She nailed it.
Over the weekend, it was announced that Post Malone will headline The Salvation Army’s Annual Red Kettle Kickoff Halftime Show during the Dallas Cowboys’ game against the Kansas City Chiefs later this month, as many suspected based on some of the teasers the Cowboys shared on social media recently.
Of course, they have featured country artists for the last several years in Lainey Wilson in, Dolly Parton in 2023 (iconic), and Luke Combs in 2022, which were all great, but Post’s performance will be extra special consider he is a Texas native and huge Cowboys fan.
Plus, country music and football just goes together, so it would make a ton of sense for them to continue the streak and have another country artist of sorts perform again this year.
Post says it’s an honor to be part of the show this year:
“I’m from Texas. I grew up a Cowboys fan and have been watching this halftime show for years. It’s a real honor to be part of the Red Kettle Kickoff with The Salvation Army and the Dallas Cowboys and help bring hope to so many people.”
It’s going to be a big game as the Cowboys will take on the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday, November 27th at 3:30 PM at AT&T Stadium, which will air on CBS, and I’m sure it will be a surreal moment for Post and his entire family.
Of course, the iconic Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are a huge part of the Thanksgiving production, and are a staple of Cowboys game days in general, so I’m sure that will be no different for Posty’s show.
So when it came to announced to the girls who this year’s halftime performer would be, head choreographer Judy Trammell, who has held that position since 1991, had an incredible idea to break the news. You might recognize her from the extremely popular Netflix show America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, though she looks quite different as the video goes on.
She of course had the signature cowboy hat, grill and his extremely famous face tattoos, and she admits that it’s pretty out of character and she thinks the girls will be shocked when they see her:
“I think this is the last thing they would expect me to do.”
One of her staff chined in:
“I think he’s gonna love this, by the way.”
DCC Head Coach and Director Kelli Finglass is also in the video, and you can see them hysterically laughing as they practice how they’re going to do
You have to see it for yourself, though, it’s hilarious… and hopefully all of this, as well as the practice and day-of performance, will be filmed for the show so we get to see how the big performance with Post all comes together. It’s going to be great:
@dccheerleaders Judy Had Some Help #RedKettleKickoff #DCC #PostMalone #RedKettleKickoff #Thanksgiving @The Salvation Army USA ♬ original sound – Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Their reaction is priceless: