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Snoop Dogg took center stage as the halftime headliner for Netflix's NFL Christmas Gameday Live match between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings.
The rapper appeared in the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis dressed head-to-toe in red, sporting a double-breasted suit topped with a long, fur-trimmed coat. He was joined by a series of special guests as he performed a medley of his own hits, along with covers of classic Christmas songs.
Snoop Dogg kicked off his performance with the hits "The Next Episode" and "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang," followed by a take on "The Twelve Days of Christmas." That segment featured EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, the trio behind Huntr/x, the fictional girl group from Netflix's animated hit Kpop Demon Hunters.
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The performance then shifted back to Snoop Dogg's own catalog, as he performed "Drop It Like It’s Hot" and "Who Am I? (What’s My Name?)." The country singer Lainey Wilson then performed "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town."
The halftime show concluded with Bing Crosby's "White Christmas," as Snoop was joined onstage by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli alongside his son, Matteo Bocelli.
His performance followed an inaugural halftime show last year by Beyoncé, who headlined Netflix's first-ever Christmas Day broadcast. The Houston native returned home to debut songs live from her Cowboy Carter album, which went on to win album of the year at the 2024 Grammy's.
Following his performance, Snoop thanked spectators on X. The Minnesota Vikings won the game 23-10.
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What People Are Saying
The NFL wrote on X: "SNOOP'S HOLIDAY HALFTIME PARTY WAS AMAZING. Take a bow Snoop Dogg."
Viewer David Stabenaw wrote on X: "Ok. This was an awesome halftime show. You knocked it outta the park."
What Happens Next
Snoop's performance took place ahead of the upcoming Super Bowl, which will see fellow rapper and singer Bad Bunny perform the halftime show on February 8.
His scheduled appearance has been met with backlash from conservative Make America Great Again (MAGA) circles, including President Donald Trump.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said earlier this year that the league was standing by its decision to feature Bad Bunny as the headliner for the Super Bowl halftime show.
"The NFL is not considering dropping Bad Bunny," Goodell said following the league's annual fall owners meeting. "It's carefully thought through. I'm not sure we’ve ever selected an artist where we didn't have some blowback or criticism. It's pretty hard to do when you have literally hundreds of millions of people that are watching."
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