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Beyonce's dazzling NFL half-time show hailed as 'breathtaking' and a 'masterful' showcase of her Cowboy Carter album by critics - but performance was as 'Christmassy as a Piña Colada on the beach'


Beyoncé put her best foot forward on Christmas Day as she took to the stage at the Houston's NRG Stadium for her dazzling NFL half-time show - and critics were loving it.

'She prowls down bleachers filled with brass players and dancers, her eyes bugging out, her hands mock-testifying, her moves gleeful and antic in the manner of Black artists from Little Richard to Janelle Monaé. 'Half-time shows are always stuffed harder than the day’s turkeys, but this quickly becomes a veritable turducken of hits: a megamix that pulls in My House then Riiverdance then Sweet Honey Buckiin’ with special guest Shaboozey.' Elsewhere, Lindsay Zoldadz of the New York Times noted that Beyoncé's 'jubilant' performance was the complete 'opposite' of the less-than-welcoming reception she received amid her foray into country music, as she highlighted he singer's message that 'everyone was welcome'.

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