Rihanna's Grammy awards performance was one of the most anticipated performances of the night. But she shockingly pulled out just hours to the event blaming her decision on bronchitis.
However, PageSix is reporting that Rihanna backed out for other reasons.
Sources says Riri pulled out last minute in fear of giving a bad performance. They say she rehearsed twice but after seeing Kendrick Lamar and others rehearse, she decided to back out.
One source said:
"She felt like her performance couldn't compare (to some of the other artists), and she was trying to avoid the embarrassment because she knew it wasn't the right comeback performance."
Another source said:
“It was underwhelming. The performance was like a throwback to an ’80s talk show. James Corden was going to introduce her, and she was supposed to walk over, talk to him, then gyrate on the mike.”
The source continued:
“People were watching like, ‘Oh, is that it?’ She was singing parts of the song live, but it had a lot of recorded vocals [in rehearsal]. We were surprised when she rehearsed the ballad [all the way through], because we thought she was going to kill it and come back with [her more upbeat single] ‘Work.’ It didn’t seem like Rihanna.”
Producers then agreed with her team.
“It was an intense conversation. It didn’t seem like they were discussing a doctor’s note,” they said.
Nights before the Grammys, Rihanna performed in a Lionel Richie tribute and partied at Up&Down in New York with Naomi Campbell for RiRi’s Fenty x Puma fashion show.
The hitmaker also seems to have had a speedy recovery from the alleged "bronchitis" because after the awards - she was back at Up&Down celebrating her 28th birthday days later.
So, was she really sick or was she just afraid of a flopped performance? Share your thoughts...
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