MTV VMAs ‘Awwww’ moment: When Drake presented Rihanna with Vanguard Award

This is the first time the show is airing LIVE at Madison Square Garden, and RiRi is receiving the most coveted award, so of course, she looked drop-dead-gorgeous.

Rihanna went on the note the award’s connection to all of the people who’ve felt represented by her work and presence as an artist. She kept things more downbeat for this last set; performing “Needed Me” and “Pour It Up” with foreboding backlighting and smoky surroundings; she then slipped into her anthem “Bitch Betta Have My Money” with her cadre of goth dancers surrounding her.

The singer is to collect the MTV Video Vangard Award Sunday night. Side note-he was three hours late to the whole event, missing his award for “Hotling Bling” by at least an hour, and then when he finally showed up, he was pretty much the only guy who didn’t get the memo that tuxedos were definitely optional, so-there’s that.

Sadly for fashionistas, Rihanna skipped the white carpet.

“That’s why I called her”, he said with a laugh.

As the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards were finishing up today, Drake stepped up to present Rihanna with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.

Other performers include Britney Spears, Ariana Grande with Nicki Minaj, Future, Nick Jonas and The Chainsmokers. “The rapper-singer-producer performed his hit “(Expletive) Up Some Commas”.

Here’s some advice if you ever find yourself up for Best Hip-Hop Video at the VMAs (note: you will probably not ever actually be nominated, and it has more to do with math than whether or not you spit fire): Leave early to avoid getting in a traffic jam.

Rihanna accepted the award, giving Drake a big hug and what looked to be a quick kiss before addressing the audience. The music video, which shows him looking frail in bed with bandaged eyes, was released just days before the icon’s January 10 death. The girl group also won song of the summer for “All In My Head (Flex)”.

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Jimmy Fallon, who presented video of the year, dressed as Ryan Lochte and even sported the platinum blonde hair.