Rihanna, Jessie J and Katy B hitting Birmingham

It's all about the girl power this week, with three of the UK's favourite pop icons of the moment hitting the stage. Global megastar

is joined on the weekly bill by

and dancefloor favourite

at Birmingham's biggest venues.

But if you've been living under a rock and didn't know until now, don't get your hopes up – tickets for all three ladies have been snapped up and are selling on ticket exchange sites for more than double the price.

Fresh from being scolded by a shocked Irish farmer, who disapproved of her frolicking in his fields wearing just trousers and a bra, Rihanna is returning to the UK for a whistle-stop six-date tour.

The show, at the LG Arena no Saturday (October 15), will be the first chance UK fans have had to hear singles Only Girl (In The World) and What's My Name live since her impressive performance at this year's V Festival.

Nominated for four awards at this year's Grammys and currently residing at the top of the UK charts with co-conspirator Calvin Harris, with We Found Love, she has earned herself a reputation for her outrageous, energetic shows peppered with some of the biggest hits of the past few years.

Next up on the bill is Jessie J – and boy, has it been quite a year for her.

Back in January, most people probably wouldn't have even been able to pick her out of a crowd, let along tell you how to "do it like a du-ude, mandem".

But now – despite an unflattering box cut and cheesy, contrived lyrics about caring for the world rather than bling – Jessica Ellen Cornish has sold more than a million albums and three million singles across the globe, and is now embarking on her second all-but-sold-out tour of the year.

The faux-street tweenie favourite plays Birmingham's O2 Academy on Monday and Tuesday (October 17 and 18) – both of which are completely sold out. Doors open at 7pm.

Mercury Music Prize nominee Katy B tops off the week on Thursday, again at the O2 Academy.

Katy was another one who, at the start of the year, was a relative unknown – but who has successfully broken through into the mainstream with singles such as Lights On and On A Mission.

"It was not expected at all," she said of her rise to fame. When I was writing 'Katy On A Mission' I didn't think for a second that they were going to be in the top 40 – let alone the top five.

"It's been quite strange that they've caught on – it's a good thing though!"

Supported by Ms Dynamite, the show has sold out. Doors open at 7.30pm.