Rihanna was once again the big star of the MTV Video Music Awards. RiRi opened the show performing “Cockiness (Love It)” feat. A$AP Rocky and “We Found Love” feat. Calvin Harris. Unfortunately, she did not win Best Female Video and Best Pop Video, however, she took home the top honor: Video Of The Year for “We Found Love”. Below you can see all the photos & videos from the event. Congratulations, RiRi!
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Gearing up for a performance on tonight’s show that will pair her with both A$AP Rocky for the official remix of her Talk That Talk single “Cockiness,” and house DJ Calvin Harris for the pair’s VMA-nominated #1 global smash “We Found Love,” Rihanna arrived under cover of night to get to work.
Pulling up in a white car outside Staples Center just after 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Rihanna emerged from her car looking simply elegant, wearing a white Celine Paris t-shirt and choker, ripped blue jeans and black, blue and orange Cleveland Cavalier-edition Air Jordan #4′s, her hair worn in a simple crop style.
Though the scene was quiet just moments before, somehow sensing their Admiral had arrived, a fleet of Naval ensigns (and paparazzi) appeared out of nowhere, yelling out for the singer and waving their iPhones in the air in an attempt to snap a picture of her. Rihanna was gracious and gave them a quick wave and hustled into the building to get to work.
The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards are set to go live from Staples Center in Los Angeles TONIGHT at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Via MTV.com: Rihanna Navy, STAND UP, and salute Princess Ri, because she’s going to be OPENING the 2012 VMAs with “We Found Love” and a brand-new remix of “Cockiness (Love It).” That pretty motherf***** A$AP Rocky and DJ/producer wunderkind will join her for “Cockiness” and VMA house DJ Calvin Harris will join her live on the VMA stage for “We Found Love”. And so get ready, because the VMAs are about to get a lot nastier as Rihanna commands you to lick her persuasion, suck that titular cockiness, and, of course swallow. It’s Rihanna’s fourth VMA performance, and something tells me that “Cockiness” is gonna be her freakiest VMA look at the good girl gone bad.
Rihanna’s also nominated for five VMAs, including Video Of The Year for “We Found Love” and “Take Care” with Drake and Best Pop Video and Best Female Video for “We Found Love.” And knowing how hard the Rihanna Navy’s been training for their VMA voting mission, something tells me that she’ll be back up on that Staples Center stage to accept a Moonman or two after her opening performance.
Check out this Viddy Rihanna just posted! One lucky Viddyographer is going to win the chance to shoot a Viddy live and in-person with Rihanna at the MTV VMA’s! Here’s how to enter:
Shoot a Viddy telling Rihanna why you should be the lucky winner. Hashtag your entry #VMA and share it across your social networks.
You have until Sunday September 2 to enter and the contest is limited to one entry per person. We’re pretty sure the entire Rihanna Navi will be participating in this one and the competition will be fierce, so put your best face forward!
If you catch Rihanna’s eye, Viddy will fly you and a friend to sunny Los Angeles on September 5th and put you up in the awesome JW Marriot Hotel, right next door to the Staples Center (home of this year’s VMA’s). On September 6th, you will meet Rihanna for your big on-camera moment and then attend the VMA’s courtesy of MTV.
For further information and all of the rules and details, click HERE.
The Promotion is open to legal residents of the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry.
Be sure to tune in to MTV on Thursday, September 6th at 8/7c.
Rihanna has confirmed that she will perform at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards!
Rihanna has been named in the Video of the Year category for her worldwide smash hit “We Found Love”, as well as “Take Care” – her collaboration with Drake. She has also racked up additional nods for Best Female Video, Best Choreography, Best Visual Effects and Best Pop Video.
The MTV Video Music Awards 2012 will be held in Los Angeles on September 6.
Which song would you like Rihanna to perform? Take a look at her VMAs highlights after the jump!
The nominations for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards are in, with RiRi leading the pack with five nods!
