P!nk still makes a fine anti-Britney

In a skyline dotted with high-flying pop divas Beyonc, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry P!nk has somehow always managed to travel below the radar.

She has never tested the stadium power grid at a Super Bowl halftime show.

Never judged a TV talent show.

Never managed to turn a meat suit into a political statement or turned cotton-candy-colored summery pop into a brand.

Yet P!nk, 33, has managed to forge an impressive career in her own quiet way. (Her Sunday concert kicks off a busy 24-hour stretch at the Amway Center in downtown Orlando. British rockers Muse perform Monday.)

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The singer has sold more than 40 million albums and 70 million singles worldwide. In 2009, she was honored as Billboard magazine's top pop musician of the decade.

Her latest release, "The Truth About Love," features more of the unflinchingly personal, occasionally edgy lyrics that have characterized her songs since the 2001 breakout album "M!ssundaztood" put P!nk on the map with the inescapable hit "Get the Party Started."

The new album's lead single, "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" is a blunt kiss-off to an ex-lover. Like much of the singer's best work, the bitterness "I burn from all the tears I've been crying/ I've been dying over you" is wrapped in a glorious pop anthem powered by propulsive dance beats.

In it's straightforward way, it rivals anything that Britney or Christina ever produced.

In the beginning, of course, P!nk was heralded as an "anti-Britney," a bad girl that offered the flip-side of the bubble-game taste of Spears' early forays into teen pop. In hindsight, that all seems ridiculous after the harrowing period of Britney's hair-shaving salon trips, quickie Las Vegas wedding and questionable decisions about child seats and car safety.

Not that P!nk has been without personal dramas.

! The Pennsylvania native her real name is Alecia Beth Moore spent her early years in a home rife with family discord, escaping to the Philadelphia clubs that spawned her stage name and launched her career. More recently, her decadelong relationship with and subsequent marriage to motocross racer Carey Hart has had its roller-coaster moments. The couple met in 2001, married in 2006, split up in 2008, got back together in 2009 and had a daughter in 2011.

All relatively quietly.

Although she had a cameo as herself in the 2010 comedy film "Get Him to the Greek," P!nk isn't the Hollywood type.

"I don't live in the Hollywood bubble," P!nk told London's The Telegraph in December. "I never have and I never will. I wasn't invited to that party."

After all this time, that mindset still makes her an anti-Britney and an appealing one.

Dead Sara and the Muse

When it comes to over-the-top concert spectacles, there are few touring acts that match the reputation of British progressive rock band Muse.

When the band performs Monday at Amway Center, fans will be treated to an orgy of lights, lasers, smoke and visual effects that include a multimedia pyramid. Against that backdrop, the group's powerful, yet intricate music material that includes "Survival," the official theme of the London Olympics will face plenty of competition.

Among those paying rapt attention to the production will be the members of Los Angeles rock band Dead Sara, a group dabbling in special effects for the first time in its biggest arena showcase yet.