On February 1 , 2010 , Rihanna performed " Do n't Stop the Music " and " Hard " on '' The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' . She performed at the 2010 Kids ' Choice Awards on March 27 , 2010 in the Pauley Pavilion of the UCLA campus , singing " Do n't Stop the Music " , " Hard " and her 2010 single " Rude Boy " . To promote '' Rated R '' , Rihanna embarked upon the 2010 – 2011 Last Girl on Earth Tour ( her second worldwide tour ) , where she performed the song . In June 2011 , Rihanna began the Loud Tour , her third major worldwide tour , where the single was twentieth on the set list . She performed " Do n't Stop the Music " at Radio 1 's Hackney Weekend on May 24 , 2012 as the thirteenth song on the set list , with a giant onstage sphinx . The song was on the set list for Rihanna 's 2013 Diamonds World Tour , where she sang it as part of a medley with " S&M " and " Only Girl ( In the World ) " . She also performed the song at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in a medley with " Only Girl ( In the World ) " , " We Found Love " and " Where Have You Been "
2010 Kids ' Choice Awards
2010 Kids' Choice Awards
Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)