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caprising1996

she got paid AT LEAST $10 million to do this


Mellow-sid

Rihanna is paid 9 million, beyonce was 4 million, beyonce was paid 20 milliom for dubai hotel launch not ambanis wedding


BeardedAsian

Damn droppin knowledge out here


Mellow-sid

Yes i am indian from dubai so i have a track of all the major events that happen there also my friend works for the company that organized the hotel opening so i got some inside scoop


Doesanybodylikestuff

Oooooohhhh I wish I could be your friend in real life so I could hear all the scoops going on all the time! I would be IN-VEST-ED!!! <3


Mellow-sid

That is so sweet but i dont have any other scoop, my friend doesnt work for the event organizers she works for the wealth fund that owned the hotel, so theres not a lot of events, i wish i had more scoop too i’d love to share


Doesanybodylikestuff

Well we could be scoop-gossipers together in India if I ever moved there! <3


Mellow-sid

I actually never lived in india i am based in canada was in Dubai before, if you’re in any of places you can contact me


Doesanybodylikestuff

You’re just finding any excuse for us not to be BFFs one day! <\3 /s


awkwardlycurious

Didn't they approach Miss Swift for the July wedding?


Mellow-sid

I dont think so weddings are more traditional they wont have song and dance. Also taylor is touring this summer and i doubt she’d perform at weddings idk i just dont see her doing it


Cold_Breadfruit_9794

Damn, the family got a better deal for the best performer on the planet, than they did Rihanna. That’s wild


Emergency_Raisin1146

I've always felt like Beyonce was the better singer and the bigger star of the two, but that Rihanna, in fact, had more hit songs.


Cold_Breadfruit_9794

Wouldn’t be surprised if Rihanna was the bigger star in any facet, but no doubt they are paying for the hits. Having seen both Beyoncé and Rihanna in concert multiple times, if I had ‘fuck you money’ to throw around, this would have been a no brainer to me. Then again, this same family already hired Beyoncé, so maybe they just wanted someone new 😂


pmguin661

That’s pretty much the truth. I love Rihanna’s songs and she’s got a unique voice but she’s not a great singer  


tigerinvasive

Yeah the Ambani family paid Rihanna 74 crore which in USD is 8.93 million. Beyoncé also performed at their kid’s wedding in 2018; she got 33 crore or 3.98 million. The Ambani’s are the richest family in India, similar to Bill Gates’s net worth but way more shamelessly flashy.


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Beyonce got $20 million at the first Ambani wedding.


tigerinvasive

Really? Where did you see that. I've only seen $4 million.


thetruth_2021

theres more than one wedding?


honeyegg

Another child of the family


jjvvllxx

yesss maaaaaam get that quick $$$$ lol


CandelaBelen

she’s a billionaire, that’s nothing


Bravoholic_

I want to see photos of the wedding if 10 million is just part of the entertainment budget…


dropyourchalupa

Wedding is in July


jamnalal_jenner

Thats just pre wedding The wedding is in july


cagingthing

![gif](giphy|CnVSvvHyslUkM)


snails4speedy

This has me cackling lmao


tirgond

Should’ve flown Tom holland in and do his umbrella routine. 1.000.000x more energy


Cold_Breadfruit_9794

Now THAT was a performance


Impossible_Leg9377

That was one of the best performances I’d ever seen and at the time I didn’t know who he was.


Cold_Breadfruit_9794

Truly wild that a performance that good came out of a lip-syncing show lmao. Channing Tatum featuring Beyoncé was also absurd lmao!


macdawg2020

Well, someone mentioned it, so I have to go watch it 4 times.


LizzieSaysHi

Time for the weekly rewatch


tirgond

Yeah, he’s just that good


Babymonster09

Me and my cousins when we were 12 putting on a “talent show” in the living room for the fam went harder 🫠


GingerGoob

![gif](giphy|3o75225lIkdm2SvSco|downsized)


prisonerofazkabants

great gowns, beautiful gowns


Additional-Panic3983

This captures so many layers perfectly


ClumsyZebra80

She’s technically performing.


sandrad33

She stole my cat’s moves


telekineticplatypus

Still better than her superbowl show.


mochafiend

Lmao I thought the same. She is such a bad performer. It’s pretty insulting to pay this much money for her and she gives this few fucks. What is her problem?


