The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards are set to kick off in interesting fashion.
For, Rihanna will officially open the show tomorrow.
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The Bajan sensation made the announcement herself this evening. She said on Twitter:
Kickin Awf the @MTV #VMAs Sun at 9PM! Thank you for this ? in honor of the #VMAs2016 era @pandagunda! #RiRiVanguardhttps://t.co/sEpgVVVfcz
— Rihanna (@rihanna) August 27, 2016
It’s quite the coup for the star, who’ll also be receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at tomorrow’s event.
That said, she’ll have fierce competition for column inches as the likes of Britney Spears, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, and allegedly Beyonce are also taking to the stage.
The 2016 VMAs airs live from Madison Square Garden tomorrow 8/9c.
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She’ll slay as she is at her best and gives it her ALL when performing for Awards shows opposed to her own tour shows.
Oh good for her to have her moment. And as the tour rituals go… The small ones open for the big ones!
That’s TOUR. This is an award show, the best of the best opens the show. The opening is the most important to all award shows, that always been the rule. 2nd is the closing Nice try tho.
girl shut up
No hating, ri is great but common there are legends on the stage that she can not do otherwise but respect.
Just have a feeling that something horribile will happen to one of the signers… Just a feeling. And it’s not ironic. I feel like aaliyah is bringing someone home.
Beyonce Rihanna Briteny and Nicki Minaj are performing on the same stage, what I’ll give to actually have them all on the same track, it will spend half a year at number one haaaa…. Needed me, Sorry, Make me, side to side, I’m here for this
Hmmm… I feel she should be the one closing the Show or at least be performing Midway through the event. Hopefully no other performance overshadows her performance seeing as she is receiving the MJ Vanguard Award. There is a big list of current artists peforming this year.
Bey will make her a distant memory
Lol y’all say that every day and it still hasn’t happened.
She’s not opening the awards. This is an ameteur made video.
LMAO!!! Ummm…. She INFACT tweeted this herself. What kind of stan????
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Kickin Awf the @MTV #VMAs Sun at 9PM! Thank you for this ? in honor of the #VMAs2016 era @pandagunda! #RiRiVanguard
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She is said to be performing 4 times… hope it’s the FIRST PERFORMANCE to MANY !!????
SLAY ZAUGHTERRRRR, Get You Some????!!
She is said to be performing 4 times… Lets hope it’s the FIRST PERFORMANCE to MANY !!????
SLAY ZAUGHTERRRRR, Get You Some????!!
Yeah I saw her IG post too.
So here is what I’ve gathered from solid sources.
Performance #1. Opening performance of new single Love on the brain.
Performance #2. Melody of all her hits before accepting her award. She’s also performing alone…so no drake or jay.
This gonna be so lit I can’t wait, at last this era turn out to be Rihanna’s best era . Never thought she is gonna come through this era but she did.She been breaking legends records left & right.
And rihanna still doesn’t know about nigeria’s existence.
And Nigeria don’t know u pressed ass too.
??????? my ears bout to be all f***** up f***** wit riri
The VMA’s haven’t been this anticipated in years..
It still isnt
Im still presst Fifth Harmony not performing
No we good !
I can’t wait. Most of us grew up with Rihanna , the sound track to our Primary and Highschool years.
Girl please
How old are you?
Primary and high school years… How old are you?
Turnin 22
Yeah I’m talking ‘Ye, yeah I’m talking Rih, yeah I’m talking B… I’m actually excited to see this show! Seems like everyone will be on their A game! Glad to see Onika and Ariana again too! Britney better not drop the ball!
She better come up with something controversial if she wanna be remembered a little bit that night
Yonce better come up with a gimmick if she wants to steal the spotlight.Maybe announce another pregnancy?
Rhi has NOTHING on Bey performce. Stop being intentionally stupid. Lets just focus on Rhi stayn on key.
Ri will show her nips and grind on Drakes micro D. I cant wait!!!
Yonce will dry hump a camel.
She better bring it! And who came up with this thing that she’s performing 4 times? Cause I don’t see it. This girl has to do a 14-16 minute melody that’s a lot I just don’t see her having 4 performances.
I know, like calm down. That just makes no sense lol!
So I’m sampling Britney’s “Glory” album and while I don’t like the sound or the direction, (because it sounds generic, as in it’s the sound everyone on pop radio is doing) there are a FEW songs I do like. However it reminds me of MØ … Like Usher, I don’t get why these Veteran artist keep chasing these “youthful” songs/trends? I personally feel their music should be getting mature with age, which in turn would be schooling the new artist. I mean it’s a damn shame when you have people like Nick Jonas and Ariana Grande having more mature sounding songs…
I been waiting on that sunshine boy I think I need that back ??
hope she’s not performing love on the brain. even though it’s her next single. she already sang that at the billboard music awards
She has a 14min slot. So she just might.
