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.

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

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Formation (music video) premieredOneDayBefore Beyoncé's Super Bowl 50 halftime performance
Super Bowl 50 halftime show notableAspect Beyoncé used the performance of Formation to reference Black Lives Matter and Black Panther imagery
linked to: Beyoncé's Super Bowl 50 halftime performance