Rihanna strikes a pose on the red carpet at France’s NRJ Music Awards yesterday.  The award show wasn’t without some drama and major awkwardness as an award announced for the Black Eyed Peas was withdrawn due to an error.  D’ohh!!

They opened the show with I Gotta Feeling and later picked up a trophy for Best International Song.  After that Ke$ha and choreographer Kamel Ouali announced the Black Eyed Peas had also been crowned Best International Group.

But then Ouali returned to the microphone to admit there had been an error – and he had read out the wrong name by mistake, handing the award instead to German rockers Tokio Hotel.  Apparently the audience erupted into boos.  Who can blame them?

The same thing happened last year when Katy Perry was announced as a winner for Best International Song when in fact Rihanna had won.

Perhaps the contents of the envelope are a tad confusing and should be revamped?? Just a suggestion

Rihanna won for Best International Female, Robbie Williams for Best International Male.

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