Rihanna’s performance of Wild Thoughts at the Grammys is everything

Can we just stop and talk about Rihanna for a moment?

During a night of empowering female performances, from Kesha’s landmark return to the Grammys, to Pink’s powerful performance wearing jeans and a t-shirt, Rihanna was up there with the best with her sassy rendition of Wild Thoughts.

It was enough to give anyone wild thoughts quite frankly, as the singer pulled out all the stops for her fierce performance, donning a glittery fringed dress, a big old flower in her hair, and pulling off a few salsa moves.

And of course, her intense face spawned an enjoyable meme or two.

She was accompanied by Bryson Tiller and DJ Khaled, who kicked off the performance by telling the audience: ‘They said I’d never perform at the Grammys.’

As well as her epic performance, Rihanna was also nominated for her collaboration with Kendrick Lamar on the song Royalty from his album Damn in the best rap/sung performance category. And they won!

While accepting the award, Kendrick said the award really belonged to her, to which she responded: ‘Well thank you Kendrick for giving me this incredible opportunity to be on such a good record. I’m honored to be able to do this with you.’

Although Rihanna refused to walk the red carpet, she did show off a pre-show look which saw her stunning in a white mini dress.

Grammys 2018 winners list

Best Rap/Sung Performance – Kendrick Lamar ft Rihanna, Loyalty

Best New Artist – Alessia Cara

Best Pop Solo Performance – Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You

Best Rap Album – Kendrick Lamar, DAMN

Best Comedy Album – Dave Chappelle

Best Country Album – Chris Stapleton, From A Room: Volume 1

Song Of The Year – Bruno Mars, That’s What I Like

Record Of The Year – Bruno Mars, 24k Magic

Album Of The Year – Bruno Mars, 24k Magic

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album – Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 – Various Artists; Dae Bennett, producer

Best Pop Vocal Album – Ed Sheeran, Divide

Best Dance Recording – LCD Soundsystem, Tonite

Best Dance, Electronic Album – Kraftwerk, 3-D The Catalogue

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album – Jeff Lorber Fusion, Prototype

Best Rock Performance – Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker

Best Metal Performance – Mastodon, Sultan’s Curse

Best Rock Song – Foo Fighters, Run

Best Rock Album – The War On Drugs, A Deeper Understanding

Best Alternative Music Album – The National, Sleep Well Beast

Best R&B Performance – Bruno Mars, That’s What I Like

Best Traditional R&B Performance – Childish Gambino, Redbone

Best R&B Song – Bruno Mars, That’s What I Like

Best Urban Contemporary Album – The Weeknd, Starboy

Best R&B Album – Bruno Mars, 24k Magic

Best Rap Performance – Kendrick Lamar, Humble

Best Rap Song – Kendrick Lamar, Humble

Best Country Solo Performance – Chris Stapleton, Either Way

Best Country Duo/Group Performance – Little Big Town, Better Man

Best Country Song – Mike Henderson and Chris Stapleton – Broken Halos

Best New Age Album – Peter Kater, Dancing on Water

Best Improvised Jazz Solo – John McLaughlin, Miles Beyond

Best Jazz Vocal Album – Cecile McLorin Salvant, Dreams and Daggers

Best Jazz Instrumental Album – Billy Childs, Rebirth

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album – Christian McBride Big Band, Bringin’ It

Best Latin Jazz Album – Pablo Ziegler Trio, Jazz Tango

Best Gospel Performance/Song – CeCe Winans, Dwan Hill and Alvin Love III, Never Have To Be Alone

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song – Hillsong Worship, What A Beautiful Name

Best Gospel Album – CeCe Winans, Let Them Fall in Love

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album – Zach Williams, Chain Breaker

Best Roots Gospel Album – Reba McEntire, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope

Best Latin Pop Album – Shakira, El Dorado

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album – Residente, Residente

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) – Aida Cuevas, Arriero Somos Versiones Acústicas

Best Tropical Latin Album – Rubén Blades con Roberto Delgado y Orquesta, Salsa Big Band

Best American Roots Performance – Alabama Shakes, Killer Diller Blues

Best American Roots Song – Jason Isbell, If We Were Vampires

Best Americana Album – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, The Nashville Sound

Best Bluegrass Album – tie, The Infamous Stringdusters, Laws Of Gravity – Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, All the Rage

Best Traditional Blues Album – The Rolling Stones, Blue & Lonesome

Best Contemporary Blues Album – Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’, TajMo

Best Folk Album – Aimee Mann, Mental Illness

Best Regional Roots Music Album – Lost Bayou Ramblers, Kalenda

Best Reggae Album – Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Stony Hill

Best World Music Album – Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration

Best Children’s Album – Lisa Loeb, Feel What U Feel

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling) – Carrie Fisher, The Princess Diarist

Best Musical Theater Album – Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media – Various Artists, La La Land

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media – Justin Hurwitz, La La Land

Best Song Written for Visual Media – Lin Manuel Miranda, How Far I’ll Go

Best Instrumental Composition – Arturo O’Farrill, Three Revolutions

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella – John Williams, Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra From ‘Catch Me If You Can’

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals – Randy Newman, Putin

Best Recording Package – tie, Sasha Barr, Ed Steed and Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty), Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition) and Claudio Roncoli and Cactus Taller, art directors (Magín Díaz), El Orisha de la Rosa

Best Boxed or Special Limited-Edition Package – Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly and David Pescovitz, art directors (Various Artists), The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition

Best Album Notes – Lynell George, Live at the Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings

Best Historical Album – Robert Russ, Martin Kistner and Andreas K. Meyer – Leonard Bernstein — The Composer

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical – Serban Ghenea, John Hanes and Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer (Bruno Mars), 24k Magic

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical – Greg Kurstin

Best Remixed Recording – Dennis White, You Move (Latroit Remix)

Best Surround Sound Album – Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson and Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom), Early Americans

Best Engineered Album, Classical – Mark Donahue, engineer (Manfred Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra), Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio

Producer of the Year, Classical – David Frost

Best Orchestral Performance – Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra), Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio

Best Opera Recording – Hans Graf, conductor; Anne Schwanewilms and Roman Trekel; Hans Graf and Brad Sayles, producers (Houston Symphony; Chorus of Students and Alumni, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University and Houston Grand Opera Children’s Chorus), Berg: Wozzeck

Best Choral Performance – Donald Nally, conductor (PRISM Quartet and The Crossing), Bryars: The Fifth Century

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance – Patricia Kopatchinskaja and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Death & The Maiden

Best Classical Instrumental Solo – Daniil Trifonov, Transcendental

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album – Barbara Hannigan (Ludwig Orchestra), Crazy Girl Crazy

Best Classical Compendium – Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer, Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto

Best Contemporary Classical Composition – Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Díaz, Giancarlo Guerrero and Nashville Symphony), Viola Concerto

Best Music Film – Various Artists, The Defiant Ones

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