Does Rihanna Need Her Own Sasha Fierce? » MTV Newsroom

Ever since Rihanna has hit the music scene, she has dominated. She has an extensive fan base, and seems almost as powerful as Ms. Beyonce herself (we said almost). However, according to this MTV article, Rihanna could use a little of Beyonce's alter ego Sasha Fierce.

Yes, there were a stream of flashes of the performer the 22-year-old is on the verge of becoming: A playful, capable drum solo that ended with Ri tossing her sticks into the crowd; a masterful medley that included hooks from "Love the Way You Lie" and B.o.B's "Airplanes" and segued into Sheila E.'s '80s hit "The Glamorous Life."

But there was also a sense that her screaming fans weren't connecting as much to her as they were to the hits, frequently joining her on the lyrics without being provoked. And that was mostly because Rihanna held back when it came to banter, save for the moments between numbers when she shouted-out the Empire City. No "Unplugged"-like intros to the songs, no sing-along requests to the fans in the rafters, not even a "How y'all doin' tonight?" test of the temperature.

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