Adams to be king of Castle

Bryan Adams will headline this year's Slane Castle concert in Ireland, it has been announced.

The Canadian rocker, who recently topped the UK charts with Don't Give Up, will be joined by Spice Girl Melanie C, dance star Moby and Macy Gray.

Around 50,000 fans are expected to make the trip to the Castle, which lies 20 miles north of Dublin, on 26 August.

Last year the event was headlined by Robbie Williams.

Adams holds the record for the most consecutive weeks spent at number one in the UK with (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, which topped the charts for 16 weeks in 1991.

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Eminem released on bail

US rapper Eminem has been released on bail after appearing in court on two weapons charges.

The 27-year-old star, real name Marshall Bruce Mathers III, was charged after a weekend fight in which he allegedly saw another man kissing his wife.

Eminem faces allegations of carrying a concealed weapon and assault with a deadly weapon after the incident in his home town of Warren, Michigan.

District Judge Susan Chrzanowski set the preliminary hearing for 11 July. She told Eminem he would be allowed to go on tour during the interim period, as long as he left prosecutors his schedule when he leaves the state.

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Gately ponders duet with partner

Boyzone star Stephen Gately is considering recording a duet with his pop star boyfriend.

But the gay star, currently at number three in the charts with his debut solo single, draws the line at a romantic duet with Eloy de Jong and would prefer to do an upbeat track.

Gately, 24, told Smash Hits magazine: "It wouldn't be a ballad or a love song to each other, because that would be too cheesy.

"It would have to be something fun. If we don't record something together we might write something together for his album," he said.

De Jong has a flourishing pop career of his own with Dutch band Caught In The Act. The pair have been together for the past 18 months.

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Bragg becomes chancellor

Writer and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg has become the new Chancellor of Leeds University in a special ceremony.

Lord Bragg, 60, who was made a life peer in 1998, has become a leading figure in arts broadcasting. He said he was "honoured" to become Chancellor.

Artist David Hockney sat alongside him to receive an honorary degree from the university.

Hockney was a founder member of the Pop Art movement of the early 1960s.

The ceremony can be seen on the internet on Friday at 1445BST. The address is: www.leeds.ac.uk/press/chancellor.

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Davis to play Garland role in biopic

Casting is under way for Me and My Shadow - the film based on Lorna Luft's book about her mother, Judy Garland.

Judy Davis is to star as Garland, but other key figures such as Liza and Vincente Minnelli have yet to be cast.

Tracing Garland's life from the 1930s, the film wil be "a loving story of a mother and daughter", said Luft.

"It's all extremely sad," Luft told Daily Variety. "She was a decent woman and she ended up with nothing."

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Nesbitt strips off for cancer campaign

Actor James Nesbitt,who starred in the hit TV drama Cold Feet,has joined a group of factory workers in stripping off to raise awareness of testicular cancer.

Nesbitt's character, Adam, contracted the disease in the popular ITV show, which is currently filming its third series.

The naked line-up in Manchester also raised research funds as part of Men's Cancer Awareness Month, in June.

The disease, the UK's most common cancer in men aged 20-39, is curable in 90% of cases if the warning signs are detected early enough by regular check-ups.

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