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Riri showed her chops with a revved-up performance of 'Cockiness (Love It)' and 'We Found Love,' later winning the big award - Video of the Year By Erik Ortiz / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Statuesque siren Rihanna stunned the MTV Video Music Awards Thursday night with a shocking pixie 'do she exposed on the red carpet moments before kicking off the show. But the 24-year-old Barbados beauty - who wound up taking home Video of the Year - obscured her short coif with a red headband during her high-octane performance of "Cockiness (Love It)"/"We Found Love" at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 06: Singer Rihanna arrives at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

Christopher Polk/Getty Images Singer Rihanna rocked the house with her renditions of "Cockiness (Love It)" and "We Found Love" at the MTV Music Viceo Awards. PHOTOS: RED CARPET ARRIVALS AT THE 2012 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS "I want you to be my sex slave," she purred, perched on a gold throne. Rapper A$AP Rocky joined Rihanna on stage - at one point clutching the R&B songstress' backside. The 2012 VMAs opened an hour earlier than normal so that it wouldn't conflict with prime-time coverage of the Democratic National Convention. But the show, known for its mix of lighthearted frivolity and shocking moments, came off rather tame compared with past years. Still looming over the awards was the bottle-throwing brawl allegedly involving R&B crooner Chris Brown and hip-hop star Drake at Manhattan nightclub W.i.P. on June 14. MTV7N_21 copy Kevin Mazur/WireImage Rihanna stuns at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards with a beautiful gown and short cropped hair. Both performers were in attendance Thursday but never appeared together - preventing any real fireworks. Host-comedian Kevin Hart chalked up the pair

With a touch of sass and Neil Patrick Harris, "The Big Bang Theory" star Kaley Cuoco opened the 2012 People's Choice Awards and set the tone for a night of good times when the show went live from Los Angeles on Wednesday night (January 11), kicking off what is sure to be an action-packed awards season.