpwork or the horrifying alien mask on M83’s Fantasy. But when an album does have a great cover, it stands out. When that cover’s visually representative of the music itself, it stands out even more.
Below is a list of some of the most notable album covers of 2024. Some caused controversy; some are laughably simple; some were outright painful to create; some are incredibly intricate. Each of the covers below is iconic in its own way.
Beyoncé — Cowboy Carter
For Act II of Beyoncé’s trilogy, which started with 2022’s house and ballroom-indebted Renaissance, the pop powerhouse becomes a rodeo queen bee. The album cover of Cowboy Carter, Bey’s foray into country, makes this plainly apparent. It portrays Beyoncé riding atop a white horse, saddle in one hand, oversized American flag in the other, covered from head to toe in red, white, and blue regalia. A sash, reading “COWBOY CARTER,” cuts across her torso. Blair Caldwell’s photograph makes Beyoncé’s homage clear. She pays tribute to a historically Black genre that’s seldom been recognized by white Nashville institutions. With its cover, Bey intends to reclaim its lineage and contribute to its present form.
Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard And Soft
The artwork for Billie Eilish’s third album, shot by photographer William Drumm, shows the pop titan submerged underwater, looking up at an open door right beneath the surface. It’s a tidy analogue for Eilish’s signature sound: sparse, muted drum beats; woozy synths; and barely audible vocals. On Hit Me Hard And Soft, though, her voice occasionally rises to a scream, breaking free from the suffocating waters, making herself heard. It was a long, grueling photoshoot, according to Eilish’s own account, but it resulted in one of the most striking album covers of the year.
Blood Incantation — Absolute Elsewhere
Steve Dodd, the artist who painted the cover of Blood Incantation’s Absolute Elsewhere, is not an easy man to get in touch with. When I spoke with Paul Riedl, who fronts the death metal Colorado group, he told me that Dodd has no computer, no internet, no phone, and only corresponds via snail mail. But the remote painter perfectly understands Blood Incantation’s overarching universe, and its highly detailed cover, which pops with rich colors, an interstellar expanse, and mythic imagery, is proof.
Brittany Howard — What Now
When I spoke with Brittany Howard about the influences of her second solo album, What Now, she said she drew inspiration from Akira Kurosawa’s late-period film, Dreams. That movie features some of Kurosawa’s experiments with vibrant color, such as the vignette where its protagonist enters a Van Gogh painting and meets the artist himself. The album cover for What Now is similarly evocative; it’s a photograph with the dreamlike, surrealist qualities of a watercolor.
Charli XCX — Brat
Pantone 3507C. Arial narrow font. Width set to 90%. Stretched and set to a visibly low resolution. These are the hallmarks of the immediately iconic, kitschy cover art for Brat, Charli XCX’s sixth studio album. There are now meme generators; its visual cues have been co-opted by politicians, TikTok influencers, and NYT Cooking. For a record that reckoned with its creator’s periphery to the mainstream on songs like “Sympathy Is A Knife” and “I Might Say Something Stupid,” Brat achieved what it didn’t set out to do. Its archly ugly album cover played a large part in Brat Summer, a cultural epoch that will be long remembered.
Denzel Curry — King Of The Mischievous South
The sequel to Denzel Curry’s 2012 mixtape is a homage to Southern hip-hop. At the same time, it’s a celebration of how its scene influenced Curry, both as a member of Raider Klan and as an emcee in his own right. Across the tape’s 19 songs and 51 minutes, the Miami rapper is joined by a rotating cast of characters, a roster that boasts names old and new alike: Juicy J, TiaCorine, That Mexican OT, Maxo Kream, Project Pat, 2 Chainz. The stark, black-and-white album cover plays into this idea, too. Curry sits in the center, easily recognizable, while a flurry of other figures, much less discernible, surrounds him. Guest performers come and go, but the glue holding the project together is, of course, Curry himself.
