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<a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB005404" title="Rihanna" href="/topic/entertainment/music/rihanna-PECLB005404.topic">Rihanna</a> was given one of the first showcase performances of the night, and delighted the audience with her hit Disturbia. While the set piece had some weird ganglike Zombie people carrying light-sticks, the song briefly quoted the Eurythmics' Sweat Dreams and the White Stripes Seven Nation Army, and the clear star here was Rihanna, as she overcame a raccoon-like haircut and a predictable dominatrix outfit to cut through the cheap-looking set piece with pure confidence and coolness. Likewise, she later upstaged T.I. on their duet of Live Your Life. <b>Grade for both performances: A-</b><br>
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Rihanna

Rihanna was given one of the first showcase performances of the night, and delighted the audience with her hit Disturbia. While the set piece had some weird ganglike Zombie people carrying light-sticks, the song briefly quoted the Eurythmics' Sweat Dreams and the White Stripes Seven Nation Army, and the clear star here was Rihanna, as she overcame a raccoon-like haircut and a predictable dominatrix outfit to cut through the cheap-looking set piece with pure confidence and coolness. Likewise, she later upstaged T.I. on their duet of Live Your Life. Grade for both performances: A-

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