Hell, she ought to. That was one song she slaaayed honey. Finally she stayed on key.
I will be watchn
I don’t know what’s more disturbing, the fact that she hasn’t grown since her first VMA performance or the fact she’s getting this award when there are artists way more deserving…
I think this would’ve been a good year to give it to Aaliyah. Usher could’ve also been considered. Missy Elliot should’ve gotten this award a loooooooonnnngggg time ago. There were so many other deserving options that it’s clear at this point, in opting for popularity, that the VMA’s are hanging by a thread.
Agreed!!!!
If she’s opening the show, then it’s going to be one of those special MTV performances.
I love Rihanna, don’t get me wrong but she does not deserve this award. And since when do you open the show with the recipient of the MJ award anyway? The opening is always either someone who’s coming back with new stuff or has some sort of statement to make (Britney’s single debuts, her Madonna kiss, Nicki & Taylor squashing beef etc). It should be Britney opening for the sake of an iconic/nostalgic comeback moment, then Rihanna’s MJ shenanigans midway and maybe Beyonce could close or whatever but to open with this at the VMA’s on the year that Britney is meant to be coming back is just lazy. Not to mention disrespectful. Britney made this award show. Give her the damn slot. Same with Beyonce, she’s overrated AF but she is the most nominated so if she performs she better be closing. I wouldn’t even show up if I was Bey and they had me performing mid-show. Bye. Nope.
Even though I sorta agree… I’d rather see a crackhead open the show before a robot.
#sorryiaintsorry
Not crackhead and robot? Jesus take the wheel and park it in the driveway… Lmao
Well who made you v.m.a director/ vanguard judge? Rihanna more than deserves this for contributions to pop culture and visual tenures. She has more creativity and set trends in her pinky then bey has in her whole hand. She has become a staple in the music industry regardless of what you say. The music industry has literally become Beyoncé versus Rihanna. She has been through years of backlash! Years of people telling her she can’t! Years of people saying she won’t do! Years of people saying she’s over! But guess what? She isn’t.! And I’m glad she is receiving this award. I’m glad she is wrapping up the anti era like this. Now she can focus on her endorsements and projects that actually thrive and sell. Focus on these big cinema projects coming up. All the cake needs on top is for her to drop anti part 2 or rerelease with a b side to the album and let it self itself or stream itself. Seeing that anti has surpassed 1.2 billion streams ( thought nobody cares though). You guys will just have to seethe as usual. The award is going to her. Regardless. Tune in. Stay mad. Keep grinding.
Agreed. Beyonce should close the show
I think bey is doing a prince tribute. We’ve all seen her tour everywhere so if she is coming to perform greatest hits ; it would just look desperate seeing that that’s what Rihanna is doing. I think Rihanna is performing twice. On the commercial it says Rihanna takes the stages as in plural. So I’m thinking she may open with one song from anti maybe; then later on down the line give vanguard tease.
The vanguard winner gets the longest slot of the night she’ll have to fit everything in there that’s how it’s done. MTV has to fit all the other performers in the time slot they have for the show which is like 2hours I think. They’re already 9 other confirmed performers and they will probably be more. Awards have to be presented etc. The only way Rihanna is performing twice is if she performing with another artists or she
Yoooouu Needed me, I hope she performs Needed me for like 10 minutes none stop. lol I’m so obsessed with that song, Feel a little more and give a little less I know you hate to confess, On the other Hand I can’t wait to see My Queen Bey perform as well…
Rihanna will s*** it down !!!!!!!!!?????????
SHUT*!!!
Can’t wait to watch!
They certainly didn’t want to save her until last did they? A bit shady of them to have her open and not close lol.
Who knows…
Maybe she ask to open or they offer her the choise. Since she receive the Vanguard Awards.
She always holds her own at awards shows
Go rihhh ?
She’s going to kill it. This is taking her career to the next level. She’s entering legendary status now.
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Haters need to worry will anyone know any of the songs Beyonce perform, since there’s no hits this Era.
Are you sure about that ? Performance wise Rihanna f****** sucks
Kiii Beyonce has no hits to perform.Grape soda is tanking, the GP is tired.
Exactly ! No hits this era. Must be a desperate attempt to get something to stick since the masses are completely over lemonade.
Ill be tuned in, Yet Im not diving into all this hype being created…. Award shows in general have been a huge let down for the past several years…
Open? Aren´t this type of performances usually saved for later on in the show? Wow I guess they know they cannot leave the best for last with her cause nothing about it will be “best” material LMAO
Cant wait for Drake and Rihanna performance