Darius Rucker reaches milestone

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Darius Rucker has spent the last few years reinventing himself as a country star. He's had a platinum debut, No. 1 hits and his follow-up, "Charleston, SC 1966," debuted this week with high expectations.

Rucker hasn't forgotten what made him one of music's most bankable voices, though. You know, a certain laid-back rock band that turned out to be the melodic antidote to grunge and one of the biggest acts of the 1990s.

Hootie & the Blowfish celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and Rucker says the band will record another album and tour at some point.

"This country thing is what I'm doing," Rucker said. "This is my career change. This is what I'm doing 'til I retire. But I know for a fact that — I don't want to put a time on it — but soon there's going to be another Hootie record, another Hootie tour because I love the guys and I think we will always be a band."

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George Michael to go to rehab

The 'Faith' hitmaker ' who left jail on Monday (11.10.10) after serving four weeks of an eight-week sentence for driving under the influence of drugs and possession of cannabis - wants to overcome his dependency on substances so he doesn't repeat the same problems and end up back in prison.

He said: ' want to beat my drug addiction and lead a normal life. I don't want to end up back in prison. It's a very horrible place to be.

'You're not considered a person when you're inside, you're just a number and that freaked me out.

' have done wrong and paid for this stupid crime and I want to get my life back on track.'

George's whereabouts have remained unknown since he decided to take a late night drive on the night of his release with his partner Kenny Goss.

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Guns N' Roses play to school gig

Band members of Axl's new Guns N' Roses line-up have played a special surprise gig for lucky students in Oxford.

Guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thai and drummer Frank Ferrer wowed the young fans at the Witchwood School Of Rock to offer advice to budding rock stars and played several numbers.

"I'm actually more nervous going and talking to the kids than I am playing in front of 20,000 people," Ferrer told the BBC, "because you don't see them. Here you're going to see every little kid's face."

The visit was organised by the centre's Mike Dove, who claimed: "They had coffee in my house this morning so it's a bit crazy. I've realised a bit of a boyhood dream."

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