Doechii — Alligator Bites Never Heal
In John Jay’s photograph, which serves as the cover for Doechii’s third mixtape, the TDE rapper is in full control. An albino alligator, her native Florida’s official state reptile, rests calmly in her lap. “This mixtape embodies my resurgence, my reclaiming of power,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “I am nobody’s prey; I was born to be the predator.”
Helado Negro — Phasor
When I look at the cover for Helado Negro’s excellent eighth album, Phasor, I’m reminded of the opening cutscene of Kingdom Hearts II, in which one of its characters draws a spiral staircase, and the camera zooms in to show that it has now become real, suspended in darkness, as Sora and friends climb it and battle through hordes of enemies. Crystal Zapata is the artist behind the cover, and she compiled various illustrations to create the highly detailed image. It perfectly captures how it feels to listen to Phasor: a psychedelic, maze-like experience that’s as dizzying as it is delightful.
Jamie xx — In Waves
For Jamie xx’s 2015 debut, In Colour, the album cover lived up to its name. A rainbow pinwheel, adorned with a stray white block, dominates the field of vision. So it only makes sense that, for its long-awaited follow-up In Waves, the cover art — a collaboration between SJ Todd, Charles Britton, and Simon Guzylack — is very, very wavy. Like its artwork, the xx member’s second solo LP is sleek, hypnotizing, and rife with fine details that reveal themselves over time.
Knocked Loose — You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To
The album cover for Knocked Loose’s fourth album, You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, stirred up so much discourse that fans began to wonder if their favorite metalcore band was, in fact, Christian rock. It’s the type of cover that’s eye-catching enough to generate discussion without even considering the music. But it ties into the central, spiritual ethos that the Kentucky quintet pose: only so much is in your control.
Magdalena Bay — Imaginal Disk
The second LP from pop duo Magdalena Bay isn’t afraid to get weird. That much is conveyed via Maria Shatalova’s album artwork alone. Vocalist Mica Tenenbaum graces its cover. A strange, white light glares in the blue background behind her, and a cadaver-gray, extraterrestrial hand (replete with uncannily long nails and bony fingers) inserts a disc into her forehead. Tenenbaum is a stand-in for the protagonist of Imaginal Disk, Blue, who’s being subjected to alien testing to explore the missing evolutionary connection between apes and humans. It’s a simple image, but there’s a sci-fi novel’s worth of ideas contained within it.
Mavi — Shadowbox
Designed by interdisciplinary artist Saint Ki, the platinum-palladium print cover of Mavi’s Shadowbox is a tour de force in contrasts. Mavi himself occupies the dead center, his gaze fixed on the camera, the negative space around him sharply delineating his figure even more. As the rapper mentioned in an interview, he has wanted to work with Saint Ki for a while now, and the stars have finally aligned.
Mdou Moctar — Funeral For Justice
Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar’s rallying cries of resistance and empowerment course through his music. The album cover for Funeral For Justice achieves a similar feat, too. Robert Beatty’s artwork depicts a large crow with blood dripping off its talons, cascading onto a coffin below with an embossed outline of Africa. It’s a potent illustration, especially when paired with Mdou Moctar’s anti-colonialist anthems.
MIKE & Tony Seltzer — Pinball
MIKE is one of the most prolific rappers working right now. He releases at least an album a year, and this year’s Pinball, his collaboration with producer Tony Seltzer, is easily among his best. Vinny Fanta’s intricate artwork — a highly detailed, lined pinball machine set against a white background — is an apt visualization of MIKE’s ornate rhymes and Tony Seltzer’s immaculate instrumentals.
Mk.gee — Two Star And The Dream Police
One of the biggest breakouts of the year goes to singer-songwriter Mk.gee, whose debut album, Two Star And The Dream Police, evokes everyone from Frank Ocean to Sting. These days, he’s fully leaning into his rising rock stardom by playing the same song 12 times in a row. But the cover art, cast in twilit shadows with a forest backdrop, posits Mike Gordon as something of an enigma, a person who dual-wields his guitar and mystique with canny finesse.
