For them, that’s often the peak, but for her, that was a starting point and she has kept ascending to an untouchable level ever since.
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Twitter’s analysis of its own social media platform revealed that Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kanye West, Drake and Fifth Harmony were the most tweeted about people in the three hours before, and during the 2016 VMAs. Spears performed her hit Make Me. and danced slickly, but she didn’t actually sing a word of the song live.
Nine years ago, Britney was heavily criticised for her out-of-sync VMAs performance at a time when her personal and professional life was falling apart. MTV has been known to have one of the most outrageous, spontaneous and surprising award shows of all time, and without an official host this year, no one knew what to expect. He had to be there for his moment with Rihanna and before he could present it to her, he made the most incredible speech. When it comes to music, she relentlessly takes over the charts with every release. But, you know what, I don’t remember at all. Some artists need to play a character to achieve success.
“We love the woman who hasn’t changed since day one”, he declared in his heart-warming speech.
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Their club outing occurred after 29-year-old Drake professed his love for Rihanna as he presented her with the top MTV prize and hailed the star for “ascending to an untouchable level” in her career. Kanye West too, made a special appearance to deliver a meditation on fame before introducing the steamy and surreal video for Fade, starring actress and Good Music recording artist Teyana Taylor and her fiancée, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Iman Shumpert. “She’s a living, breathing legend in our industry, ladies and gentleman, the recipient of the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award for 2016, Rihanna”. While rumors have been flying about a romantic relationship between the two, neither has confirmed them.
