London, Feb 22 (IANS) Pop diva Beyonce Knowles has received a major accolade by the RIAA, which has named her the most successful musician of 2000-09 in the US.

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a group which represents record distributors in the US.

RIAA bosses have released their decade list of the bestselling artists and Grammy Award record breaker Beyonce tops both the albums and video certifications as well as ringtone certifications countdown, reported femalefirst.co.uk.

She has received 64 gold and platinum certifications for sales of albums and videos and 19 for ringtones.

Cheryl Cole Dumps Husband through SMS

London, Feb 22 (IANS) "Girls Aloud" star Cheryl Cole has reportedly dumped footballer husband Ashley Cole through SMS after his infidelities were exposed.

A close friend of the star said that she is now clear that the marriage is over and is said to have consulted divorce lawyers.

"The time for any more excuses or promises is over. She wants to have put a statement out by the end of the week so she can start moving on," dailymail.co.uk quoted the friend as saying.

"She has no desire to humiliate Ashley further and wishes to proceed in a dignified manner."

There were also reports that Cheryl was planning to conduct a lie detector test on Ashley.

"At least by doing a lie detector test, Cheryl will know one way or another whether what Ashley tells her is true or just a pack of lies. And if he is lying, I expect their marriage will be history," said a friend.