Spielberg has persuaded 25 celebs to appear on his charity CD

Spielberg launches celebrity charity CD

Steven Spielberg has persuaded 25 celebrities to read chapters of a fairy tale for a CD which will be sold to benefit his children's charity. Madonna, Harrison Ford and Robin Williams are among those who are to read excerpts from The Emperor's New Clothes for the Starlight Foundation. Others include John Lithgow, who plays the emperor, and Jay Leno, who narrates. Designer Calvin Klein is to play the emperor's underwear.

Skinner and Baddiel's Three Lions released next Monday

World Cup single launches pop battle

The official England World Cup anthem On Top Of The World by England United is finally released today. But it will come up against some stiff opposition. A revamped version of Three Lions released next Monday is among the songs which England United will face in the charts. Also released on June 8 is "Vindaloo", by the impromptu band Fat Les, featuring artist Damien Hirst, Blur's Alex James and actor Keith Allen.

Titanic scoops another award

Epic Titanic wins Top prize at MTV Bash

Titanic chalked up yet another honour when it was named best movie at the eighth annual MTV Movie Awards. Its star Leonardo DiCaprio won Best Male Performance, although he wasn't there to pick up the award. Neve Campbell won Best Female Performance for her role in Scream 2. Jim Carrey won the trophy for best comedic performance for the fourth consecutive year this time for his role as a lawyer in Liar Liar.

Other Winners

Best Villain : Mike Myers (Austin Powers)
Best Dance Sequence : Mike Myers (Austin Powers)
Best Song: Will Smith (Men In Black)
Best Fight: Will Smith (Men In Black)
Best Kiss: Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore (The Wedding Singer)
Best On-Screen Duo: Nicolas Cage and John Travolta (Face/Off)
Best Action Sequence: Speedboat chase in Face/Off
Breakthrough prize: Heather Graham (Boogie Nights)
Best new film-maker: Peter Cattaneo (director of The Full Monty)

Chamberlain in TV tribute to Thorn Birds

Richard Chamberlain has agreed to take part in a televised tribute to The Thorn Birds on the mini-series' 15th anniversary next month. Chamberlain, who co-starred with Rachel Ward, admits he was not enthusiastic about the sequel to the original series "I didn't think there should be a sequel but they made me an offer I couldn't refuse and I had to simply think of it as an entirely new show." The actor, who lives in Hawaii, has recently been concentrating on painting

Witches of Eastwick may become musical