Justin Bieber isn’t letting Rihanna face the warmth alone.
The Baby hitmaker got here to RiRi’s protection after her shock karaoke efficiency in New York City sparked a wave of on-line criticism. Rihanna, who sang Needed Me and Sex with Me on the Girls Love Karaoke occasion on December 28, was roasted by some followers for her vocals, with clips from the evening rapidly going viral.
Bieber, nonetheless, shut down the negativity, resharing a video on Instagram Stories that very same evening with the caption, “Missed seein u sing Queen,” alongside crown and goat emojis.
Critics on social media didn’t maintain again, with one particular person tweeting, “Is this actually Rihanna? My cat can sing higher.” Another quipped, “The mic was bleeding,” whereas a 3rd commented, “Is this edited? This sounds horrible.”
Some speculated about her lengthy break from music, writing, “Can you blame her? She’s tremendous wealthy, so she doesn’t want the music lol,” and, “Now I see why we haven’t been getting any music.”
Despite the backlash, Rihanna’s followers jumped to her protection. “Say what you need about Rihanna’s singing at a drunken karaoke occasion, nonetheless, she’s going to all the time be THAT GIRL,” one fan wrote. Another chimed in, “She did this so of us will cease asking her for music.”
Rihanna, 36, beforehand advised British Vogue that the stress to outdo her final album, Anti, has made her music hiatus really feel “poisonous.” She added, “Music is an outlet… It doesn’t need to even be on any scale. It simply needs to be one thing that feels good.”
But with Bieber calling her a “queen,” it’s clear Rihanna nonetheless reigns supreme in his eyes.
