It is reported that pop diva Madonna can't stand Mariah Carey and gave precise instructions to the Live 8 organizers to keep Mariah away from her backstage. Britain's Sun newspaper reports that Madonna wants a changing room near Sir Paul McCartney

A source revealed: "There is no love lost between them". "Madonna doesn't want to see Mariah - or her massive entourage".

Rumors about a duet between Sting and Madonna were denied yesterday by the English rocker himself. Sting declared he was too busy preparing for the show to worry about working alongside the pop queen

He says, "There was a rumor that I was to do a duet with Madonna but it's completely untrue.

"I don't know where that came from. I'm singing three songs, the main one being Every Breath You Take.

"There'll be footage of the world's leaders playing on screens and I've changed the words to 'We'll be watching you'."