Drop the hate tunes and the "poor me" mushy melodies. Girl Power is not about bringing down the man. It's about recognizing your own worth as a woman.

LONDON - Flamboyant chanteuse Lady Gaga swept the UK's Brit Awards Tuesday winning three categories and offering an emotional tribute to Alexander McQueen, the British fashion designer who died last week.

LOS ANGELES - It's the country cutie versus the King of Pop at this year's American Music Awards. Taylor Swift comes into Sunday's ceremony with six nominations. Michael Jackson, who died in June, has five. And both are up for artist of the year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - R&B star Beyonce Knowles has postponed a planned concert in Malaysia, the event's organizer said Monday, following accusations by Islamic conservatives that the show would be immoral.

Philippine officials in the United Arab Emirates are scouting for five Filipino female artists there to represent the Pinoy community at a global exhibition in early 2010.

A California Pinay is an award-winning country music performer. (With videos of her singing)

LOS ANGELES - Beyonce kicked off the 40th annual NAACP Image Awards with a wind-swept performance of her song "Halo" - and then glided to victory in the outstanding female artist category.

LOS ANGELES – Despite his recently tarnished image, crooner Chris Brown may win an NAACP Image Award.

LOS ANGELES - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' unorthodox partnership yielded rich rewards on Grammy night, as the pair nabbed five Grammys for their haunting CD "Raising Sand," including record and album of the year honors.

Lea Salonga was named as this year's recipient of the Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino award given out by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI).