almost nude Rihanna covered in black body paint wearing only a spiked crown and jewelry chains, which were created by designer Fannie Schiavoni. In other scenes, Rihanna smashes a black electric guitar and can be seen wearing an outfit made from parts of a guitar. Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker makes a cameo appearance and is featured as one of the drummers in Rihanna's rock band. Live performances Rihanna first performed "Rockstar 101" on American Idol on April 7, 2010. She wore a black PVC catsuit and was accompanied on stage by guitarist Nuno Bettencourt; the set design included flame throwers and a video screen which showed guitars, lightning bolts and skulls. At one point, the singer picked and played up a black Gibson Flying V guitar. Larry Carroll for MTV wrote that the extent of Rihanna's ability to play the guitar was limited to playing it with one finger on one of the strings. However, he complimented Rihanna's overall performance, writing that her shoulder pads were "nearly as huge as her presence". He went on to write that she "half-sung, half-spoke" the song. A reviewer for MTV UK agreed with Carroll, writing that "halfway through the performance [Rihanna] donned a 'black flying v guitar' although we're not sure you could say she 'played' it!" Caryn Ganz of Rolling Stone praised Rihanna's performance, writing "if the introductory rules of rock stardom are 'teach thyself to pick slide,' 'tight clod' and 'pyro!' then Rihanna has been paying attention in her 'Rockstar 101' classes after all". Writing for About.com, Bill Lamb was critical of Rihanna's decision to perform "Rockstar 101" on American Idol. He commented that previous media reports had indicated that the singer would be debuting a different album track, "Te Amo", which was released as the fifth single from Rated R. Lamb thought that "Rockstar 101" was one of the "weaker" songs on the album, and predicted that it would be "destined to end the streak of three consecutive top 10 pop hits from the album". While he wrote that the "intensely chilly, distant feel of the song works" within the context of Rated R, Lamb was unsure of whether or not it would appeal to the masses on radio. The song was included on the set list of the Last Girl on Earth (2010–11). Clay Cane for BET wrote that Rihanna "deserves a round of applause for doing something different,