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" On Saturday, Beyonce surprise-dropped &amp;quot;Formation,&amp;quot; a new single and video which she performed at Sunday&amp;#039;s Super Bowl halftime show and later announced a tour of the same name.The statement-making\u00A0video, filmed\u00A0in New Orleans,\u00A0offered a powerful message that celebrated female empowerment and southern\u00A0black\u00A0culture\u2014but also\u00A0garnered\u00A0some backlash from critics for supposedly being &amp;quot;anti-police.&amp;quot; Entertainment Tonight spoke with Beyonce following the\u00A0halftime show\u00A0to get the real meaning behind her performance.\u00A0&amp;quot;I wanted people to feel proud and have love for themselves,&amp;quot;\u00A0Beyonce said of \u00A0her\u00A0performance.\u00A0&amp;quot;It makes me proud.&amp;quot; The singer added that it &amp;quot;felt great&amp;quot; to perform the empowering track. \u00A0Watch the short backstage interview with Bey below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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