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It was supposed to be Rihanna’s big night. Is that the way it really turned out though? It was more like Beyonce’s night with Bonus Rihanna, and I’m saying that as someone who genuinely enjoyed Rihanna’s performances, scattered throughout the evening. Rihanna didn’t walk the carpet – few Vanguard Award winners do – but she had many costume changes on-stage. None of them were really that great. Rihanna’s first set-piece and costume looked like Katy Perry cast-offs. Plus, no judgment, there were like a dozen major lip sync fails during this part. Update: UGH, MTV is being rude about the embeds for some reason?? You can see the videos of her performances here.

The 2016 Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award recipient, @rihanna ? https://t.co/mpvEHzNwGv

— MTV (@MTV) August 29, 2016

Here’s Drake presenting Rihanna with her Video Vanguard Award. Drake had been “stuck in traffic” (???) for most of the show, so he did miss several of Rihanna’s performances. At least he showed up in the end, which is why he got to live the dream and publicly proclaim his love for Rihanna (she rolled her eyes when he did that):

Here’s her acceptance speech. She keeps it short and sweet.

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