'Huh?' Rihanna receives "Icon Award" from American Music Awards

Who's excited to see @rihanna receive the Icon Award at @TheAMAs tonight? http://t.co/ArWpJIuEkx #AMAs

— billboard (@billboard) November 24, 2013

Rihanna, the pop diva and former abused girlfriend of Chris Brown, is getting an “Icon Award” tonight from the American Music Awards.

Here’s what it looks like.

Rihanna's Icon Award #AMAs pic.twitter.com/cmSUKwXMqU

— Rihanna News (@TeamOfRihanna) November 24, 2013

Plenty of fans applauded the honor.

NO ONE can deserves the "ICON" award as much as Rihanna #AMAs

— Regina (@RihannaHungary) November 24, 2013

Rihanna deserves that icon award so much!

— Jade Jennings (@JadeJenningsxx) November 24, 2013

Rihanna IS an icon. I think she deserves to be acknowledged for that.

— Young Reezy. (@likeitskhy) November 24, 2013

https://twitter.com/rihsbadgal/status/404694156431597568

And fellow R&B star Mary J. Blige apparently approves.

Mary J. Bilge about Rihanna's "Icon Award" pic.twitter.com/AUqsUTXum4

— Rihanna Updates (@NikoFenty) November 24, 2013

But not everyone’s on board.

Rihanna getting a Icon award? pic.twitter.com/HvpWP7ODl8

— Posh (@__POSHM) November 24, 2013

Huh?????????????????? RT @BlackInformant: Rihanna to Receive Icon Award at AMAs http://t.co/fOxnKffoNR

— Fuck Amy Cooper. (@ChillKels) November 15, 2013

Lol! Why is Rihanna getting the Icon Award tho…

— Marcel (@Marcie_X) November 24, 2013

What has the world come to: @JHUD got a star n @rihanna getting icon award! WTF! at this rate @MileyCyrus shld get role model of the year!!!

— ??????GloryholeBussyiana???????? (@moistbussy_ja) November 24, 2013

Oh, please don’t give them any ideas.

rihanna is getting an icon award???? for what?

— aaronob (@aaronob) November 24, 2013

We believe it was Rihanna’s AK-47 gold grill that put her over the top.

Previous Twitchy coverage of Rihanna.