I'm not the biggest Rihanna fan, just a casual listener but I will say that I am very proud of her Icon Award win last night. I'm black and seeing a black girl (regardless if you think she bleaches, mixed, etc) up there to win an award like that makes me happy. To see a black female cross over universally in music where she's charting in pop music and the holds the record as the biggest digital sales artist in music right now speaks volumes. I may not like her personality or some of the gimmicks she tries to pull but Rihanna has indeed established herself as an icon so congrats to her.

Side note: I wonder how many rappers were pissed at that Macklemore win.