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Rolling Stone Ruthlessly Drags Ciara & Praises Rihanna
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WORST: Ciara Curbs Her Enthusiasm
Ciara is no stranger to award-show purgatory, having spent the entirety of last year's American Music Awards in the Music Freedom Lounge, essentially a T-Mobile-branded cell. On Sunday, she took on what seemed like a more liberating role, making her debut as BBMA co-host, but right from the start, her demeanor seemed strained. Even with her fiancé Russell Wilson present to give moral support, the R&B princess muddled through an awkward evening, feigning enthusiasm during each painful appearance as she set about sapping once-meaningful adjectives like "amazing" and "incredible" of any kind of meaning.(The subversive quality that she demonstrated a month before the awards show, when she refused to say the name of a nominee for Top Rap Artist, her ex Future, whom she's suing for $15 million for slander and libel, was nowhere to be found.) Ciara may have been outfitted in a slew of glittery, cleavage-baring gowns, including one metallic "naked" ensemble, but nothing could distract from the fact that she continually repeated names and words a beat behind Ludacris,as if she was forever playing catch-up. It turned out to be Rihanna's night to shine bright like a diamond, so Ciara just seemed like a disappointing glass bauble.
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Meanwhile.....
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BEST OF THE NIGHT: Rihanna Belts a Monster Torch Song
Before Rihanna picked up the fan-voted Chart Achievement Award, she issued a timely reminder that Beyoncé isn't the only superstar singer to release a major LP in 2016. The decidedly old-school "Love on the Brain" – one of Anti's surprisingly potent deep cuts – is a passion-fueled torch song given a Rihanna spin ("I'm tired of being played like a violin/What do I gotta do to get in your mother****in' heart?" she sings on record). On Sunday night she fully leaned into the track, showcasing the raspy, gritty side of her voice. Her fiery performance showed not just how far she's come since the "Pon De Replay" days but where she could potentially take her overflowing charisma and newly unearthed vocal nuance.
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This is just what RS said about ha, not us. Personally I thought she had on some beautiful gowns
