Rihanna - Rockstar 101 - American Idol Live

[HanulkaLamaka]

The song is cool!Very dirty!!!!!! :) I LOVE YOU RIHANNA

[RihannaBomb]

49 People need black guitars to put on their assholes!

[bottazzo77]

NUNO IS THE SHIT

[theGIANTbuddhas]

where the fucking fuck is slash`???.. i mean.... the only percents of rockstar are missing???...poor

[emilloparski]

@theGIANTbuddhas Why Slash, when she got Nuno?

[TheNajort]

OH MY GOD RIHANNA IS SO COOL, SHE DOESN'T EVEN NEED TO MAKE ROCK MUSIC TO BE A ROCKSTAR, CUS SHE'S HOT AND SUCH A GREAT SINGER, ALL YOU HATERS CAN SHUT UP, CUS YOU DONT KNOW HER AND IF YOU WERE RICH AND SANG ABOUT YOU BEING A ROCKSTAR, YOU'D BE A ROCKSTAR TOO!!!!1!!!!!!!! THIS IS MY LOUD VOICE AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH

[17Shoutoutloud]

She did the clean version of the song ;)

[sportstastic]

this song is so bad ass

[Nicksav23]

she grew so much

[zineta5]

I love this song!

[RiRiNiNa1]

she is soo perfeect!

:)

her voicee ^.^

[RiRiNiNa1]

she is soo perfeect!!!

:)

her voicee ^.^

[iStan4Rihanna]

She's so much better than Mike Manning ! Go Rihanna, shit on your haters like Manning !!!

[xxQueenRihannaxx]

who cares what these haters think.everything rihanna touches is gold!

[djbenji2]

My girl rockin d guitar so freaking hotttt!!!!

[johnyjop]

the best ever RIHANNA

[johnyjop]

the best ewer RIHANNA

[tomibrit]

ew.......

[truly11967]

oh yeah she rocks

[idan399]

Heyyy baby Im a Rockstarrrrrrrr

Rihannnna you are the best singer ever!!!

[StubbornMook]

I saw 666

[088dr]

How in the hell has this girl managed to have a career. Her voice has no range, Janet Jackson is hotter than her at 44, and she is over played. GO AWAY

[Kolumbianerin09]

@088dr shut the fuck up. you don't know anything about her.

[jeandigiman]

The performance was okay, as are all of her performances. I don't like when she stops in the middle of important lyrics that she should be singing. It makes for an awkward silent moment. Good job though.

[elohel9dalton]

@jeandigiman she stops so that the "fans" can complete the lyrics so that they can sing a long to them. its probably better at her own concerts where it is more of her die hard fans though

[miimiixa90]

@jeandigiman Cuz in the song she saying check my panties and my bra, and she souldn't say those words on tv, i know this song from A to Z and i can tell you that she do it in all of her concerts, she don't say a thing or say another word like in " got my two fingers up " in the song it's actually "got my MIDDLE finger up "

see ?

[skateman70]

@miimiixa90 but when you think about it doesnt two fingers up sound worse?

[miimiixa90]

@skateman70 Ya But The Silence Is Not Awkward Though !

[doemoekb]

People Sound Dumb As Bricks Arguin Over A Bitch That Has No Idea You Exist. Stfu && Enjoy The Dayumm Music

:))

[Sashaa71]

@doemoekb...Lauging Ma Ass Out!!!

[doemoekb]

@Sashaa71 Lol You Already Know

[ebonyb123]

1 BAD BITCH!

[LennartIbanez]

nuno is the best!!

[alejandro8149]

exelent videoo wow

[snpS2dc]

She sounded pretty bad and she lacked in energy too. At least, she looked good.

[simonanjeanettefan97]

she needed to project her voice, she sounded weak... but i LUVVVV this song!

