Rihanna has been one of the last decade’s most bankable pop stars, with her devil-may-care persona and her knack for picking beats that anticipate the zeitgeist supercharging even her more reserved hits. When her eighth album, “Anti,” came out in January, it was, quite naturally, a Big Pop Event. It’s also one of the year’s better pop records because of the way it places her familiar voice in hyperrealistic close-up
Starting off with the pleading ballad “Stay” was a bold choice for an artist whose songs — from the 2007 smash “Umbrella” to the silvery “Work,” which just entered its eighth week atop the Billboard Hot 100 — have helped define America’s perception of the pop banger.
Rihanna commanded the stage even when surrounded by glitter-covered dancers, while a midshow medley of three hits for which she provided hooks — T.I.’s “Live Your Life,” Jay Z’s “Run This Town,” and Kanye West’s “All of the Lights” — proved that she could do the same among music’s heaviest hitters.
Rihanna led the crowd in a triumphant singalong, asserting her position at the song’s center.
“Kiss It Better” — a sumptuous “Anti” ballad in which Rihanna’s commands are trailed by a juicy guitar lick — closed out the night, with her powerhouse singing and assertive lyrics playing off the longing of “Stay” in a way that showed how Rihanna’s independent spirit had only grown stronger while under the white-hot spotlight
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The way they praised everything about her... From her album, to her stage presence, to her vocals.
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