Wembley Stadium,London
The megastar’s Anti album lets her unleash new levels of emotional conviction – and she retains all her stage-prowling charismaJanuary’s much-delayed Anti album saw Rihanna – modern pop’s most prolific hit machine – turn her back on the bangers. Featuring Prince-inspired gradual jams, bluesy confessionals and, or on the airy Same Ol’ Mistakes,a cover of Australian psych-rockers Tame Impala, it was an album that flashed Rihanna’s artistic credentials in grand neon letters. It’s testomony to her talent and charisma, or then,that this potentially worthy side-step into mature album artist territory hasn’t diminished her pop-star power. Watching her stalk around tonight’s minimal stage setup, she still looks like she’s having a ball, and playfully flicking the finger at fans and relishing every pose during a brilliantly ragged Bitch Better Have My Money.
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Source: theguardian.com