[YoungT1445]

I LOVE THIS SONG 4 REAL SHE A GOOD SINGER <3 TO

[MethodInMadness321]

To be honest, who actually cares whether this song is rock or not? She mixes up her sound alot if you haven't noticed. She's basically mixed up the rock part with other types music, therefore creating this sound. Get smart.

[runscape50]

I like da part in da song when shes like i dont really give a fuck lol

[Phazonin]

i'm so used to her sounding bad live. she sounds pretty damn good here.

[thelastbitchonearth]

rihanna is fucking best! all her performances rocks i love ALL OF THEM! hahah but this one was incredible i have no words to say how much i adore rihanna. yeah baby she's a rockstar number 1!

[Aarroonnn]

fucking killerrrrrrrrr

what i wouldnt give to see her again 11/05 <3

come back to london Ri x

[stephyxoyekunle]

1:42 - is it supposed to sound like that ? or did she loose her note? but shes good x

[elohel9dalton]

haha she had to change it to "two fingers" up lol

[Angels970]

I hope you can answer a question

Why Rihanna per minute 0:23 to 0:27

Changed the words

Did not say the word "fuck"

And also 1:21

Did not say "big bitch talker "

Said " big big talker "

Why ?

[userghi2]

@Angels970 because shes on national tv and those words would be censored if she said them..so she just altered them to sing them live

[Angels970]

@userghi2

maybe

but

I do not think that one did not see the clip

Or did not hear the original song from Rihanna Fans

All adults, adolescents and children that Kanu Rihanna Fans

They know the truth words to this song

[xxevileyezxx]

@Angels970 its big shit talker...and because she's on tv...it was probably before watershed hours, so you can't swear

[Angels970]

@xxevileyezxx

maybe

but

I do not think that one did not see the clip

Or did not hear the original song from Rihanna Fans

All adults, adolescents and children that Kanu Rihanna Fans

They know the truth words to this song

[xxevileyezxx]

@Angels970

True, but that doesn't mean that they would allow adolenscents and small children to hear the swearing in the song, just because they may know it already.

[chikonb001]

OK rihanna has proven to have the best perfomance

[oliviacollins123]

LOVE this song!

[tubatube21]

i love her style, but her performances always suck

[LeyShaneyOfficial]

wow that looked cool hey check out my rihannna cover on my chanel nothing like the queen but i try lool :) 

[TheMarian1920]

maybe that wasn't her the best performance, but riri is talented person and she looks beauty (it's forsure) i love her sweet voice ;p i'm waiting for new songs ,good luck;)

[NothinNice21]

not feeling the "beiber bangs" but i'm cool with the performance....gotta do ya thing!

[Democrat64]

I just think she's sexy as hell!

[GuiTheMasterXP]

lollllllllllllllll Rihana stole ian´s hair '-'. lol and the song fails cuz isnt rock lols . \M/0-0\M/ nice try rhiana

[specialwidescreen]

hahaha its good, but... im woundering whos the girl that apears on and on wering long extensions during the preformance

and shes not even playing the guitar!!!

[domiwoel89]

I LOVE RIHANNA !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[harrica1]

i love rhianna but she sounds shitttt

[TheHILDEvil]

RIHANNA I LOVE YOUU BIATCH

[MsRudeG]

i love rihanna :X

[hotbitch624]

nuno bettencourt was a great choice of guitarist for this song ... this song rocks .. just love nuno! one of the best guitarist ever!

[xxxxgame]

wtf DAM DAAAAAAAAM DAAAAAAAAAM she's on fire tonight SHE'ss extreme HOT !!

[xxevaaxx]

I LOVE RIHANNA. i've been to her show in the netherlands and omg she was amzing! i love her new album!

[mikekiske]

Reminds me Prince with baby I'm a Superstar ... But anyways I prefer Rihanna on hers RnB things ... tks 4 sharing ,,,

[thick2727]

i luv this song! n the vid was so hot!

[marianna5023]

I LOVE RIHANNA

[iLEEKY]

I LOVE RIHANNA! SHE IS THE SHIT!

