Rihanna Ft Jennifer Nettles Performing California King Bed at CMA 2011

[SuperFetyani]

Rihanna should singing country sometimes

[mszlanlan]

She taught rihanna how to sing lol poor riri !

[nigelbywater]

Jennifer did make Rhianna sound rather average... best she sticks to doing it solo to avoid being upstaged.

[byrneadam1995]

How can anyone say Rihanna can't sing!?!!?!? 02:58

[RokDAWG1]

DAMN!!

NUno's solo is SWEET!!

[thehopeshow10]

I love Rihanna

[111576tho]

I love Rihanna....

[NTellier85]

This wasnt from 2011



[DisIsDwSOmE1CoOl]

@NTellier85 YES it was 0_0

[morneauj]

beautiful!!!!!!! OMG! the two voices! I would of never thought it would of been good together! :)

[dairyair264]

Oh, Rihanna was in this performance?...lol

[falconathlete04]

I love country/R n B mixes... Tim McGraw and Nelly, Jason Aldean and Luda, and now this... Great mix of two totally different styles!

[EB2461]

give jen a break she is a courtry singer and i love her and my dad went to her concerts and saw her and you will not believe it when you hear "Stuck like glue" sssssssssooooooooooo gggggggggooooooooodddddddddddd­!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[keepItreal923]

jen is soo badass , so diverse...she can pretty much sing with any damn one.

[mirzi2010]

great duet........... especia

lly for jennifer

[koolfighter256]

jennifer nettles sounds way better than rihanna in this song

[grunow]

Rihanna canta mucho mejor que la rubita, sin duda !!!!!!!!!!!!

[CrimsonKiller92]

Wow Jennifer Nettles has a powerful voice which drowns Rihanna out, and that's one of Rihanna's biggest issues as a vocalist. In all, I love the performance which shows that the queen of R&B can really sing

[grunow]

The guy on the guitar is Nuno???? wow !!!!!! he should be thinking of whats he is going to cook next day while playing this song.

[lalabesnard1001]

they should have given this song to jennifer nettles

[missboot611]

Jennifer sounds better

[OneTheMarco]

I bet Rihanna pissed off when she realized that Jennifer's microphone is a lot stronger than hers..

[sexyanto]

Love that song... n because im not really a fan of rihanna. i watch the video and say maybe she wont sound so good live but she just prove me wrong, she sounded perfect live and makes me love the song even more. and the duet is fantastic. this is the kinda of song i like her on. from "Unfaithful" to "Cry" to "Rihab" to "Take a Bow" now "California Kig Bed"

[kukuv23]

Rihanna sounds nice, but Jennifer Nettles sounds really great singing this song... Great duet.

[MommiesGirl22]

flawless, and beautiful to watch them two come together.

[clyc100]

YEAH Jennifer Nettles! she is really good. A good duet.

[JillJam21]

This is the best I've ever heard Rihanna sound

[TPEP2121]

That's why life is why it is. We should just celebrate country and R&B coming together...because a while back that wasn't possible. They're BOTH great at what they do!

[Fashola111]

LMAO rihanna wasn't thinking straight. Someone came to sing her song AND SHOWED HER HOW ITS DONE!!!!

[gohina]

Riri voice does not has the power to sing this song, very good lyrics. But it take a powerful voice to sing this one.

[gohina]

damn damn damn, the lady voice is so powerful. She even song it with more feelings than riri.

[tarisone]

wrong ............wrong ........wrong.......

[alexmusichot]

que voz potente essa Jennifer Nettles tem, num conhecia ela não, ela é muito boa

[elizabethinthemaking]

@ellora3

I don't know who the hell you think you are, calling those country music lovers "hillbillies" but you need to climb down off your high horse before you fall flat on your face, you pompous idiot. There are people in this world that don't see that we've all been made equal, that no one person is better than another. You're one of those ignorant people that looks down on everyone. I'm ashamed at you.

[Justubing08]

I LOVE RIHIANNA WITH SHORT HAIR. SOO CUTE FOR HER.

[redred2357]

Really? Really. Why couldn't Rihanna just sing the song herself. Proves the point that she can't sing this song by herself live. Oops my bad but in reality she can't hit notes like that live, which is why when the chorus came, the stronger singer had to come out. I mean it makes since. She's a studio artist. Not saying she's not good but her live performances need work. Her voice needs work. But this is one of the best songs I've ever heard by her.

[Fashola111]

@redred2357 True true true

[bytchfucku19]

wow this was so beautiful i love them two

[007yolanda]

AMAZING I HAVE NO WORDS MY FAVORITE SINGER´S IN THIS SONG!

[locolocomash]

amazing.

[SuperSexinikki]

LOVE you Riri

[GrendonHouse]

SHES A DOG WITH SHORT HAIR!!1

[MyNash87]

loveeeeeeeeeeeee this.i like rihanna virsion,but i think this would make a perfect country song jen should record this....

