By Bill Vaughan
Entertainment Writer
Your early Christmas wish has been granted as Beyoncé will perform during Netflix’s first-ever NFL Christmas Gameday live Dec. 25. The performance will take place during the second of Netflix’s two games, as the Houston Texans host the Baltimore Ravens at NRG Stadium at 1:30 p.m.
The performance in her hometown of Houston, produced by her company, Parkwood Entertainment and Jesse Collins Entertainment, will be the first live performance of songs from her genre-bending and record-breaking “Cowboy Carter” album. The 11-time Grammy-nominated juggernaut recently became the most nominated album by a female artist.
With Netflix and Beyoncé, the NFL kicks off what is expected to be a new holiday tradition as the streaming giant has announced NFL games for 2025 and 2026.
Although the details of her performance are under wraps, Beyoncé is expected to feature some special guests who are featured on the landmark album.
RESPECT: Emmy Award-winning actress and producer Wendy Raquel Robinson is hosting the seventh annual International Women of Power Awards Nov. 24 at the Sheraton Grand Los Angeles.
The event is presented by founder Koshie Mills and Heirs of Africa celebrates and honors global Black women from the diaspora who are change agents and thought leaders in entertainment, fashion, beauty, business and social justice.
Attendees confirmed include Ledisi, the newly engaged Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good, Kofi Siriboe (“Meet Me Next Christmas,” “Harlem”), Essence Atkins, Essence CEO Caroline Wanga, Gabrielle Dennis (“Black Lady Sketch Show”), Sierra McClain (“9-1-1”), Grammy Award winner Estelle who will perform, and many others. Check IWOP2024.Eventbrite.com for tickets.
TICKET WATCH: The LA Philharmonic announced the first details of the 2025 Hollywood Bowl summer season. Nine-time Grammy Award-winning icons — and one of the best-selling artists of all time — Earth, Wind & Fire lead the ever-popular July Fourth Fireworks Spectacular in three performances on July 2, 3 and 4 accompanied by Thomas Wilkins and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
Dates for other popular annual events at The Bowl have also been scheduled, including Opening Night on June 7, the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival on June 14 and 15, Smooth Summer Jazz on Aug. 24, and Movie Night on Aug. 31. The full Hollywood Bowl 2025 season will be announced in February.
For more info on tickets and availability visit hollywoodbowl.com or call 323 850 2000.
TASTY QUIP: “When you’re in this skin and you walk around, you are immediately an ‘other.’ It was a really wonderful experience to be able to step into this role, outside of my own skin, and into someone else’s, who has also been ‘othered.’ It’s important to know what it feels like. I hope that this shifts and changes things across stages.” – CYNTHIA ERIVO on playing Elphaba in “Wicked” to Elle
CLIPPETTES: Blxst, who with Anderson .Paak rocked “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” while performing “Dance With The Devil” last week, brings his “I’ll Always Come Find You Tour” with Leon Thomas, Joyce Wrice & Joony to YouTube Theater on Nov. 22 as Le Frique Sonique featuring King Britt & Jeremy Sole is at The Moroccan Lounge, and Urban Bush Women marks its 40th anniversary with the West Coast premiere of SCAT! through Nov. 24 at the Mark Taper Forum. The dance-driven jazz club experience consists of live music by Craig Harris and a cast of electrifying performers …
Latto, Demi Lovato, two-time Olympian Jordan Chiles and influencer Law Roach are among the participants in the Teen Vogue Summit taking place Nov. 23 at NYA Studios. Later, Cyndi Lauper’s farewell tour stops at Intuit Dome …
Dave Chappelle + Killer Mike’s “Still Talkin That Sh*t Tour” drops at Long Beach’s Terrace Theater Nov. 24 as Lupe Fiasco’s Samurai Tour lands at The Novo …
On Nov. 25, Jazz Is Dead presents the Sun Ra Arkestra at the Lodge Room while Tom Morello does an acoustic set with Jackson Browne at The Hotel Café …
“Horribly Funny” with Tiffany Haddish, Arsenio Hall, Deon Cole, Ron Funches, Melissa Villaseñor and more is at The Comedy Store Nov. 26. Also that evening, Tha Dogg Pound’s “We All We Got Tour” plays The Observatory and comic Kumail Nanjiani is “Doing This Again” at Largo …
The next night, Haddish moves to the Hollywood Improv for “Long Time No See” with Earthquake, Patton Oswalt & Lou Lou Gonzalez while DJ Quik performs at Garden Amp.