[yeilyn32]

This looked pretty awesome

[DeeRumania]

Awesome! soo sweet at 2:19

[goldmember2507]

In the word of catherine tate - what a load of old shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!

[EsposadeIsCaste23]

I'm sorry Mangoluv1 but if you think this is good music, you need to be exposed to REAL music.

[GoooShootUrself]

she was much more better in shows 2-3 yrs ago sry :)

[Matthewfizz1]

Listen mother fuckers yehh i dont no who your talking to because she no how to play a Guitar u stupid fool Il will slap if i ever saw u B****

[1Lecia1]

I love the old rihanna. Rihanna is trying to be a rock star now. This is crazy. I don't know who she is anymore. But I know she really is not a "rockstar." I hope she stops trying to be something she is not.

Her playing the guiter is funny. She can't play at all. LOL

[LoomVideos]

she cant play - this is silly.

[peterson0715]

munto zica ame esse show enguauu amuhh o justin bieber

[SuperHeroMan411]

Shes hot,her voice is hot, her performance was hot. HOT!

[bridgetstar08]

she is always sooo dramatic with all her stuff likee. she wants to be a rockstar and all hard and shit like c'mon on now. your doing too much. that prolly wasnt even her doing the guitar hahah

[leelon3]

@bridgetstar08 Look bitch, she learned how to play the guitar and the drums, so imma need you to stop talkin if you dont know shit so next time keep you ass shut.

[DarwinRowell]

the Performance was great but when she got the guitar she weirding me out

[Piffeluring]

This is pure crap...

[Grosser611]

this song is so fucking terrible I cant even watch the whole thing and before you say "well why did you click it" it was a link from an article and was reading, i started watching it hoping it would be ok but no it was fucking shit, so shit I had to come and let everyone know.

[abner502]

Playback está gritante ! :s

[velocity246]

I can't believe she decided to release this as a single. It's gonna be a flop! Fire Bomb is a much better song!

[CarolineClaudie]

She has an amazing voice. And I love this soooong! I love this rock sounds and guitar of Slash. POLAND loves Rihanna!

[Ceejemoose88]

I love that tight suit and the song is brilliant its not like the normal crap you hear. AWesome

[BloodHarvestmusic]

Your not a rockstar, yu do look like a wannabe superhero though.

[turkniktout]

Hey fucking conformist hip-hop listener you should know something : a Rockstar is not somebody who love to be famous and rich (like Cobain) and it's not about what do you wear so stop to say that "she's a rockstar because of her lifestyle" ! I hope she don't think that she know how to play guitar ! Some people says that there is satanic or illuminati stuff in the screen ....

[gjkafhgk]

she stole that gut hair in smosh 0_0 he was realy mad at her

[ttvvll4lyfe9]

wtf? dis performance was bad.

[bmwlova3]

Song is ok but she never puts on a show to me

[Luvsingin202]

I wanted them to judge her performance, lol

[deaconfrost6]

PATHETIC!!!! Stupid song. Rihanna is very confused about herself. First shes a part of the group of battered women now she thinks shes a rockstar???? HipHop artists need to understand one thing. Their music is HIPHOP!!!! not Rock!!! Moral of this story. Your NOT a Rockstar!!!

[boozebo]

@deaconfrost6 um you get that this song is about her bad side thats why the album is called rated r its all her bad things and bad side

[deaconfrost6]

@boozebo funny cuz i would assume her bad side was that bruise on her face when she got beat

[stazy12]

Not trying to be mean... But I don't really like her hair... She should of left it the way it was... Long, but medium length... It doesn't really look nice with hair your head shaved off... When your a girl... Sorry rhianna..x

Great singer tho lol x

[Natster012197]

i saw this live i was at the performance :D

[konrox]

love riri!

[bitofthat]

pffffffffffff disgusting anoying youre not a rock star flopstar

[Dani45351]

yes it's sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad . OMG ! shut up ! you don't have to watch this performance !

