American female Pop star, Rihanna is set to receive the first-ever AMA Icon Award at this month's American Music Awards. Rihanna is being celebrated for an influential and innovative career. The first-ever Icon Award was created to honor an artist whose body of work has made a profound influence over pop music on a global level.
Rihanna’s iconic and innovative sound has enabled her to become one of the most influential and best-selling artists of all time.
Rihanna has won six awards at the American Music Awards in her career. This year, Rihanna has a chance to add to that total as the singer is nominated in four categories. Among the nominations, Rihanna is up for Artist of the Year and Favorite Soul/R&B album for her Unapologetic collection.