He needed to take out entire billboards to show Rihanna how proud he was of her for earning the coveted award. When I think about the Vanguard Award and receiving this tonight, all I could think of was my country. With that he presented her with the Moon Man but Rihanna gave him a passing kiss and embrace before taking on the mike. This year it is being awarded to Rihanna, who split up her performances throughout the night, singing hits such as “Work”, “We Found Love” and “Love on the Brain”.
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Drake and Rihanna are official. When it comes to performance, they swarm in masses just to be in her presence, obviously. What’s most impressive is the person. Some need to downplay their own natural instincts to blend in. She succeeds by doing something that no one in this music industry does, which is being herself.
Regardless, we know the KUWTK couple has nothing but love for the Formation singer – as the group all partied together after the show, and the clothing designer raved about the songstress (once again) in his speech introducing the music video for Fame.
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“We love the woman who hasn’t changed since day one”, he declared in his heart-warming speech. Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award-winner, Rihanna dazzled with a career-spanning four-act performance – including an electrifying opening dance medley and a trio of stirring ballads to close – before accepting the VMAs’ highest honour with a heartfelt tribute by Drake. In addition to the show’s diverse collection of awards, the unexpected revival of the Best Long Form Video award came from a 25-year evolution of the music scene. All his adult life he’s looked up to her, even though she’s younger than him. The rapper gave a heartfelt introduction for the award victor who he has been rumored to have a romantic relationship with.
