McAlpine called Rihanna 's vocals " emotionally removed , a little distant and naughty , but a smidge melancholy and tearful " . According to a '' New York Times '' reviewer , in " Do n't Stop the Music " Rihanna " found exuberance in a ... severe techno beat " . In 2012 , '' Billboard '' ranked the song 13th on its list of " Rihanna 's 20 Biggest Billboard Hits " of all time ; they wrote , " we defy you to get the hook from this pounding 2007 dancefloor favorite out of your mind . " " Do n't Stop the Music " won the Best International Song award at the 2008 NRJ Music Awards . It was nominated for Single of the Year at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards , losing to the Jonas Brothers ' " When You Look Me in the Eyes " . The song was nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 50th Grammy Awards , losing to Justin Timberlake 's " LoveStoned/I Think She Knows " . At the 2009 Kids ' Choice Awards " Do n't Stop the Music " was nominated as Best Favorite Song , losing to Beyoncé 's " Single Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) " . At the American Society of Composers , Authors and Publishers Pop Music Awards , ASCAP recognized it as one of 2009 's most-performed songs . " Do n't Stop the Music " was a winning song at the 2009 BMI Pop Awards . In 2014 , David Drake of the magazine '' Complex '' called the single " one of the earliest shots fired in the mainstreaming of dance music " compared with typical 2007 top-forty fare
2008 Teen Choice Awards
2008 Teen Choice Awards
Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)