James Gandolfini, who plays mob boss Tony Soprano, was joined by co-stars Lorraine Bracco and Edie Falco plus former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Bracco said the new series included "lots of great plot twists and turns".

Also joining the HBO drama this season are Robert Loggia and Steve Buscemi, who plays Tony's reformed cousin.

Britney single beating Kylie song

Britney Spears' new single Toxic is beating Kylie Minogue's Red-Blooded Woman in the race for Sunday's number one song in the UK.

Minogue's single may chart as low as number five, experts said.

Toxic is 5,000 copies ahead of Peter Andre's Mysterious Girl and is expected to sell more than 100,000 copies before the weekend.

If it did make number one, it would be Britney's first for four years, since Oops... I Did It Again in May 2000.

Canada music awards 'admit error'

The Canadian version of the Grammys, the Juno Awards, have admitted a second mistake in their nominations, according to a report by Billboard magazine.

The Canadian Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences said best blues album nominee Live At Deer Lake by Dave Gogos did not meet nomination requirements.

It has been replaced by Too Much Fun, by blues band Rockit, Billboard said.

The amendment comes after rock band Nickelback were belatedly added to the album of the year shortlist.

New York mayor to star in TV show

New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is to appear in a forthcoming episode of hit US TV drama Law and Order.

Mr Bloomberg will play himself in an episode of the NBC drama, to be filmed in New York's City Hall on Wednesday.

The billionaire mayor, who made his money in the media industry, will be paid $678 (�369) according to actors' union rules.

Mr Bloomberg said he would donate the money to the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund.