Beyoncé's Super Bowl 50 halftime performance
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Beyoncé's Super Bowl 50 halftime performance was a widely acclaimed, politically charged live show that prominently introduced her song "Formation" to a massive global audience.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Beyoncé used the performance of Formation to reference Black Lives Matter and Black Panther imagery | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Super Bowl halftime show appearance
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live musical performance ⓘ |
| associatedSingle | Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audienceType | global television audience ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographyStyle |
marching formation
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military-inspired dance ⓘ |
| city | Santa Clara, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Bruno Mars
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Coldplay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeTheme | Black Panther–inspired outfits ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
became a landmark moment in Super Bowl halftime history
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elevated Formation into a protest anthem ⓘ |
| date | 2016-02-07 ⓘ |
| featuredSong |
Crazy in Love
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Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) NERFINISHED ⓘ Uptown Funk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Formation World Tour announcement ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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dance ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Black Panther Party imagery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedSong | Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Levi's Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaDescription |
controversial
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highly choreographed ⓘ politically charged ⓘ |
| notableElement |
dance-off segment with Bruno Mars
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field formations spelling messages ⓘ joint finale with Coldplay and Bruno Mars ⓘ large on-field dance troupe ⓘ |
| partOfEvent | Super Bowl 50 halftime show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfTourCycle | Lemonade era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Beyoncé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | NFL Super Bowl halftime show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalThemes |
Black Lives Matter
NERFINISHED
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Black empowerment ⓘ police brutality ⓘ |
| precededBy | Beyoncé's Super Bowl XLVII halftime show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songPromotion | major live debut of Formation ⓘ |
| sparkedDebateOn |
policing in the United States
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politics in entertainment ⓘ race in America ⓘ |
| viewershipEstimate | over 100 million viewers ⓘ |
| wardrobeColorScheme | black and gold ⓘ |
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Beyoncé used the performance of Formation to reference Black Lives Matter and Black Panther imagery