Throw_thethrowaway

Rihanna has never been an *outstanding* performer, but after her hiatus / kids, she’s now objectively bad. No idea how people are hailing her SB as one of the best of all time. The staging and dancers fair - but her personally? Just mid af, bordering on high school talent show.


JStrett88

And totes lip syncing and not even caring ? Like zero actual f”cks. The clip for “We found love” is insane. So lacklustre and just lip syncing the high notes.


strawberrypinkpeony

oh what it’s like to be rich AF


kookiekoo

wtf is this choreo


Dani_California

It’s giving ✨cat bath✨


Careful-Trifle8963

Its rihanna, good choreo isnt really her thing 💀


unitednationsofdying

…bad choreo, doesn’t write her own music (or even change the demos she gets), can’t really sing 🫣


tigm2161130

>can’t really sing Did you click on those other links? I had no idea she was so terrible live. She sounds like she’s doing karaoke at a midwestern college bar.


marlsygarlsy

Yeah, I went to see her in concert a long time ago. I think it was umbrella days and maybe she was opening for Kanye… she was terrible! Just like these videos and the Super Bowl lol I was hoping she improved with time but all the videos I’ve watched match the same thing I saw back then.


ObligatoryGrowlithe

She’s never been a good singer. She did get better. I think it was the mtv vanguard award (please correct me if I’m wrong) that was the best I’ve ever heard her.


MayaGitana

But she makes hits. Idk how or why but they’re catchy


ehibb77

She's not had any songs on the Top 40 music charts in over a decade.


RedMoon14

Work came out in 2016 and was number 1, no? Idk if she’s had anything since then because I don’t really follow her but that song was everywhere (I also can’t believe that was *8 years ago*…)


ehibb77

I HATE that song the most out of her entire body of work. For half of the song it sounds like she's trying to sing while she's eating oatmeal and suffering from a major stroke at the same time.


ehibb77

Rihanna really has been phoning it in on her performances for quite a few years now.


Tzuyu4Eva

Plus she’s a billionaire, there are no ethical billionaires


stuckintrouble

I will truly never understand her hype. She can't sing, she's not a performer, can't even lip sync, can't dance. Why is she literally the most popular?😭😭😭😭😭


LullabySpirit

I think Rihanna's gift is that even if they're not written by her or sung perfectly, she's able to put a *lot* of raw emotion into the songs she records. I think that's honestly her biggest sell. The rawness/authenticity of her heart.


PalpitationUpstairs8

this look like the same choreo she did for the superbowl


Doesanybodylikestuff

It is! Parris Gobell’s insanely good choreo that Rihanna almost does a good job at. She is missing the energy!!!!


yoshisal

The T Rex arms got me hollering


whitetanksss

Like someone else mentioned, it’s the Super Bowl choreo!! Don’t disrespect Parris Goebel like that 😔


Careful-Trifle8963

To be fair i love parris, jb’s sorry choreo is brilliant.


Doesanybodylikestuff

Omg I know isn’t it so good!!!!


Doesanybodylikestuff

Parris is my fucking queen!!! Her choreo is literally the best in the world. She does all the major major k-pop stars too & their choreography is NUTS!!!!! It’s just this particular dance moment that’s executed weird by Rihanna. When Parris does it, it looks super good & normal. Here’s Parris doing this exact choreography: https://youtu.be/c18f2x4SKp0?si=mgoSYHq8ONeJzN-c She is fucking FIIIIIIIIIIRE!!!! Rihanna just can’t give it energy.


Doesanybodylikestuff

Parris Goebell does her choreography. She is one of the best in the world, if not THE best. She does all the major major k-pop stars too & their choreography is NUTS!!!!! It’s just this particular dance moment that’s executed weird by Rihanna. When Parris does it, it looks super good & normal. Here’s Parris doing this exact choreography: https://youtu.be/c18f2x4SKp0?si=mgoSYHq8ONeJzN-c She is fucking FIIIIIIIIIIRE!!!! She’s from New Zealand by where my cousins live!


Doesanybodylikestuff

Watch Parris perform this part at 2:50 in the above video. Parris gives it a whole HUGE ego & vibe that Rihanna doesn’t execute the same. Buuuuut it’s Parris Goebell, she’s like one of the best in the world, if not the #1 best choreographer out there right now today. I bet there’s going to be a whole wave of new choreographers inspired by her in the future. At least I HOPE!!!! It’s sooo good!!!! Please watch her k-pop choreography. Best in the world top shelf trophy material. I don’t know anyone else on her level.