Rihanna has been named in the Video of the Year category for her worldwide smash hit “We Found Love”, as well as “Take Care” – her collaboration with Drake. She has also racked up additional nods for Best Female Video, Best Choreography, Best Visual Effects and Best Pop Video.
Congratulations, RiRi!
The MTV Video Music Awards 2012 will be held in Los Angeles on September 6.
Video of the Year(Vote!)
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Gotye, “Somebody That I Used To Know” Rihanna, “We Found Love” Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Best Female Video(Vote!) Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Katy Perry, “Part of Me”
Beyonce, “Love on Top”
Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
Selena Gomez & The Scene, “Love You Like a Love Song”
Best Pop Video (Vote!)
One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, “We Are Young” Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa, “Payphone”
Even though the VMAs were only half over, nothing got Twitter followers more excited than Rihanna’s surprise opening performance with Eminem. Slim Shady launched the show with a performance of “Not Afraid,” before the camera cut to Rihanna standing on the stage singing the opening chords of “Love the Way You Lie.”
Fans took to Twitter with their thoughts, and Rihanna and Eminem became two of the most talked-about performers of the night. More than 4,700 tweets per minute were posted after Rihanna’s performance, with the VMAs following her and Eminem being third most popular.
“SURPRISE!!!….just had to do it guys,” Rihanna tweeted after the performance, and fans responded in kind.
Current Projects
What is Rihanna currently working at
THIS IS THE END (2013) Release date: June 2013 Directors: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen Status: Post-production
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse. Actors are playing themselves.
NUDE (2012) Release date: November 2012 Details: Third fragrance
Nude by Rihanna is a sweet floral – fruity fragrance with a
vanilla background. With its woody and skin musky notes, the fragrance
transmits intimacy and a feeling of bare skin and nakedness.
STYLED TO ROCK Coming in: Fall 2013 Network: Style Official Website
The Styled To Rock competition launches with a nationwide search for cutting-edge designers looking to take their craft to the next level. Rihanna will personally select the 12 designers.
LOUD TOUR LIVE AT THE O2 DVD Release date: December 18, 2012 Pre-order now: DVD, Blu-Ray
Loud Tour Live At The O2 is a 90 minutes-plus chronicle of Rihanna's sold-out show at the legendary London venue, the climactic final stop of her 2011 world tour.
UNAPOLOGETIC (2012) Release date: November 19, 2012 Label: Island Def Jam
Rihanna has released her 7th album, "Unapologetic". The first single, "Diamonds", is one of Rihanna's biggest hits worldwide. "Stay" is the second single and "Pour It Up" has been added to the U.S. radios.
Current Projects
What is Rihanna currently working at
THIS IS THE END (2013) Release date: June 2013 Directors: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen Status: Post-production
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse. Actors are playing themselves.
NUDE (2012) Release date: November 2012 Details: Third fragrance
Nude by Rihanna is a sweet floral – fruity fragrance with a
vanilla background. With its woody and skin musky notes, the fragrance
transmits intimacy and a feeling of bare skin and nakedness.
STYLED TO ROCK Coming in: Fall 2013 Network: Style Official Website
The Styled To Rock competition launches with a nationwide search for cutting-edge designers looking to take their craft to the next level. Rihanna will personally select the 12 designers.
LOUD TOUR LIVE AT THE O2 DVD Release date: December 18, 2012 Pre-order now: DVD, Blu-Ray
Loud Tour Live At The O2 is a 90 minutes-plus chronicle of Rihanna's sold-out show at the legendary London venue, the climactic final stop of her 2011 world tour.
UNAPOLOGETIC (2012) Release date: November 19, 2012 Label: Island Def Jam
Rihanna has released her 7th album, "Unapologetic". The first single, "Diamonds", is one of Rihanna's biggest hits worldwide. "Stay" is the second single and "Pour It Up" has been added to the U.S. radios.
Even though the VMAs were only half over, nothing got Twitter followers more excited than Rihanna’s surprise opening performance with Eminem. Slim Shady launched the show with a performance of “Not Afraid,” before the camera cut to Rihanna standing on the stage singing the opening chords of “Love the Way You Lie.”
