i've mentioned this before but i saw the weeknd and he legit just sang in front of some cool lighting/backfrops. he barely moved. if rih legit just sang but had an interesting production stage behind her she would be relatively fine. i would rather her show off vocals than be out of breath half the time
i think part of it is saving money

they saved a lot of money on DWT because they didn't have to pay for intense production set-ups. now that she's gotten her money together/has a million endorsements maybe they'll step it up for the next tour
edit: he wasn't hitting high notes either so rih could STRATEGICALLY point to the crowd if/when necessary