Peggy Gou — I Hear You
On “Your Art,” the opening track of Peggy Gou’s proper debut LP, I Hear You, Gou recites a poem by visual artist and environmental activist Olafur Eliasson. “Create your own view / Your own universe,” goes its first couplet. Eliasson’s poem isn’t the only thing he contributed to the record; he also designed the cover art, including the futuristic mirrored headpiece Gou wears, reflecting her ears at various angles. Even from the cover alone, you can tell that the DJ insists on being heard.
ScHoolboy Q — Blue Lips
The cover art for Blue Lips, the masterful sixth studio album from TDE rapper ScHoolboy Q, is, yes, a picture of blue lips. It’s literal and to the point; Bethany Vargas’ photograph of Olivia Mackell is closed in on her painted-blue mouth, a Parental Advisory sticker placed just underneath Mackell’s gap tooth, the album title scrawled in the bottom-left corner. It’s an image as distinct and laser-focused as Q’s rapping.
St. Vincent — All Born Screaming
When songwriter Annie Clark (AKA St. Vincent) and visual artist Alex Da Corte visited the Museo Del Prado together, they were both awestruck by Francisco Goya’s Black Paintings. For Da Corte’s cover of the seventh St. Vincent album, All Born Screaming, he painted the entire set black, capturing the void that lies at the heart of Goya’s series. Its main subject, Clark herself with sleeves ablaze, bursts from the darkness like a beacon to create an imposing image.
Tierra Whack — World Wide Whack
Another standout Alex Da Corte album cover goes to Tierra Whack’s World Wide Whack. The two Philly residents came up with the record’s protagonist, whose story is told throughout the album’s various videos. Whack herself portrays the nameless character, a glaring spotlight showcasing the crescent moon she’s lying against and the gargantuan joker card in the background.
Tyler, The Creator — Chromakopia
With each album, Tyler, The Creator toys with different iconography to complement the music itself. 2017’s Flower Boy portrayed Tyler in a sunflower field, cartoonishly large bees whizzing by him. 2021’s Call Me If You Get Lost played into its international imagery with suitcases and travel licenses. The cover art for Chromakopia, however, displays its masked creator in a nondescript black-and-white setting, like the protagonist (or antagonist?) of an eerie noir. Photographed by Luis “Panch” Perez, Tyler has his mask on, but it’s only a matter of time before his introspective lyrics force him to take it off.
Vampire Weekend — Only God Was Above Us
Taken by street photographer Steven Siegel, the album art for Vampire Weekend’s fifth LP, Only God Was Above Us, depicts a New Jersey subway graveyard in 1988. One of its subjects sits just out of frame, holding a newspaper with the headline “ONLY GOD WAS ABOVE US” taking up half of its cover. Given that VW’s latest album concerns itself with urban detritus and the band’s New York origins, it’s a fitting choice for its visual representation.
Beyoncé is so cold she goes diamond twice in one day. Mrs. Carter pulled in 58 Recording Industry Association of America certifications in one day. The two diamond achievements were for “Halo” and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).”
The I Am… Sasha Fierce album was marked 7x platinum this week, along with her Dangerously in Love debut while Renaissance has hit 2x.
You can see a full run of Beyoncé’s latest achievements here.
Beyoncé will headline Netflix’s inaugural NFL Christmas Gameday this Christmas with a special live performance during the second of the platform’s two marquee games. The Houston Texans will host the Baltimore Ravens at NRG Stadium at 4:30 PM ET on December 25, setting the stage for a hometown performance by the global icon.
The event, produced by Parkwood Entertainment and Jesse Collins Entertainment, will feature the first live renditions of songs from Beyoncé’s groundbreaking and record-breaking album, COWBOY CARTER. Recently earning 11 Grammy nominations, the album is now the most-nominated project by a female artist in Grammy history.