TASTY QUIP: “‘Let me hip you to your real job in show business, Jaleel. Your real job as a Black man in show business is to always turn chicken s—t into chicken salad.’ Cynical as it seems, he wasn’t lying.” – JALEEL WHITE from his new memoir “Growing Up Urkel” on advice he received from Damon & Marlon Wayans about the industry
TC ON TV: Nov. 22 – “Blitz” (Apple TV+): After a quick turn on the festival circuit “12 Years a Slave” director Steve McQueen’s latest film follows the epic journey of a 9-year-old boy during World War II London. “Bread & Roses” (Apple TV+): This documentary from executive producer Jennifer Lawrence captures the experiences of Afghanistan’s women under the Taliban since they took control of Kabul. “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix): August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play is adapted with a cast including Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Deadwyler, and John David Washington directed by his brother Malcolm Washington and produced by family patriarch Denzel Washington. “Spellbound” (Netflix): Jennifer Lewis, Javier Bardem, Nicole Kidman, Tituss Burgess, and John Lithgow voice this animated movie about a princess (Rachel Ziegler) on a mysterious quest. “Toxic Harmony” (Tubi): Briana Cole and Patricia Cuffie-Jones are writers of this thriller about a singer and a powerful music executive. “The View” (ABC): U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), author of “The ABCs of Democracy” “Tamron Hall” (Syn): Fourth annual “Cooking with Gratitude” show with Carla Hall “Real Time with Bill Maher” (HBO): Neil deGrasse Tyson, Donna Brazile
Nov. 23 – “On The Rise: Juju Watkins” (NBC): A new documentary series starring the USC superstar considered to be “one of the best women’s basketball players to ever touch a basketball.” “Breaking New Ground” (OWN): Renovator Robert Hartwell transforms a 200-year-old house with a complex past into a loving home.
Nov. 24 – “Sunday Morning” (CBS): “The Food Issue” “Raising Fame” (TV1): Back-to-back episodes cover the upbringing of Jon Batiste, Kenan Thompson and Chadwick Boseman.
Nov. 25 – “Get Millie Black” (HBO): Tamara Lawrance portrays an ex-Scotland Yard detective who returns to Kingston and soon finds herself working to solve a case that will blow her world apart. “POV (PBS): “The Body Politic” follows the first year in office of Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, an idealistic young leader with an ambitious plan to stop chronic violence in the city. “The Tonight Show” (NBC): GloRilla
Nov. 26 – “Live with Kelly & Mark” (ABC): Jodie Turner-Smith “Black Comedy in America” (Vice): Two episodes focusing on “Eddie Murphy in the 80s” and “Our Roots.”
Nov. 27 – “Celebrity Crime Files” (TV1): A notorious Atlanta based organization known as the Drug Rich Gang was involved in a spree of robberies that targeted local celebrities. This episode uncovers how law enforcement handles the violent home invasions and celebrity heists to their shocking methods and fierce response to preserve public safety and celebrity and social media culture.
Nov. 28 – “The Day Before Christmas” (BET+): Tristan Wilds “The Wire”) tops this holiday story with a twist. “All The Queen’s Men” (BET+): Eva Marcille returns for a fourth season as the “Madam” of a male exotic dance crew. “The Madness” (Netflix): Colman Domingo stars as a media pundit who finds himself framed for the murder of a notorious white supremacist in this limited series executive produced and directed by Clément Virgo. “Second Chance Stage” (MAX): Sports broadcaster and best-selling author Emmanuel Acho hosts and Taye Diggs is a judge for this competition offering frustrated talent their big break. “98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” (NBC): Featuring performances by Chlöe, Jimmy Fallon & The Roots, Coco Jones, T-Pain, Lea Salonga, The Temptations, The War and Treaty, the Broadway casts of “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Death Becomes Her,” and “The Outsiders,” and the iconic Radio City Rockettes. “Live with Kelly & Mark” (ABC): Winston Duke, Kim Fields, social media influencer Corey B.
END QUOTE: “You know, it’s so easy to stand outside America and say this and that. Turn around, you know? Pick a country. Any one. But listen. It’s all politics. All promises unkept. And now with the information age the way it is — if anything — left, right, whatever had better learn how to use those tools to manipulate the people. We’re all slaves to information now. We really are. We’re all slaves. So whatever you feel about the leaders, like this guy’s crazy or the other one is sane, you’d better realize you’re being manipulated by both sides. Period. So go to the movies.” – DENZEL WASHINGTON (“Gladiator II”) to The Sunday Times
As featured in the Los Angeles Wave and Independent, Tasty Clips is one of the leading entertainment columns in the nation, serving nearly one million weekly readers. Bill Vaughan may be reached attastyclips@yahoo.com, via Twitter @tastyclips, or Instagram @tasty_clips.
