Rihanna Performs At 2008 MTV Video Music Awards

Rihanna was given one of the first showcase performances of the night, and delighted the audience with her hit “Disturbia.” While the set piece had some weird ganglike Zombie people carrying light-sticks, the song briefly quoted the Eurythmics' “Sweat Dreams” and the White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army,” and the clear star here was Rihanna, as she overcame a raccoon-like haircut and a predictable