Drake professed his love for rumoured girlfriend Rihanna at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night (28Aug16).
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It was reminiscent of the 2014 VMAs, when Beyonce also performed for 16 minutes and accepted the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award.
Drake also posted a selfie of himself kissing Rihanna on the cheek and wrote on Instagram, “This is a night for us all to be thankful for what you have done for us!”
She sang songs like “We Found Love” and “Where Have You Been” – sometimes letting the backing track do most of the work – on Sunday at Madison Square Garden in NY, where she’ll receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award.
The 34-year-old superstar led all nominees heading into the show with 11 nods for her groundbreaking Lemonade album and short film. At one point during the show, Brit danced sensuously around Eazy before sliding her hand just above his groin area from behind. All my adult life, I’ve looked up to her even though she’s younger than me.
– Collaboration video: Fifth Harmony feat.
Performers included Nick Jonas, The Chainsmokers, Ty Dollar $ign and Ariana Grande, who brought spin class to the VMA stage when she sang the reggae-tinged “Side to Side” with Nicki Minaj.
– Art direction: David Bowie, “Blackstar” (Jan Houllevigue).
Her politically-charged “Formation” beat Adele’s 2015 comeback single “Hello”, Drake’s “Hotline Bling”, Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” and Kanye West’s sleeping nude celebrity look-alikes in “Famous” for video of the year. “The rapper-singer-producer performed his hit “(Expletive) Up Some Commas”.
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But Queen Bey started slaying the whole show as soon as she got there. Puff Daddy, who presented the award, said Drake was stuck in traffic.
