Current:Home > StocksBeyoncé introduces Team USA during NBC coverage of Paris Olympics opening ceremony: Watch -InvestTomorrow
Beyoncé introduces Team USA during NBC coverage of Paris Olympics opening ceremony: Watch
View
Date:2025-04-13 02:39:41
"YA YA." Beyoncé is teaming up with Team USA for the Paris Olympics.
The music megastar introduced American athletes set to compete at the 2024 Olympic summer games during NBC's primetime coverage of the opening ceremony, which took place on the southern bank of the Seine River.
“That pride, and that joy, that’s what gets me about this team. And that’s what makes me believe in this team. And that’s why I can’t wait to see what they pull off over these next 16 days. America, give it up for Team USA, the very best of who we are," the "Texas Hold 'Em" crooner said in her narration.
In a dazzling leotard emblazoned with Team USA, Beyoncé performed a patriotic rendition of her "Cowboy Carter" hit "YA YA" featuring Simone Biles alongside the women and men's Olympic gymnastics teams. She called out Simone Biles, swimming star Caeleb Dressel, and track and field world champions Sha'Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles.
“America, give it up for Team USA, the very best of who we are," Beyoncé said, as the video featured other sports stars including flag bearers Coco Gauff and LeBron James as well as Katie Ledecky, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Simone Manuel, Gabby Thomas, Ryan Murphy, Grant Holloway, Tara Davis-Woodhall, Kate Douglass, and Shaine Casas.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
In the video, she called Team USA "a vision to behold" and "a team to believe in," adding that America is "a big, bold, complicated nation."
NBC should have benched Kelly Clarkson,Peyton Manning as opening ceremony co-hosts
Beyoncé introduces Team USA amid recent album success, allowing Kamala Harris to use her song in campaign
The Destiny's Child alum is having a patriotism-peppered year. In March, Beyoncé released her eighth studio album "Cowboy Carter." The album is a twang-tinged departure from her previous records inspired by her family's Texas roots and a fractured personal history with the country music industry dating back to the 2016 CMA Awards.
This week, she also granted permission for Vice President Kamala Harris to use her 2016 song "Freedom" in her Democratic presidential campaign for president. The song was used during a visit to her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware on Monday and is the soundtrack to a popular promotional video released by the Harris campaign Thursday.
Contributing: Caché McClay
veryGood! (96)
Related
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Postmaster general is confident about ability to process mail-in ballots
- Details Revealed on Richard Simmons’ Cause of Death
- New Mexico looking for a new state Public Education Department secretary for K-12 schools
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- Taylor Swift Terror Plot: CIA Says Plan Was Intended to Kill “Tens of Thousands”
- Former NYPD officer sentenced to 27 years for shooting her ex-girlfriend and the ex’s new partner
- Love Is Blind UK Star Reveals 5 Couples Got Engaged Off-Camera
- Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence
- FAA grounds SpaceX after fiery landing of uncrewed launch: It may impact Starliner, Polaris Dawn
Ranking
- South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
- Mississippi sheriff sets new security after escaped inmate was captured in Chicago
- Auto sales spike in August, thanks to Labor Day lift
- 'The Acolyte' star Amandla Stenberg slams 'targeted attack' by 'the alt-right' on 'Star Wars' show
- Taylor Swift Eras Archive site launches on singer's 35th birthday. What is it?
- Trump seeks to activate his base at Moms for Liberty gathering but risks alienating moderate voters
- 'They just lost it': Peyton Manning makes appearance as Tennessee professor
- If you buy Sammy Hagar's Ferrari, you may be invited to party too: 'Bring your passport'
Recommendation
Google unveils a quantum chip. Could it help unlock the universe's deepest secrets?
Julianne Hough Addresses Sexuality 5 Years After Coming Out as Not Straight
Real Housewives of Orange County Alum Lauri Peterson's Son Josh Waring's Cause of Death Revealed
Colorado man convicted of kidnapping a housekeeper on Michael Bloomberg’s ranch
Who's hosting 'Saturday Night Live' tonight? Musical guest, how to watch Dec. 14 episode
Allison Holker Shares Photo Teasing New Romance 2 Years After Husband Stephen tWitch Boss' Death
Angelina Jolie dazzles Venice Film Festival with ‘Maria,’ a biopic about opera legend Maria Callas
Steph Curry re-ups with Warriors, agreeing to one-year extension worth $62.58 million