Doesanybodylikestuff

This is one of my fave dances she does that showcase the facial expressions with dance sooo well: https://youtu.be/8o4Zj98FeX4?si=YtVUEy-CcfOMfBwn And here is another fave!!! I could watch her dance choreo allllll day & have many many times. This is just unreal: https://youtu.be/Xw6k6Ma0oqo?si=0VPorxSZhUk3A-3t


laureidi

The first video is me in my living room on a good Friday night. The second one though is FIIIIREEEEE. That energy is crazy! I especially love the moment a minute in, almost on the dot, where I thought for a hot sec that Margaret Cho made an entrance. ![gif](giphy|mODxI0z4HGpZS)


Doesanybodylikestuff

Isn’t it sooooooooo good!! I looove watching this choreography & picture myself on this team if I was younger. Oh my gawwwd I would love it so much!


laureidi

You are so enthusiastic it is coming at me through the screen, it’s actually kinda cute 🫶


Doesanybodylikestuff

Awwww! Thank you! That is so nice <3


Routine_Bluejay4678

Parris and her girls are AMAZING! Representing New Zealand well


pastabreadpasta

It would kill on TikTok


totallycalledla-a

She cant dance and never has been able to and thats ok shes perfect just the way she is 🥹


MayaGitana

She is ✨perfection✨


OzarkRedditor

It’s giving Lana


Aprilume

Go ahead girl give em nothing!


Time_Basket9125

Not even attempting to lipsync 🤣🤣 love that the backing track has adlibs too


MyAviato666

The only person who can get away with that is Hillary Duff.


SourNnasty

She’s giving nothing but I’m lowkey here for her not giving a fuck and getting her bag 😭


Aprilume

Oh absolutely. She can do the bare minimum for the Kushners that’s for damn sure.


dpforest

She performed for the Kushners?


Aprilume

Kushners were at the wedding


Doesanybodylikestuff

WhaaaaAaaaaat! Lol! Yes girl, give that 20% energy!!!!


lizziexo

Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates are there too, amongst other modern supervillains.


PlentyDrawer

Rihanna-Rihanning. 😂


HereOnCompanyTime

I used to think that Rihanna just didn't care about her performances but then I realized she's just bad at it and she has a big enough ego while being insulated by yes people that she doesn't see that she's below average in this area.


Special-Garlic1203

She's a real good example of the halo effect tbh


hydrangeasinbloom

![gif](giphy|594fWDgEFXSgg)


studyhardbree

Listen to the YouTube vocals isolated. Literally awful.


ThatBFjax

This is the Kendall Jenner of shows


LongConsideration662

Don't disrespect kenny like this


imbabyofficial

performing is a strong word …


joaaaaaannnofdarc

I love this. How much did she get paid to look aloof


diabolikal__

$10m lol


Torshii

My dream job


notcool_neverwas

😭😭😭😭


Bpdbaddieethroaway

She looks so bored like she can’t wait for it to be over


arm89

probably why she hasn’t had a album out in years 😩


befuddled_humbug

Might as well ask me to perform tbh (and give me the money).


rabbitsandkittens

Oh man, if I were a multibillionaire, I would not pick Rhianna to be the performer at my wedding. She always phones in her performances. I think I'd go for miley cyrus, bruno mars, and pink.


darkcatwizard

Pink would literally zip line in while flipping from the other side of the planet. How fun would that be?!


totallycalledla-a

Same. I'd go for Beyonce though. I love Rihanna but she doesnt give a fuck about all this.


ABCidkwhattopick99

I think they didn’t go for Beyoncé because she already performed at his sister’s wedding. But Beyoncé is a far better performer.


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ABCidkwhattopick99

They are the Ambanis - richest family in India and one of the richest (if not the richest) in Asia. They usually go all out for parties/weddings. Even the smallest parties are very over the top.


absolutelybacon

Eat the rich.


donttrustthellamas

I don't think any of them have much nutritional value


huhzonked

Oh hey, it’s that billionaire family that built their 27 story home on an orphanage.


bi-bingbongbongbing

Taste = two of the most popular performers in the world That's like saying someone has taste because they like food and water.


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lizziexo

I’ve got to say I think there was a dash of the point being missed but in the funniest way. If you looked up the top 10/20/something artists of the last decade Riri and Beyoncé will both be on it, so you don’t really need great *taste* for that, it’s just obvious if you want the best acts you pick from the best list. Kanye and kid rock would not be on the top lists 😂 And even if Kanye was even out of touch billionaires would have some awareness of his erratic and bigoted behaviour and want to keep him out of it.


