MTV Point of View,,,Paris
Despite some technical issues Rihanna was visibly displeased with something in her in-ear monitor and even walked offstage for a moment, returning only to literally push away a technician who came out to help her the show was her best yet. Clearly, a lot rides on the crowd and the artist's relationship with them. And as she declared, referring to her Parisian fans, "You guys are the best."

Following the show, it probably should have been off to bed for all of us, but when in Paris, how can you resist the afterparty? We got to unwind at the star-packed fete and are now off to Berlin, our second-to-last stop in Europe before closing out in NYC