Trailer for Beyoncé’s NFL Halftime Show at the Ravens vs Texans game on Christmas Day. pic.twitter.com/RRdo0N10m6
Beyoncé’s NFL appearances are already legendary, including her 2013 Super Bowl XLVII halftime show, where she reunited with Destiny’s Child in a performance that became the second-most-watched halftime show of its time. She returned in 2016 for Super Bowl 50, joining Coldplay and Bruno Mars in a show watched by 115.5 million viewers.
The Netflix Christmas Gameday begins a new holiday tradition, with the streaming platform announcing NFL games for 2025 and 2026. The first game will feature the Kansas City Chiefs facing the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 PM ET, followed by the Texans-Ravens matchup.
While details of Beyoncé’s performance remain secret, fans can expect appearances from special guests featured on COWBOY CARTER. The event will be available to stream globally on Netflix, while local broadcasts and NFL+ will carry the games in the competing team cities.
With Netflix, the NFL, and Beyoncé joining forces, this Christmas promises an unforgettable blend of sports and entertainment.
50 Cent is one of the biggest pot stirrers in the history of hip-hop, and right now, he’s wielding a massive spoon. Recently, the G-Unit leader made an appearance on the FLAGRANT podcast with comedian Andrew Schulz and he had a hot take regarding another rapper. If you have been keeping up with the New York native lately, you know he’s had a lot to say in regard to Jay-Z. It’s been that way for a while now, but with his recent rape allegations in the headlines one way or another, Fif has been all over that. He claims that he doesn’t have any real beef with Hov and that it’s just competition.
However, with him constantly talking about him in a negative way or taunting him, it’s hard to take his words at face value. So, what does 50 Cent have to say about the Roc Nation head honcho now? Well, it has to do with his success as a rapper and the number of awards he’s got. He suggests that if Beyonce wasn’t in the picture, then he would never be as big as he is today.
50 Cent Had The Whole Flagrant Panel Laughing At His Jay-Z Take
“When Jay signed his contract, the big one was with Beyonce. When he signed that contract, the marriage contract, he got trophies. Now those f***ing trophies came rolling in buddy. He started getting Grammys left and right,” Fif posited. “If you look at his career, he had one. He got like 20 now,” he added.
After the FLAGRANT panel had a good laugh, Andrew then got serious for a moment. He asked 50 if all of Jay-Z’s wins are directly tied to that “marriage contract,” and he was quick to agree. “Absolutely. He’s been treated differently.” In addition to the Kendrick Lamarconversation, this segment of his interview is also riling up some folks online. “I wish 50 would make some good music again instead of gossiping all the time,” one YouTube commenter writes. “Between 50 and Dame i dont know which one talks about Jay more. Them dudes like Jay’s groupies,” another jokes.
Drea Kelly knows a thing or two about controversial celebrity culture, and the type of scrutiny that public figures get for either justified or unjustified reasons. On that last note, she recently spoke during a conversation with Carlos King on how Beyonce handles her haters and the amount of narratives that launched against her over the years. Overall, it’s not that different from other remarks about trolls and negative energy on the Internet that you have heard from other artists and celebrities in the past. But given where we’re at in 2024, it’s hard not to look at this clip in a darker context.
“Beyoncé don’t even do choreography to her own songs,” Drea Kelly remarked. “You ain’t never seen her do it. She ain’t gon’ never do it. […] It was the joy and the smile on her face that did it for me. ‘Cause it wasn’t like – when I say just smiling, happy, in her peace. ‘Cause I am you, and you are me, ma’am. Honey, they done called her everything from a witch to the Illuminati. So for her to know what it’s like to be in this space where people create this narrative about you, they love to hate you, they say what they want to, but they always lurking and watching what you doing.