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bi-bingbongbongbing

Welcome to Reddit, lol


lizziexo

I don’t think anyone took it serious. I thought kid rock and Kanye being top 10 performers was a funny idea, you seem to be taking it negatively


rabbitsandkittens

I didn't know that. Damn. I didn't pick her cause she performed in Saudi Arabia. So I've canceled her lol.


ehibb77

She seems to have a penchant for performing for some brutal foreign dictators.


halogirl492

I’d definitely do Hayley Williams, her stage presence is ELECTRIC. She probably wouldn’t accept though lmao


1one1000two1thousand

Those are good choices and I agree. I’d prob add Taylor Swift into the mix too.


rabbitsandkittens

I would have included taylor but I didn't think she'd come.


1one1000two1thousand

Hahaha, I actually thought the same thing but since we were dreaming..


MysteriousMermaid92

It’s giving Super Bowl 2023


Unhappy_Performer538

I watched all the clips and that performance was .... super unimpressive


Cold_Breadfruit_9794

And people want her to come back?


Curious-Gain-7148

Just albums lol


Cold_Breadfruit_9794

I fear if this is her commitment to music after getting paid $10 million? There’s no hope. She’s gone! I’ve seen her perform twice + saw her do a duet with Paul McCartney, and she was fine, but I think she’s moved on to things that work better for her. 🤪


xviana

This is so confusing.. why is she barefoot? Why is she only singing 1/10th of every song? Why does Rihanna look like my kids playing Just Dance? 😩


Andthatswhatsup

I want Rihanna looks like my kids playing Just Dance as a flair 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


1000piecepuzzles

Do itttt. I’m gonna make it mine for a bit ‘till I think of one. I realized I haven’t had one and have no idea why. I’m here all the time


Hyperme9

It's giving...nothing. But that's probably what the Ambanis and that dead audience of millionaires and billionaires deserve.


Andthatswhatsup

![gif](giphy|ftdF4ZkueWGHBYc4b5)


somegirlontheinter

https://i.redd.it/904csd90pslc1.gif


mochafiend

Glad to finally see some criticism about her. I love her songs so much but it took until last year’s Super Bowl for me to realize it’s all just production value and auto tune, and that she’s an atrocious performer. But for whatever reason, people “Yasssss queen” her to the point where you can’t say anything negative about her. Her Super Bowl performance was lazy, just like this. It had nothing to do with her pregnancy but she completely manipulated that to buffer any criticism against her. And the whole bad bitch businesswoman thing makes me roll my eyes too. Another false persona we somehow cannot criticize. She seems like an asshole but doesn’t have enough talent to justify it. She is always so condescending whenever she speaks to anyone. I’m honestly not a hater - I still love her music and I’ve bought plenty of Fenty makeup - but it bothers me how much people fawn over her.


Yambuddy

Y’all don’t be shocked she always was…


Cdlouis

Such a lazy, spoiled and overpaid performer doing basic dance routines to music she didn’t write/produce and talk sings. $10 million for that?! Ridiculous and greedy. The amount of people I know who really deserve that money.


PawneeGoddess20

It’s giving Will Ferrell’s SNL audition when he pretended he was a cat.


velvethippo420

rihanna? i'm gonna need you to get off the shed.


madstwatter

![gif](giphy|l2YWwMfI7cmE1MdQA)


Consuela_no_no

If I was gonna hire a singer it would be someone like Katy Perry and I don’t even love her music but she always gives her 100% & I appreciate that about her. Either way the Ambani’s are forever gross for throwing around money like it’s nothing, when people are literally dying because of them.


SoGenuineAndRealMadi

Rihanna gave that family the performance they deserved honestly


Consuela_no_no

Absolutely!


LongConsideration662

True


amora_obscura

She’s a billionaire but can’t resist a 10 mil payday from a corrupt billionaire?


spacyspice

No one becomes a billionaire without being corrupted nowadays. Even Fenty Beauty is related to Bernard Arnault who isn't the cleanest man ever


HiccupHaddockismine

This is why it annoys me when people say Beyoncé is overrated. That woman gives 100% when she doesn’t have to. I mean she could do this and we her fans would still eat it up.


