Beyoncé Bowl: Beyoncé’s Record-breaking NFL Halftime Show Ratings

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?? ?? The #BeyonceBowl numbers are in! The NFL recently announced the viewership for Beyonce’s Christmas Day performance during the Ravens-Texans game. According to Nielson, the game averaged 24.3 million viewers in the United States, peaking at the halftime show with over 27 million viewers. It was the most-streamed game in NFL history. The Chiefs-Steelers game, which aired earlier that day, respectively averaged 24.1 million viewers–marking record-breaking viewership for Netflix.?

“We’re thrilled with our first Christmas Gameday on Netflix with NFL games being streamed to a global audience." - Hans Schroeder, NFL executive vice president of media distribution

This year’s Christmas Day games were part of a three-year deal for the NFL and Netflix, which paid $150 million to air the games through 2026.

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Spotify Wrapped revealed its top artists, songs, albums, podcasts and audiobooks for 2024! The viral campaign and cultural moment initially launched back in 2015 as “Year in Music” and was rebranded as “Wrapped” in 2016 with more social sharing features. ??

Here are this year’s Spotify Wrapped highlights at glance:

• Taylor Swift is Spotify’s 2024 Global Top Artist with more than 26.6 billion streams globally.
• ?Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Benson Boone, and Teddy Swims have also dominated Spotify's charts
• “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter was the most streamed song.?
• “Die With A Smile” by Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga was the most viral song.
• Country music saw a major crossover with Beyoncé, Post Malone, and Lana Del Rey
• Top new artists included Chappell Roan, Shaboozey, and Sabrina Carpenter?

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