Oprah Winfrey, Penelope Cruz, will.i.am and The Muppets are among the latest celebrities to be immortalised with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Grammy Award-winning singer Melissa Etheridge and her actress girlfriend Tammy Lynn Michaels are set to follow Ellen DeGeneres and Portia DeRossi up the aisle.

Patrick Swayze made his first public appearance since his pancreatic cancer diagnosis to provide a big surprise at the start of America's 'Stand Up 2 Cancer' telethon on Friday night.

Kylie Minogue will perform at the December 11 Nobel Peace Prize Concert honouring this year’s winners, former US Vice President Al Gore and the UN’s climate change panel, organisers said.

Australian pop star Kylie Minogue will perform at the December 11 Nobel Peace Prize Concert honouring this year's winners, former US Vice President Al Gore and the UN's climate change panel, organisers said today.

Complete list of winners at the 79th annual Academy Awards, presented at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles:

The term power lunch took on a new meaning when 140 Hollywood stars including Clint Eastwood, Leonardo DiCaprio, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Will Smith and Penelope Cruz tucked in at the 26th annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon.

Brooke Shields has given birth to a second daughter called Grier Hammond.

Melissa Etheridge’s partner, Tammy Lynn Michaels, is pregnant with twins, the couple has announced on the singer’s website.

Brokeback Mountain, the story of a troubled love affair between two cowboys, has taken the top film prize from a gay organisation that monitors the media.

Rocker Melissa Etheridge snorted marijuana fumes as she coped with the side effects of chemotherapy because it was the only thing that comforted her.

A-list star Cameron Diaz gave students at Stanford University a huge shock on Thursday when she turned up unannounced to give a lecture on environmentally friendly design.

Hulking security guards standing at the side of New York’s Hunter College lecture hall offered a big hint that the course’s usual professor might be taking the afternoon off.

US singer Melissa Etheridge says she smoked medicinal marijuana to help with the side effects of chemotherapy during her treatment for breast cancer.

Rod Stewart is ending his career as a crooner with a one-night stand at New York City's Madison Square Garden.

Melissa Etheridge, Kanye West and Martha Stewart are among the list of stars set to give lectures on college cable network mtvU.

Breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge was left traumatised by the experience of undergoing chemotherapy, and has called on scientists to develop a kinder treatment.

Melissa Etheridge has announced she's cancer-free - and she plans to mark the good news by having a baby with her partner Tammy Lynn Michaels.

Teenage British soul star Joss Stone and Melissa Etheridge electrified the Grammys audience with a gritty tribute to Janis Joplin.

The late music legend Ray Charles was the star of the show today at the Grammy award ceremony in Los Angeles while U2 scooped three awards.

Rock star Melissa Etheridge has cancelled a string of concerts after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Singer Melissa Etheridge has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has cancelled upcoming US tour dates to undergo treatment.

Antonio “LA” Reid, ousted from the top job at Arista Records barely a month ago, has been named chairman of Island Def Jam Music Group, where he will oversee the label’s stable of acts, including Jay-Z, Bon Jovi (singer pictured) and Melissa Etheridge.

Rock singer Melissa Etheridge married her actress girlfriend Tammy Lynn Michaels on Saturday in California.

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana has been named the greatest song of the last 25 years by VH1.

Rocker Melissa Etheridge plans to tie the knot at the end of this year with her girlfriend, actress Tammy Lynn Michaels.