It's so amazing for my opinion ! MANY THINKS SO ! Rihanna rocked it !

[oneUNITED7SS]

Amazing performance and stage presence, but she can't play guitar for shite.

[supergurl1981]

I totally agree that this performance IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! GIRL U ABSOLUTELY ROCKED THAT SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET IT GIRL

[addsapp]

The Only Thing I Don't Like Is When She Said, "Two Fingers Up" instead of "Middle Finger" Because Thats One Of My Favorite Parts.. I Guess It Wasn't Appropriate For TV

[TheGuttabitch123]

that was the shit damn ri ri got gitaur skillz

[justafidemyself]

I'm SEEING HER IN BELGIUM TONIGHT FOR HER KICK OFF FOR HER NEW TOUR =D IM SO EXCITED !!!!!!!!!!!!

[cun245]

Portuguese Nuno Bettencourt doesn't need any introduction, is the C Ronaldo of guitar players

one of the best in the world

[RashadAlon09]

they said she was performing "te amo" thats y i didnt turn into watch it but if i knew she was perfroming this then i woulda had my eyes glued to the tv lol

[jusxanovaxgurl]

This was so rubbish.. the entire performance just felt dark and horrible..and Rihanna holding the guitar at the end was jus ridiculous...clearly she can't play the guitar so just held it and strummed a string or two to look cool...which she didn't. David Archuleta was waaaay better with jus him and the piano!

[Flatbush2258]

I love how people are taking this to heart when she's basically acting... It's not supposed to be literal. OMG - relax. Or go get counseling if it's that serious, please. I really hope you guys are going to be okay, because it really worries me that one song is causing such an upset.

However, RiRi - you ripped this!!! I wanna see you perform it somewhere else though, where you can say all the words. & why are 'panties' & 'bra' omitted but "shit" is now allowed to be said on tv?

[JTHmusicpro]

Does anyone notice that NUNO BETTENCOURT is playing guitar on stage with her i was dissapointed when noone pointed this out or recognized him cause honestly he was the highlight of this performance and Rihanna should of just let him do the guitar himself cause she cant play......then again im a guitarist so my oppinion is always favored towards Guitarists like Nuno

[crystalLdancer]

i like this song but it looks like her head is too small for her body.

[ShortyShorty11]

now only if she could actually play guitar and shred then she wouldnt stand there looking funny with a guitar and "shreding" when there is no "shreding" sound going on

[letluz71]

Ok i love her and i am a fan .. but no .. u cant go on american idol and pretend u are playing a guitar .. she should have moved her ass for us like she does on rude boy

[xtina1995]

Go rihrih <3!!!

[KADYDIA75]

Rihanna je t'adore et j'aime ta musique mais franchement faut avouer tu ne sais pas jouer de la guittare ! xD

[ZekaDangerous]

Love the hair the outfit and love everything abt her!!!!!!!!

[Metayerthraxadeth]

Even though i do kind of like this song, i hate how every pop, rap, hip hop, or r&b artist calls themselves a "rock star". i'm sorry, but to be a rock star, you have to play ROCK. That's the whole point of the term "rock star". One of the lyrics in the song is "be what you is, be what you are" well one of the lyrics in Pantera's "Walk" is "you can't be somethin your not". The only thing "rock" about this song is the guitarist, who would do better in a rock or metal band rather than with rihanna.

[nirvanafreak23]

@Metayerthraxadeth THANK YOU!!!!!!! POINT TAKEN! -____-

[JTHmusicpro]

@Metayerthraxadeth Like i said the guitarist is Nuno bettencourt he never plays with her just that one time hes in the band Extreme

[Metayerthraxadeth]

@JTHmusicpro dude i know who nuno bettencourt is. he's a fucking great guitarist, there just aren't very many new videos of him so i didn't recognize him.

