Check out this video: RIHANNA NYC MySpace Music Release 12/03/09MySpace Music extended their streak of bringing the biggest stars to NYC through the Urban Concert Series “THE RELEASE”. The Hammerstein Ballroom housed 800+ energetic fans, all which received a free ticket at that, not to mention the streaming video that went LIVE around the world, to see ROC Nation’s Princess, DEF JAM recording artist, Rihanna. Rihanna was in “town” to promote her latest album “Rated R”. The “Rated R” superstar sold 181,000 copies in the first week. And with Saturday Night Live waiting in the wings, last nights performance was a sign of what was to come tomorrow night.
An amazing plus to this performance was the intimacy of it all. Rihanna was given the opportunity to be up close and personal with her fans, eye to eye, almost in reaching distance from where ever you stood. But if it was up to this beautiful talent, you’d just have to ‘Wait Your Turn’. Rihanna hit the stage with unshakable confidence. And why shouldn’t she? She is clearly in the best shape of her life, with an undeniable fashion sense and a sex appeal that pulls you in. “The Wait is Over,” she sung to a packed house, that was well, waiting. I would say that “good” things come to those who wait, but didn’t she turn “bad” last album?
Rihanna took a seat at mid-center stage to sing her lead single ‘Russian Roulette’. The silver chair spun as Rihanna delved deeper into a love that was life threatening, written by multi-platinum singer/songwriter, Ne-Yo. The stage went red with pain as the crowd sung along to the heart pounding ballad. Rihanna rose to her feet for the bridge and once again, the crowd just ate it up. Now I must say that a little more time in sound check would have done well for the total ambiance. But still in all, Rihanna held it down nicely. Speaking of the “Good Girl, Gone Bad”, the next song ‘Please Don’t Stop the Music’ was more of an upbeat performance. Rihanna danced from one end of the stage to the other as her fans threw their hands in the air and pulled out their best moves. Next, ‘Take a Bow’ found Rihanna sitting on a stool, front and center stage, and emotionally belting out lyrics that may have more meaning today than they ever had.
Last but not least, Rihanna finished the set with ‘Disturbia’ which was remixed in a way that slowed the uptempo hit down into an R&B ballad. This performance would switch speeds but remained dark. To close out the show, Rihanna delivered two crowd favorites. She performed her new single ‘Hard’, which practically everybody in attendance sung along with, word for word.
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