[MyNash87]

love jen on this,,,re re di well,but this would make a perfect country song,i think jen should record this,,,

[wopniche]

Jennifer Nettles BARKS when she sings, what the fuck is that shit. This song is for Rihanna.

[chizziefy]

@CrimsonKiller92 I agree.

[chizziefy]

That blonde girl changed the pitch of the chorus completely. Should have just been rihanna.

[RandiLicano]

Why was rihanna even invited?

[CrimsonKiller92]

Why is that white hoe singing more than rihanna, when it's Riri's song? Either way Rihanna MURKED it thus no one can ever say that she can't sing

[itssbarbiebitchh]

rihanna cant dance for shit. but her voice is so much better live compared to how it used to be

[RatifiedCow]

WOW...Country music is officially not country anymore...its an abomination to the music industry.

[OBgene]

i only watched this for Nuno

[lilredgemini613]

Why is rihanna singing background on her own song?

She got served by Jen.

[NeoEpzilon]

@lilredgemini613 I totally agree. Jennifer Nettles totally made Rihanna look like a retired funeral singer.

[ellora3]

the hillbillies couldn't get to their feet because there were to many racists in the audience. the only deserved volume of audience response was from the 8 perverts " aholleren" " at her body.

[leksruntins]

@1ebony82000 if you were born before the 90s and you are here commenting all day like a pathetic fool with no life then you should feel even more shame than just that brought about by your sheer stupidity. Like....shouldn't you have a job? LOL. FAIL.

[leksruntins]

@1ebony82000 you are truly an idiot.LOL. Smh @ you crazy obsessed fool trolling here. You can call people 'crazy stans' all you want but you are delusional if you think that validates your worthless opinion. Jennifer's mic was lower and only an idiot would even bother to dispute that. Rihanna did wonderfully. So did Jen. YES, they held it together. DEAL WITH IT. If you have a problem with it, go cry to your mommy. NEXT.

[bajeboi]

wow rihanna surprised me here

[HarmonyMelodyLiFe]

Beauifully done! Very impressed by how blended they sound together! They should definitely record this and sell it on iTunes!

[brookedavies100]

My bad..this proves rihanna CANT sing

[MissSophisticate]

I love both ladies. Individually and together. So glad my parents raised me to love all genres of music. I would hate to be closed minded like some other people and missed out on the uniqueness of this great performance.

[angelofmusic87]

Jennifer sings laps around Rihanna.

[bleedinluv4u]

Why is Rihanna having to share her song with Jennifer Nettles? I was thinking maybe they have songs with similar beats but if that was the case then they would have sung different lyrics but that's all rihanna. What's up with that??

[theepyt08]

I LOVE THIS!

[NunoFreak]

If I produced this show, I would have a tight shot of Nuno Bettencourt, like at 2:27 for the entire performance. Also, Nuno would rock some acoustic songs afterwards and blow every other country music artist off the stage. His song "Pursuit Of Happiness" should be covered by someone and it would be a #1 hit on country radio.

[jojiejennifer]

very beautiful song and kinda sad.. but happy (always) to see rihanna performing!!!

only performane/segment i cared to watch of the country awards LOL

[Aabid070]

Omg RIHANNA IS AMAZING. Seriously. I love the other woman too, but Rihanna was great! No Rihanna fan, this was awesome :)

[Veer716]

its not CMA... its ACM

[ellebogie123]

@Veer716 country music awards duh X)

[nansta05]

eww notice the lipstick on rihannas teeth y did no one tell her?

[OoOshii]

jennifer sings like a bear

[lauren6616]

id be annoyed at jennifer singing over rihanna!

[angelafeo]

La migliore performance del 2011! "musica" per le mie orecchie dopo circa due anni!

The best performance in 2011! That's "music" for my ears after 2 years

[YoungGazaGirl876]

Would hate if someone was singing my song better than me lol jk, I liked this. Yes Rih is giving those tired weaves/wigs a break,now hopefully she goes back to the 'Take a bow' days and dye it black.

[amanda2140789]

It wasnt a battle people. It a great song that can be sung by it's original, Rihanna or you can add a bit of country twang with Jennifer Nettles voice. Shows the versatility of the song, making it a great one. This song is Rihanna's and she takes the credit. But any artist should be able to sing other peoples songs, they're musicians. Anyways I was here at this performance yesterday and it was amazing. Also, Carrie underwood and steven Tyler were great.

[originalt2002]

rihanna u sounded just wonderful... great combo

[1ebony82000]

Why do people say Rihanna's mic was low and Jennifer's mic was louder??? In my opinion, Jennifer sounded louder and better because her voice is louder and she can manage the vocals vs. Rihanna struggling 2 sing her own song. smh.

I think this track should be a country song it should be Jennifer's song she sings it so well :) Rihanna stans are delusional they really believe she held it "together" lol. No. Jennifer Nettles of (Sugarland) saved this performance. Rihanna was talking too much.

