There were plenty of directions the NFL could have gone in to figure out its Super Bowl 59 halftime performer. The spectacle, held smack dab in the middle of America's biggest annual sporting event, routinely lingers in spectators' minds long after the music draws to a close.

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter took the stage at NRG Stadium on Christmas Day performing the halftime show at the Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens game. The 32-time Grammy-winning artist began the performance by singing "16 Carriages" while riding a white horse into the stadium.