Rihanna goes back to her long locks as she ditches 'Beatles' moptop look

Where'd that hair spring from? Rihanna goes back to her long locks as she ditches 'Beatles' moptop look

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:46 PM on 15th April 2011

She's been sporting so many different wigs of late her fans will be forgetting what her real hair looks like.
And Rihanna swapped her look yet again last night, going back to long red curly locks after a week or so of wearing her hair in a pixie crop which some onlookers likened to a Beatles-esque moptop.
The 23-year-old star showed her latest look as she performed her new single California King Bed live on American Idol.

Red alert: Rihanna showed off hjer latest long-style locks when she performed live onstage on American Idol last night

Ballad: Rihanna showed off her long curly locks last night as she performed new song California King Bed 

Slowed down: The 23-year-old Barbadian beauty showed off a more sultry side tonight - a change from her raunchy performances

The flame-haired singer performed on the live results show and belted out the track which she had first performed at the Country Music Awards with Jennifer Nettles last month.

 

Sporting her latest wig of bushy, scarlet curls and wearing a flowing gown, the Barbadian beauty belted out the ethereal ballad and rocked the house.
Rihanna began the track stood between a pair of long white curtains surrounded by a group of female dancers.

Long and short of it: The star first debuted California King Bed, which she sang last night with long hair, left, at the Country Music Awards earlier this month, right

She started the song softly as she tantalised the audience behind the sheer material.
As she sang, her dancers pulled the white draping down to the stage floor and into the audience.
Eventually emerging on stage, the S&M star even threw in some air guitar as the audience went wild and she received a standing ovation from the judges - Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson.

Rocker chic: But Rihanna threw in some air guitar in her performance which sent the crowd wild

Outstanding: She was surrounded by beautiful white drapery during her performance

Show secrets: Rihanna told Ryan that her upcoming tour was going to be interactive and fans can actually be in the show

After the song, Rihanna let audiences in on a secret from her upcoming summer tour.
'We've designed the stage and we have two sections on the stage where fans can actually be in the show and on the stage, closer than they've ever been,' she told host Ryan Seacrest. 'It's real VIP.'
Rihanna revealed recently that she was asked to be a judge on X Factor USA but she had to turn it down because of her gruelling schedule.

Can't commit: Rihanna revealed that she was asked to be a judge on X Factor USA by Simon Cowell but had to turn it down because of her busy schedule

The Umbrella hit-maker confirmed that Simon Cowell had offered her the gig but as she was not available for the rest of the year she was forced to turn it down.
She told an American radio show: 'I just heard about it actually and yes, it's something I would have loved to do but our schedule doesn't allow it.
'We're going to be on tour for the rest of the year.
'It is a demanding schedule to be in that show and you have to be around for a long time, months at a time - which would've been impossible for me.'

Chameleon: Rihanna's recent hairstyles have included a huge afro and long sleek, flame-red locks

Hair history: Before that there was a blonde undercut, after she burst on to the scene with her natural wavy hair