Klaxons cover Rihanna for the BRIT awards.

These days, it seems that everybody wants to offer their interpretation of Rihanna's massive single "Umbrella" – Mandy Moore, Chris Brown and now the British indie outfit Klaxons. However, the Klaxons had the special honor of covering the song with Rihanna herself last night at the annual BRIT Awards. Their interpretation was well-received, the Klaxons offering a more electronic, guitar-heavy backing for Rihanna's pop inflections. Both were nominated for awards – Rihanna as best international act, and the Klaxons as best breakthrough act. Despite their awesome performance, neither one of the artists ended up taking home an award.


Klaxons & Rihanna perform at the Brit Awards; 2/20/08
Originally written for the Cavalier Daily:
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/news/2008/feb/21/the-pulse26004/