The 71-year-old singer, who was admitted last Monday to Baptist Hospital, is in stable condition, said hospital spokeswoman Melissa Cantrell.

"He has a slight case of pneumonia and we expect to release him soon", she said.

Cash suffers from autonomic neuropathy, a disease of the nervous system that makes him susceptible to pneumonia.

J-Lo tipped for Oscar dress nightmare

Jennifer Lopez may have lost her style icon crown as a survey predicts her Oscar outfit will be the biggest fashion horror of the night.

A poll, conducted by Yahoo UK & Ireland, found 33% of voters thought her outfit would fail to impress, ahead of Courtney Love and Lara Flynn Boyle - who wore a tutu at the Golden Globes.

Nicole Kidman is tipped to walk off with the best dressed title with 36% believing her outfit will shine on the red carpet.

Elizabeth Hurley's acting talent may go largely unnoticed but her fashion sense rules as she is second favourite to turn heads, followed by Renee Zellweger and Liv Tyler.

Minnelli cancels anniversary party

Liza Minnelli and husband David Guest have cancelled a party to celebrate their first wedding anniversary because of the impending war with Iraq.

More than 1,200 guests were invited to the planned 15 April party at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York.

"We held off sending our invitations out because we want to have our party when the world is at peace and people can come and enjoy themselves," Minnelli said.

A new date will be announced when the Iraq crisis is resolved.

Zellweger film opens Tribeca festival

Romantic comedy Down With Love, starring Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor, will open the Tribeca Film Festival, in New York, in May.

Actor Robert De Niro helped found the festival last year to boost the lower Manhattan economy after the 11 September terrorist attacks.

In the 1960s-style comedy, Zellweger plays a woman who has sworn off love and McGregor is a playboy who thinks he does not need love.

The festival, which runs from 3 to 11 May, is longer than last year's, with more than 200 premi�re screenings, as well as panel discussions and filmmaker events.