[emilloparski]

@JTHmusicpro He plays with her almost everytime. since 2009.

[danmillerscotland]

@Metayerthraxadeth . She is singing about being a Rockstar, not that she is a rockstar. But atm Rihanna does dabble in rock now and again, even though her songs are pop she always tries to go for a rock edge, its her style.

[Metayerthraxadeth]

@danmillerscotland yes but she says "i'm a rockstar" and she's NOT. I'd believe you if the majority of her songs had a rock style to them, but don't. and i know this because a lot of my friends and other people i know BLAST this shit all the fucking time.

[danmillerscotland]

@Metayerthraxadeth I agree its not rock. But she is just singing about the idea of "being a rockstar", hence why she had Slash on the record too.

Of all people, Rihanna knows she does pop, I like how she actually sings about things that are adolescent and things other than love.

[dentonbrowne]

@Metayerthraxadeth um rihanna is a pop/rock singer. plus theres a new term of what a rockstar is but she actually sings pop/rock

[Metayerthraxadeth]

@dentonbrowne um fuck you, there is no new "term" for rockstar, it simply means that you are a celebrity because you are in a rock band. she is not in a rock band, and she is DEFINITELY not pop rock, maybe this song is, but she is not. pop has evolved from rock to more of a partner with r&b, rap, and hip hop. And i'm sorry but the businesses, and genres OUTSIDE of rock cannot change the meaning of rockstar so fuck off.

[dentonbrowne]

@Metayerthraxadeth fuck me? are u so dense that u cant articulate ur opinions without calling someone out their name? listen to the song, im rocking my this skirt rocking this club, its a state of mind like anything else, she can say shes a rock star and it dosent matter cus its what she thinks of herself, but seriously why are u gettin so upset over a little video? kinda silly

[Dani45351]

looooooooooooove her ;*

[diamondkillswitch]

Too bad she didn't go before Ke$ha...that girl could have taken some notes.

[upcaca4]

this performance is great and please dont compare rihanna to gaga bcz gaga would never be on rihanna level ok rihanna dress sexy lady gaga dress like a crazy bitch..i dnt like gaga so dnt compare her to my girl rihanna..RIRI is a n Icon

[licopk]

Nuno Bettencourt is the guitar player!

He Rocks!!!!! He plays for Extreme! Check their material people!

[Metayerthraxadeth]

@licopk Nuno should have done something else, he is amazing and can practicly do whatever he wants, but he needs to get away from rihanna and make a new band.

[GGGBRATEDR]

AMAZING RIHANNA!! =)

[SLEMONSTER]

@ihateman05 i love both gaga and rihanna and i do not think rihanna is ripping off gaga or even trying to act similiar... the only simliarity in this photo i find are the shoulder pads, but gaga didn't invent shoulder pads. rihannas clothing is edgier now to fit her album

[piiiiiiiiiiiiiippppp]

we actually don't care wt u guys say i think she rocks and she rocks my world forever if u don't like it fuck urself cz she don't give a damn about u ! fuck u _!_

[Metayerthraxadeth]

@piiiiiiiiiiiiiippppp to "rock" you actually have to "rock". by that i mean you have to play some kind of rock. and officially, pop is no longer considered rock. It is now lumped in with rap and hip hop. I appreciate how rihanna might be trying to bring back the 80s pop rock style, but you can't be a rock star if you don't play rock or metal

[JakeG135]

This is shit

how can you say your a rockstar when you dont even play the damn guitar in the song... well done you scratched a few strings.... try actually playing them, perhaps she played one of 2 notes maybe even one chord... oh wow she must be a rockstar. This puts a bad name to actual rock, im fed up with this shit genre trying to fuse it with rock. First with lil wayne or whatever his faggot arse name is, now this bitch. If you want rock then listen to it, not this pretentious shit.

[91bpunk]

@JakeG135 she was really a rockstar..............even she was not playin' the guitar but she was a trully rockstar........

