The 'On the Floor' hitmaker – who split from her third husband Marc Anthony earlier this year - received the All-Star award at the ceremony at New York's Carnegie Hall and thanked all of the ladies in her life for her success.

Sting's wife Trudie Styler has defended the rocker's rainforest charity, after it was accused of hoarding money raised at a 2006 concert.

Author JK Rowling is stunned by the reaction she received after outing popular Harry Potter character Albus Dumbledore as gay.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling made a rare US appearance, reading at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood in front of scores of wand-clutching would-be wizards and witches.