 To promote the single 's release in the US , Rihanna appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on February 1 , 2010 , where she sang " Hard " and " Don 't Stop the Music " . The following day , Rihanna recorded some video performances of her songs for AOL Music Sessions , which were made available to watch on AOL 's website on February 23 , 2010 . The set included Rihanna 's singles " Russian Roulette " , " Hard " , " Take a Bow " , and a stripped down version of " Disturbia " . On February 4 , 2010 , she performed " Hard " at the Super Bowl Fan Jam on VH1 , sharing billing with Timbaland and Justin Bieber . 