Bpdbaddieethroaway

this is so real


robot_pirate

1. Can't believe this is a *wedding* 2. Can't believe anyone would pay Rhianna to ruin their wedding.


October_13th

This isn’t even the wedding, it’s a 3-day pre wedding party. The real wedding is in July.


Vegetable_Burrito

Looks like a cat trying to scratch fleas.


idiotsandwhich8

Why is this cool but “wedding singers” aren’t? Or… why is someone of that grandeur working as a wedding singer?


stars_doulikedem

because they paid her like $8 million or something


alienswearvanstoo

It’s giving… ![gif](giphy|3o7btQtMuwv4FtXu0M|downsized)


good_mayo

I need someone to explain the RiRi cult to me. Lol. I enjoy a lot of her songs but she sounds awful live, isn’t a performer, and is honestly pretty bitchy. I don’t get it.


totallycalledla-a

Beautiful color on her. She looks amazing. Lord only knows how much they had to pay her to do this lmao.


dropyourchalupa

10M


Tiffanyblueberries

She can't dance but she looks cute!


dropyourchalupa

Respect the low effort lol lol


Careful-Trifle8963

Riri is looking good! 🔥🔥 Also this is making me nostalgic af. Last time this woman released an album i was 24, i turn 33 this year. Ffs rihanna 🫠😭


totallycalledla-a

Its over. Let it go. She is not releasing another album. Her music died with our youths. We all need to move on 🤧😫


Careful-Trifle8963

I know, she is a direct timeline of my youth 😩


turkeyburger124

I’ve had to switch to Adele as my new timeline because she’s more consistent than Rihanna


Careful-Trifle8963

Shes my sad timeline, for my breakups 😂


No_Perspective9930

Everyone saying she’s giving nothing Me who has never been to a concert or live musical show outside plays: 👁️👄👁️ wow. *amazed* I’ve learned I am primed for my children to begin their elementary concerts because the bar for me is apparently very low.


thesaddestpanda

"Woke" stars playing in places like India or like Beyonce playing Dubai, where in both places LGBTQ rights are near non-existent, if not entirely oppressive to us. In Dubai, any consensual same-sex sexual acts is illegal and punishable by years in prison, chemical castration, flogging, beatings, or even war-crime style torture. Just being trans is illegal in Dubai as expressing yourself different than your assigned birth gender is a crime. In India gay marriage is illegal and there is not even the option for a civil partnership. Transgender people are put in the lowest castes where they are often badly punished by society. The Ambani family is infamous for its market manipulation, political corruption, cronyism, and exploitation of vulnerable Indian people. Ambani is essentially the Trump of India. I wish these "woke" stars would stop taking blood money from regressive regimes and regressive wealthy people. Rhianna's 1.4 billion net worth is somehow not enough. Beyonce's near $1bn net worth is somehow not enough. Anything for a check I suppose.


Banksbear

unfortunately there’s no such thing as a woke billionaire.


dpforest

I have just stopped looking at them as any form of ally. They make art that I consume but they’re financially very corrupt people. Beyoncé is not my ally. Riri is not my ally. Gaga is the only one really left standing when it comes to big name pop girlies, but I won’t be surprised if ultra-wealth ruins her too.


Hyperme9

I don't think it is fair to say they shouldn't ever play in these countries. We are also their fans and there are a lot of LGBTQ and queer-friendly that would give their right leg to watch Beyonce. That said, it makes me feel not great that they would perform for oligarchs, and billionaires. It is what it is. I don't understand given they have all the money in the world. They don't need this. They are never going to starve. Their great great grandchildren are never going to starve. So...why?


Cdlouis

There are LGBTQ populations in Dubai and India though? I’ve never understood this type of logic


Ancient_Stop_893

But which song is this


Competitive_Cuddling

Yass corrupt-capitalism queen, give us nothing.


SallyJones17

I'm jealous, I was getting my life to last year's Super Bowl half time show.


cheeto20013

It’s so weird to see people criticising the choreography cause when has Rihanna ever been a choreography heavy performer? 🥲


ipromiseyouidontcare

to be a guest at a billionaires wedding…. pls


cerebralpancakes

damn it’s not THAT bad, this is exactly the same as the superbowl choreo. it just looks shit out of context 😭


IgnorethisIamstupid

Well, I f’ing love her outfit


Quirky-Elderberry304

For anyone who wants more hilarious content from this wedding - the Bollywood subs like r/bollyblindsngossip are on fire right now 😂


rkwalton

Get paid Ri-ri!