“‘Cause y’all haters are the MVP, honey,” Drea Kelly continued concerning Beyoncé. “Y’all have perfect attendance, y’all are employee of the month. Y’all [haters] don’t miss a day to hate and. So to see that, to be, like, ‘What?’ She got it. And again, I’m not one for… Validation is for valet. It’s for cars. So it wasn’t a validation thing. It was woman to woman. Mother to mother. Being in this business. I see you, girl.”
Beyond Beyoncé, Drea Kelly recently responded to people blaming her for R. Kelly’s alleged abuse of their daughter. She said that she did everything she could to get her out of that situation, but the police always told her that there wasn’t much they could do. Sometimes, it can feel like the world is against you.
Beyonce makes waves wherever she goes. She has made a career out of shattering glass ceilings, whether it be for women, Black performers, or R&B stars. She has transcended the mediums in which she has dabbled, and she did it again on Wednesday. The NFL confirmed that Beyonce will be given special treatment during her upcoming Halftime performance on Christmas Day. Most artists have a specific amount of time to regal football fans. Beyonce, however, will get more time.
TMZ confirmed the NFL’s decision on December 11. The outlet reported that a typical Halftime set runs 12-15 minutes. Beyonce, however, will be given a much larger chunk of time to play with. The Queen Bey will reportedly be given 20 minutes to perform songs from her new album, Cowboy Carter. This is a very big decision on the part of the NFL, but one that makes sense given Beyonce’s prestige. She is among the most revered musical acts in the world. She’s also nominated for a staggering nine Grammy Awards for the aforementioned Cowboy Carter.
Beyonce fans have been waiting for the singer to announce a Cowboy Carter tour. She has yet to, which means that the Christmas Day Halftime Show will mark the first time she will be performing songs from her current album. An album that has a very good chance of winning Album of the Year at the Grammys. Beyonce’s involvement with the NFL should come as no surprise, given that her husband, Jay-Z, works with the league on a regular basis. Hov’s Roc Nation has taken a central role in selecting the acts who’ll perform during football events. Beyonce herself, was chosen to appear the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2016.
Beyonce and Jay-Z have been linked to controversy in the months since Christmas Day Halftime Show was announced. The latter was accused of raping an underage girl alongside Diddy in the year 2000. He has denied these allegations, and vowed to clear his name. Beyonce has not commented on the lawsuit currently being filed against her husband. Sources close to the singer, however, claim that she will stand by him during this difficult time.
Get ready Beyonce fans because she’s going to be hitting the stage very soon. The one we are referring to is the one that the Houston Texans will be providing for her on Christmas Day. Back in mid-November, Netflix announced that they were able to snag Queen Bey for the halftime show at NRG Stadium. That’s where her hometown team will be when they welcome the Baltimore Ravens. The game will be on the streaming service at 4:30 p.m. ET. It will be the second of a double header, with the Kansas City Chiefs traveling to Pittsburgh for a showdown with the Steelers at 1 p.m. ET. This is the first time ever that Netlfix will be housing any NFL game as well.
As you may remember, they hosted the stream for the Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fight. That didn’t go so well, with users having issues keeping the match on their devices. Given how big the NFL is, it will be interesting to see how this goes. But as for Beyonce, no one was sure what part of her catalog she would be using for this performance. Well, those questions have now been answered thanks to a new teaser for the halftime show that just dropped, courtesy of Billboard.
At the start of the 30-second trailer, bells are ringing as the video fades in to reveal a cactus with white ornaments on it. The camera then pans up further to reveal Beyonce hanging a football ornament on the Texas “Christmas tree.” Then, it rapidly zooms out to show the singer extraordinaire’s get-up. She’s fittingly wearing an all-white ensemble. More specifically, it’s combination of leather pants, a long, fuzzy coat and oversized cowboy hat.
