I feel bad for both of them. Rihanna seemingly wanted to perform but got sick and didn't want long term damage before her tour, which is absolutely fair. Also, that's not abandoning Rihanna at all. He's a guitarist so it's just on to the next gig. He'll probably collab with her again
I would be devastated if I thought I was going to perform at the Grammys and literally right before being told it wasn't going to happen. Understandable
He wasnt' going to do the tour with her anyway, the KIB performance was like a reunion with him for "one night only" as he said on his instagram some days ago.
I'm sorry but, Kiss It Better isn't even a vocally challenging song. Lets not act like Rihanna wasn't going to let the playback do most of the work anyway. Rihanna is lazy, it's not so hard to comprehend.
I'm sure they meant that the term "no shade" was unnecessary as you constantly shade Rih & most likely meant that as shade as well. Ya know, based on your prior history.