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Rolling Stone
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Right on the heels of her blockbuster Battleship promotions, Rihanna brought a sense of spectacle to her third appearance as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, mixing in elaborate sets, lighting and costumes.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/vi...#ixzz1u8j9v6RJ
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Daily Mail
HitFix
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The keyboards during the soaring chorus sound like they were ripped from “Only Girl In the World” to break up the Moroccan-inspired club beat. Rihanna also proves that Shakira’s got a run for her money when it comes to hip shaking. I really enjoy when artists push the limits of what the “SNL” stage can actually do. Even if the music should ultimately matter, this is a case where the staging actually brought out elements of the music that the “normal” set might have not elicited. Here’s a case where the performance definitely increased my overall enjoyment of the song. [Grade: B+]
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/monkeys-...ng-and-rihanna
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Hollywood Reporter
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Rihanna didn’t do any acting on Saturday Night Live, but she did plenty of performing. The singer brought elaborate sets, costumes and lighting to her musical performances, and gave the audience one of the strongest visual spectacles of the SNL season.
In front of a spider web, Rihanna began her first appearance with “Birthday Cake” and ended up on “Talk That Talk.”
With “Where Have You Been,” Rihanna played the part of queen, reclining on a leopard print chair and flanked by dancers dressed in ancient Egyptian fashion. The costuming in her SNL performance was a bit different than in the song’s swamp to desert music video, which debuted last week, and demonstrated the thought the singer put into her duties as musical guest.
Will Usher or Mick Jagger live up to Rihanna’s example on the final two episodes of the season? We'll have to wait until May 12 and May 19 to find out.
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E! Online
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While Rihanna didn't get in on the comedic action in any of the skits, the 24-year-old singer was on hand to perform "Birthday Cake" sans Chris Brown and "Talk That Talk" in black knee-high boots and high-waisted, super-short shorts.
Rihanna also went on to perform "Where Have You Been" on probably one of the most elaborate sets a performer has had this season. Complete with drummers and about 10 dancers, the pop star writhed her way around the Arabian themed set-up and showed off some great dance moves while she was at it.
Read more: http://www.eonline.com/news/eli_mann...#ixzz1u8kHJa00
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Mediaite
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Well, you can’t say that Rihanna didn’t make excellent use of the stage. For her second performance, she turned the space into some kind of harem in outer space, and was surrounded by female dancers wearing cargo pants and headscarves. Vocally, this performance of “Where Have You Been” was much stronger than “Birthday Cake/Talk That Talk,” and the total weirdness of the concept was certainly exciting.
After a season of dicey musical performances, many of them from new or little known artists, it was nice to see Rihanna take to the stage like a pro.
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/rihanna-p...-harem-on-snl/
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Hollywood Life
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The Saturday Night Live stage has played host to the biggest names in music, but no one has ever put on a show as hot as Rihanna‘s May 5 performance of “Where Have You Been.” The incredibly elaborate production found RiRi baring her sexy stomach, surrounded by royally sexy back-up dancers, and looking even better than she sounded. We knew Rihanna could break it down, but she gave Shakira a run for her hip-shaking money last night!
http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2012/05...deo-snl-may-5/
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Perez Hilton
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As to be expected, she KILLED!
Rihanna returned to the Saturday Night Live stage for the third time last night, this time as a musical guest for host Eli Manning, and performed one helluva mash-up of songs Talk That Talk and Birthday Cake, as well as her latest single, Where Have You Been!
Ch-ch-check 'em out (above)!
Oh man! We NEVER expected to hear Birthday on live television EVER, but are we thrilled that she did or WHAT?
Especially as she set it up as the perfect opener to the album's title track!
LOVE!
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http://perezhilton.com/2012-05-06-ri...e#.T6cbt-vwtoA
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