Rihanna to receive first-ever 'AMA Icon Award'

Rihanna has been chosen to receive the first-ever "AMA Icon Award" at the America Music Awards later this month. The six-time AMA winner will also be performing at the event.

"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," producer Larry Klein told Billboard. "Rihanna's iconic and innovative sound has enabled her to become one of the most influential and best-selling artists of all time."

As Billboard notes, Rihanna's Eminem collaboration "Monster," off his latest The Marshall Mathers LP 2, earned the singer her 25^th Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. This feat puts her on the same "all-time" list as Elvis Presley. The track also landed Rihanna her 45^th Hot 100 single, tying her with Mariah Carey.

At this year's AMAs, Rihanna will compete in four categories, including artist of the year and favorite soul/R&B album with Unapologetic.

The event airs on NBC November 24. Pitbull will host the ceremony and perform his Ke$ha-collab single "Timber" along with performances by Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, TLC, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, One Direction, Florida Georgia Line, Miley Cyrus, Imagine Dragons and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

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