Stars to sing at charity concert

R&B singer Jamelia will be joined by Razorlight, Minnie Driver and other music stars at a concert to raise money for Oxfam next month.

They will perform at the Hammersmith Apollo, in London, on 14 September.

The Make Trade Fair Live follows on from Oxfam's Fairplay concert in 2002 which saw Chris Martin, Noel Gallagher and Ms Dynamite together on stage.

It has been organised by to highlight the impact of unfair trade rules on poor farmers in the developing world.

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Musicians line-up for benefit gig

Musicians ranging from rapper Mos Def to singer-songwriter Paul Simon are to perform at a benefit concert.

Organisers said the Freedom Concert for the American Civil Liberties Union will be held on 4 October at Manhattan's Lincoln Center.

The venue will play host to a line-up that also includes musicians Lou Reed, Patti Smith and Nanci Griffith and Mexican-American singer Lila Downs.

It will be produced by well-known composer Philip Glass.

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Actress Diane Lane ties the knot

Diane Lane, Oscar-nominated star of the 2002 film Unfaithful, has married actor Josh Brolin.

A spokeswoman for the couple confirmed they had wed, but refused to reveal the date or location of the ceremony.

Lane, 39, who also starred in Under the Tuscan Sun, became engaged to Brolin, 36, when he proposed in July 2002.

Brolin, who starred in the short-lived US television series Mister Sterling, is the son of actor James Brolin and stepson of Barbra Streisand.

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The Cure receive MTV icon honour

MTV have named goth rock band The Cure their Icon of 2004 and will celebrate with a live tribute on 17 September.

The group will perform at the event at London's Billingsgate market and the show will be broadcast in October.

Artists who have been influenced by The Cure will also take part although names are yet to be confirmed.

The band, who have been together for 25 years, have had a string of hits over the last two decades or so, including The Lovecats and Close To Me.

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Monkey voiceover actor dies at 72

The actor who was the voice behind animal spirit Pigsy in cult Japanese children's TV show Monkey has died.

Peter Woodthorpe died on Thursday, less than a month after finishing recording the voice of Pigsy for 13 Monkey episodes not yet broadcast in the UK.

The 72-year-old also did the voice of Gollum in the 1978 animated film of Tolkien's book, The Lord of the Rings.

Monkey told the surreal story of the boy priest Tripitaka's quest to retrieve ancient Buddhist texts.

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Wonder Woman gets new hero role

Former Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter has joined the cast of forthcoming US comedy drama Sky High.

Carter will play the headteacher of a special high school for superhero teenagers in the show which is due to start filming on Tuesday.

Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston will play the parents of one of the pupils attending the school.

Carter played Wonder Woman between 1975 and 1979. Sky High is due to air in the US sometime next year.