After that, the lights shine bright, she fires some air bullets into the snowy night sky, blows out the smoke, and winks to the camera. She walks off to reveal a red title card that reads, “Halftime Show This Christmas Houston, TX. Given what she wore in the trailer, there’s a strong chance we will hear a medley of tracks from her commercial smash, COWBOY CARTER. It was also hinted that this would be the album to get play time based on the initial announcement playing the opening cut, “AMERICAN REQUIEM.” With all that being said, saddle up Beyonce and NFL fans, it’s going to be wild, wild ride.
After doing its absolute darnedest to kill cable, Netflix has finally moved into the “replacement” phase of its master plan, embracing live sports as the first beachhead in its efforts to depose the old regime and take over America’s television sets. To that end, it’s launching its NFL On Netflix imperative on Christmas, and who better to help draw eyes (and ears) than one of pop music’s most ubiquitous forces? Beyoncé will be performing at halftime of the Ravens vs. Texans game, and the Houstonian will be there to support her team and promote her Cowboy Carter album in the process.
At least, that’s the takeaway from Bey’s teaser for the performance, which Netflix shared on its social channels just a few minutes ago. In it, Beyoncé lights up a Christmas tree — err, cactus — while sporting a massive cowboy hat and bedazzled in a fuzzy coat and a collar of diamonds. Fanfare blares as the title card announces the performance and the kickoff time for the game, 4:30 PM ET.
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter era has seen her pop up in all sorts of unusual places, but for her, an NFL halftime performance may just feel like a homecoming (heh), after she performed at the Super Bowl halftime show twice, in 2013 and 2016. However, what sets this apart is that it’s the first time the NFL has played on Christmas (traditionally, the NBA’s territory), which warrants her all-star presence — which, again, is backed by Netflix, which probably issued a big-ass check, its own tradition when it comes to “disrupting” established industries.
You can watch the teaser up top and the performance at 4:30 ET on Christmas day on Netflix.
Jay-Z has been a talking point for all the wrong reasons this week. The legendary rapper was accused of raping a teenager with Diddy at a 2000 VMAs afterparty. Hov has denied these allegations outright, and countersued his accuser, but the negative press continues to accumulate. Some fans have questioned whether Jay-Z’s controversies will cause damage to his marriage with Beyonce. Sources reportedly close to the couple, however, claim that there is nothing to worry about.
Page Six spoke to two people who are allegedly part of the Carters’ inner circle. One of them claimed Queen Bey was committed to her marriage with Jay-Z. “[Beyonce] has no intention of leaving Jay-Z,” they asserted. “She wholeheartedly believes him, [and is] supporting him throughout.” The anonymous source pointed to the fact that Jay-Z accompanied Beyonce and their daughter Blue Ivy Carter to a film premiere on December 9. Beyonce and Blue Ivy voice characters in Mufasa: The Lion King, and the trio were the image of unity on the red carpet.
The second source told Page Six that Beyonce is hell bent on restoring Jay-Z’s reputation following the rape allegation. “[The Carters are] a team,” they insisted. “And will face this situation together.” Beyonce has yet to issue a public statement regarding the allegations. That said, the musical icon has refrained from discussing her marriage publicly for the past decade. She has let her music, particularly 2016’s Lemonade, do the talking instead. The same cannot be said for Beyonce’s mother, Tina Knowles. The celebrity relative courted controversy on Monday when she liked a post detailing Jay-Z’s alleged crimes.
Fans were horrified to see Knowles seemingly condemning her son-in-law. She quickly course corrected, though. Beyonce’s mother got on Instagram and claimed that her account was hacked when the aforementioned post was liked. “I was Hacked,” Knowles told followers. “As you all know I do not play about my family. So if you see something uncharacteristic of me. Just know that it is not me!” Jay-Z, meanwhile, has issued a lengthy statement of his own via social media. He insisted that the whole situation is a means of extorting money from him. “It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion,” Hov told accusing lawyer, Tony Buzbee. “So no, I will not give you ONE RED PENNY!!”