[JakeG135]

@91bpunk  Dude i hope your being sarcastic

[91bpunk]

@JakeG135 sarcastic............i don't think so.......i was tellin' the true

[JakeG135]

@91bpunk Lmao, please explain why you think hes a rockstar then? Like i've said before.... this song is PRETENTIOUS SHIT!

You can not claim to be a rockstar when you dont even play the fucking thing. It seriously makes me laugh when people believe this shit. The word im looking for is sheep. You idiots follow this crap because its mainstream.

[jane6227]

@JakeG135

She's not literally singing "Hey, baby, I'm a guitarist". She's talking about the fame, the money, just the overall lifestyle that's associated to a "rockstar". It's pretty believable, she is well-known.

[JakeG135]

@jane6227 In that case, why even bother holding a guitar? Because everything this genre does is purely for image, your not even listening to the music. Fame and money isn't associated with being a 'rockstar', hasn't she got enough of that by making her crap music? Thought so. And no, it's really not believable. Face it, Rihanna sucks. I wonder what jimi would say about this? lol

[jane6227]

@JakeG135 "BIg city, bright lights, sleep all day, up all night" She's talking about a lifestyle, the constant traveling, the partying, haven't you ever heard of a "rockstar" trashing a hotel room? What about the other components of a rockband, the drums, the bass, and the fucking voice? Why do people constantly get threatened when a person tries to step outside of a categorization, for the purpose of no longer being static? The sensation of hearing coincides with seeing too.

[Metayerthraxadeth]

@jane6227 what we're trying to say is making 1 song that sort of sounds like rock does not make you a rockstar. and so what if your band has drums guitar and bass, there are a shitload of bands that are not rock that have drums guitar and bass. maybe all of you tards should listen to ACTUAL rock and learn what the fuck you are talking about.

[jane6227]

@Metayerthraxadeth again...lifestyle.

[Metayerthraxadeth]

@jane6227 you do know that not actual rockstars don't do all that they say they do in their songs right? i mean yes, they do fuck up hotel rooms and break shit just being crazy, but they really don't have that kind of lifestyle. I have never once heard of Rihana doing ANYTHING that would constitute her having a rockstar lifestyle. OH and I could have a rockstar lifestyle, i could do all that stuf, but that doesn't make me a rockstar, cuz i make rock music or play in a band, and neither does she.

[jane6227]

@Metayerthraxadeth i heard that rihanna and entourage fucked up some hotel in barbados but it wasn't really publicized..but its definitely believable that she lives a fast-paced life...and dude..or dudette..you are whatever the fuck you say are..fuck the input of others on YOUR identification on YOURSELF!! fuck caterogies!!

[jane6227]

@jane6227 excuse me ...categories****

[jane6227]

@JakeG135 and jimi would probably want to smash.

[JakeG135]

@91bpunk She*

[ihateman05]

the performance is great but i don't know the whole "new" rihanna thing? idk i just don't like her now but way back i love her i mean her songs. In other words : STOP BEING SOMEONE I find her clothes almost similar to lady gaga's.

[ipwnuall2]

I find it funny how they cant even say panties or bra on here... lol

[MARKPAULMARK]

rihanna is brilliant..one of the best singers atm!!!

[VoteNinja4President]

@MARKPAULMARK Correction: She was. After the Kayne West incident, she went way down hill

[MARKPAULMARK]

@VoteNinja4President ok u go back to your own little bubble...rihanna is brilliant cant be denied!!!

[pilotdapunk]

...... hmmmmm meh.. sorry

[mangoluv1]

I'm sorry to everyone who thinks this sucks but I totally fell in love with this performance! It's F***ing amazing!!!! =D

[JagopersonOfficial]

I love the way Rihanna experiments with music.

Rockstar 101 was never an obvious choice for the next single, but she loves it so she goes for it!

Nothing could ever hold her back, and that's why we all love RiRi

[bcrxcel]

terrible.....