On February 12 , 2012 , Rihanna performed " We Found Love " at the 54th Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , followed by her duet single " Princess of China " with Coldplay for first time . John Mitchell from MTV News said he thought Rihanna looked " gorgeous " and that she gave " off a Tina Turner vibe — Rihanna rocked the blond locks she introduced recently , wearing a tight , belly-baring ensemble . " '' USA Today '' s writer Ed Masley , praised the performance , describing it as " shout in shout-out " . '' The Huffington Post '' also noted that the performance had " a twinge of Tina Turner " . '' Time '' magazine graded the performance with an A , saying that " Rihanna never disappoints . Her pop songs are always danceable , often catchy and consistently awesome — sometimes they even have some substance to them . Similarly , her Grammy performance was n’t the flashiest or craziest , and she did n’t bust out dance moves the way other entertainers did , but it was one of the most enjoyable . " Later that month , the singer performed the song at the 2012 BRIT Awards held on February 21 , 2012 , at The O2 Arena in London . The performance began with Rihanna , in only an old grandad-style jumper covering her body , in a clear cage as colourful paint began to be thrown inside with her , although none was thrown onto the singer herself . Dancers were also present as Rihanna emerged from the cage and began dancing along the broad stretch of stage . The performance concluded with big multi-coloured balloons pouring down red confetti from the ceiling as they burst , finalizing with Rihanna returning to the paint-covered cage and smearing it over herself ending with her silhouette being broadcast through the cage . At the ceremony , Rihanna also won the award for Best International Female Solo Artist . Whilst promoting her first feature film appearance in '' Battleship '' , Rihanna made a visit to Japan , performing " We Found Love " on the Japanese music television program Music Station . She donned a traditional kimono and concluded the performance by crowd surfing into the audience . On April 24 , 2012 , Rihanna performed a special acoustic version of the song at the Time 100 gala for Time Magazine 's selection of that year 's 100 most influential people of which Rihanna was listed . Rihanna later performed " We Found Love " at Radio 1 's Hackney Weekend on May 24 , 2012 , as the seventeenth and final song on the set list . The performance featured a giant sphinx on the stage . On September 9 , 2012 , Rihanna performed the single ( along with " Princess of China " and " Run This Town " ) with Coldplay and Jay-Z at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London , entering on a steampunk pirate ship and also suspended in the air on a metal bench . On December 9 , 2012 , Rihanna performed " We Found Love " in a medley with a solo version of " Stay " on the final of series nine of the UK '' The X Factor '' . The performance featured Rihanna wearing white T-bar wedge sandals , strap around her calves , diamond earrings and silver jewellery . She also performed the song at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards
2016 MTV Video Music Awards
2016 MTV Video Music Awards
We Found Love