Composer Lucia Hwong has lodged a legal complaint against her former nanny, who allegedly stole expensive jewellery from the star's New York City apartment.

Sugarland star Jennifer Nettles is branching out and recording a solo album with music mogul Rick Rubin.

Avril Lavigne and her husband-to-be Chad Kroeger will start out as man and wife with matching Neil Lane wedding rings, according to sources close to the top jeweller.

Actress Jessica Chastain is teaming up with the children of Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton to host a special screening of the Hollywood stars' classic Cleopatra at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival in France.

British actress Carey Mulligan was constantly shadowed by a security guard on The Great Gatsby set because she was draped in diamonds worth millions of dollars for her role as Daisy Buchanan.

Rockers 30 Seconds To Mars are donating the proceeds from a limited-edition poster designed for their show in Boston, Massachusetts to a fund for locals affected by the marathon bombings last month (Apr13).

Brooklyn Heights residents in New York City are reportedly set to honour late Beastie Boys star Adam 'Mca' Yauch by renaming a local playground in his memory.

Pop stars Katie Melua and The Feeling, and classical singers Katherine Jenkins and Russell Watson are set to perform for Queen Elizabeth II as part of a concert series marking the 60th anniversary of her coronation.

Selena Gomez has pledged to donate $1 (62 pence) from every ticket sold to her upcoming show in Boston, Massachusetts to a charity set up to help locals affected by the marathon bombings.

Veteran singer Neil Diamond has promised to donate the proceeds from his hit Sweet Caroline to help victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.