Pop superstar Beyonce Knowles brought New York to a standstill on Wednesday when she performed a free concert in the city for hundreds of fans who had turned out to see her strut her stuff.

The singer showed off her bootylicious curves when she pulled up riding on the back of a chauffeured convertible wearing a body-hugging black catsuit for U.S. morning chat show Today.

Knowles strutted down a red carpet, greeting fans who gathered outside the show's Rockefeller Center studio on the way to the stage.

She performed a string of hits including new singles If I Were A Boy and Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It).

Knowles told the crowd, "I just want to say thank you. We have the best fans in the world. They've been supporting me and Destiny's Child since we first came out."