Phooson: Rihanna's the Star

She's not yet old enough to drink, but there's no doubt Rihanna's the biggest star at Cricket tonight. Her set has been incredibly mature and she's got a confidence most performers never develop. On the ballads and the bangers she's sounded great. "S.O.S" was fun and she's currently killing "Umbrella."...

By Jonathan McNamara

December 6, 2008

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She's not yet old enough to drink, but there's no doubt Rihanna's the biggest star at Cricket tonight. Her set has been incredibly mature and she's got a confidence most performers never develop. On the ballads and the bangers she's sounded great. "S.O.S" was fun and she's currently killing "Umbrella." This may just be a radio fest, but she's elevated it to something special, pretty much single-handedly, as Katy was off and FOB didn't really deliver much to write home about. I'd see her any night. -- Martin Cizmar

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