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Music: Rihanna to be honored with CFDA Fashion Icon award

FILE - This Nov. 24, 2013 file photo shows singer Rihanna performing on stage at the American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. announced Monday, March 24, 2014, that the 26-year-old pop star will receive at the CFDA Fashion Icon Award on June 2 in New York City. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna earned an icon award at the American Music Awards last year. Now she’s receiving a similar honor from the fashion world.

FILE – This Nov. 24, 2013 file photo shows singer Rihanna performing on stage at the American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. announced Monday, March 24, 2014, that the 26-year-old pop star will receive at the CFDA Fashion Icon Award on June 2 in New York City. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)

The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc., announced Monday that the 26-year-old pop star will receive the CFDA Fashion Icon Award on June 2 in New York City.

The award is given to one whose style has made a tremendous impact on pop culture around the world. Past recipients include Lady Gaga, Iman, Kate Moss and Nicole Kidman.

The 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards will be held at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall.

Rihanna will launch a three-date co-headlining tour with Eminem on Aug. 8 in Los Angeles. The artists have collaborated on the No. 1 hits “The Monster” and “Love the Way You Lie.”

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