[gemini850]

@1ebony82000 Um that Rihanna song, it is on her album, look it up on youtube. It sounds incredible. I actually think Riri sings it better alone. I think Rihanna did great, and no matter who you feel, Rihanna still made history. She is the first black female on ANY of the Country Awards shows.

[1ebony82000]

@gemini850

I personally don't care if she made history or not i am talking about her performance i know it is her song did u not read my comment i said, "it should be a country song" because Jennifer Nettels sings it soooo much better.

U can argue with me all u want i don't care but if it were me singing i wouldn't want the guest artist to up stage me live that's all i am saying it might as well be a Sugarland song cuz it sounds better country.

smh @ crazy stans Lmao.

[OoOshii]

@1ebony82000 If your not interested, why are you here in the first place??

Haters, are hard fans.

[1ebony82000]

@OoOshii

Huh? I'm here because i listen 2 Sugarland. Hater?? Are u for real?? U need 2 find another word everytime someone draws a comment that u dumb stans don't like u call someone a hater. U must be born in the 90's cuz u don't know anyhing about music and what a singer should sound like. smh.

[gemini850]

@gemini850 I'm not even a a stan. It shouldn't be a country song, its just a regular ballad. I think def jam could easily send CKB to the Country stations and maybe they would play it. I don't think Jennifer sangs it better. I do think Jennifer have a better voice though. If you know the original you would know that Rihanna sung it the one it was suppose to be sung. The original is lowkey and soft. Not loud.

[OoOshii]

@1ebony82000 Opinions are not facts.

And besides, dont try to sound "mature" cuz a person who stays ALL DAY commenting and replying to people on youtube CLEARLY is a child and has no life...

Go get education and listen to some old country music.

[sunnydays4flwrs]

Jennifer has the stronger voice, I luv the song though

[baccakhrisna]

amazing sound

[MsRocki77]

Rihanna sang great n it should have jus been her by herself

[crazy4nuno]

Yep! I saw him 3 times on Rihanna's last tour and I have tickets for this one already. He really does amazing things to her music!

[Bimmy690]

should of been just rihanna

[FLOWER5358]

Jennifer killed it her voice was stronger not hating rihanna atleast she is hotttt

[DrakaHunt]

I have never heard of Jennifer Nettles, but I can assure

you based on this performance, she takes the throne hands down.

Rihanna was horrible.

[simsjennifer]

@DrakaHunt Jennifer Nettles is singer in Sugarland.  Youtube "stay" by sugarland. Best song ever!

[MxxSara]

Rihanna looks so HOT with short red Hair !! AWESOME PERFORMANCE !!

[Chiaraaax333]

i think jennifer killed this song, it suits her better..

good job tho!

[orero1717]

Rihanna girl how are you going to let someone out sing you on YOUR song? Yet I see some delusional Rihanna fans believe That Rihanna saved Jennifer. Lmao I can't! Xtina, Beyonce, Mariah, etc would never let someone slay them on their own song. Rihanna your not a diva!!

[reebobbb]

Rihanna good job, not the best callaboration but u guys made it work, Ri knew when to lower her pitch to accommodate Jennifer's voice. It's an overall good performance luv it!!!

[joeypasta]

Jennifer was lucky Rihanna was there to save her....Rihanna u is glam gorgeous baby! mmmwhaaa!

[Sugahil326]

finally! let's get things back to normal! people want to see "normal" they want you to succeed! let's Gooooo!!

[mrtysonyoun3456]

Jennifer did a good job singing her song...wait WTF this was Rihanna'ssong ..RiRi i need you to do better an we need you to Sing LOUDER..RihannaNavy!!!!lol

[stonerh]

Nuno Bettencourt needs some credit for his guitar work on this

[scottnme24]

yes he does his playing improved the song!

[SoloKei]

This performance goes to Jennifer Nettles hands down! I think Rihanna assumed ppl will love it bcuz she's hot right now but um nope! Country Music comes naturally from the Heart & Soul. It is not a overnight sound that can be forced.

[TheTechdeck360]

sounds better thasn the original keep up this coment if you like it

[vinniefrench]

That was amazing... Nuno rocked it !!!



[MatinaOmbra]

I'm surprised that all those country loving god-fearing rednecks in the crowd didn't try and lynch Rihanna, seeing as she's black and that's the Country Music Awards and all.

[emzee128]

@MatinaOmbra Uhmmm. Two words: Darius Rucker

[MatinaOmbra]

@emzee128 Security was probably too tight. Rihanna has black muscle on her side.

[NinjaNation12]

@MatinaOmbra You looked up the video too.

[allewis86]

Love this song, they performed well together, Jen's mic was a fair bit louder than Rihannas and she drowned her out a little, but meh, Jennifer killed it yet again and she's the reason I watched this anyway :-)

[rustydevilll]

@allewis86 if you listen when jennifer started singing with rihanna.. rihanna sings in a lower pitch so that it goes with jennifers voice.. her mic isn't lower.