Rihanna’s weird VMAs opener: ‘Why isn’t she singing?’

Within seconds of the Barbardos-born songstress appearing on stage, it was apparent she was more interested in dancing along to her hits than, y’know, singing them.

It was certainly an energetic performance, as Ri-Ri and her posse of backup dancers busted a move to some of her most high-octane hits, including Don’t Stop The Musicand Where Have You Been.

Viewers were left frustrated, though, as Rihanna left whole lines of songs to a prerecorded backing track, sometimes putting the microphone away from her mouth mid-sentence and leaving the backing track to play out.

#VMAs: Rihanna performs "Only Girl," "We Found Love" and More https://t.co/P3hkhhoKsk pic.twitter.com/s47XTgkhWV

— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 29, 2016

I'm looking forward to Rihanna's other three performances. We've seen her dance, looking forward to the singing performance #VMAs

— Dynelle Skinner (@eternallyisis) August 29, 2016

Was that for real? She didn't even do anything? #VMAs

— Calvin (@calvinstowell) August 29, 2016

So was the opener supposed to be Watch As Rihanna Dances to Her Songs because Rihanna Was Not Singing Her Songs. #likewhyhaveamic #VMAs

— Murph (@mpcmurphy) August 29, 2016

Rihanna has 3 more times to redeem herself tonight... Hopefully she will...@MTV @VMAs #VMAs #JeromeVMAs pic.twitter.com/ZL4ixC7SiD

— Jerome Trammel (@MrJeromeTrammel) August 29, 2016