Rapper T.I. still in jail

T.I. was ordered yesterday to remain in custody on federal weapons charges in Atlanta until a bail hearing later this week. The chart-topping rapper was arrested Saturday, hours before his scheduled performance at the BET Hip Hop Awards. Federal authorities say he tried to buy three machine guns and two silencers from a man cooperating with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. T.I., born Clifford Harris, 27, appeared briefly in federal court yesterday. His attorneys planned to argue for his release on bond at a hearing scheduled for Friday. (AP)

Joe Nichols, whose hits include "Brokenheartsville" and "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off," has entered a rehab program for treatment of substance abuse. "As Joe has alluded to . . . he has struggled with the issue of substance abuse," said a statement posted on the country singer's website. "In order to become a healthier person and deal with long-standing issues, he has entered into a rehabilitation program for consultation and treatment." (AP)

Led Zeppelin, one of the last major acts to resist digital distribution, is releasing its back catalog online. The band's songs, which include "Whole Lotta Love" and "Stairway to Heaven," will be available from online music stores Nov. 13. "The addition of the digital option will better enable fans to obtain our music in whichever manner that they prefer," guitarist Jimmy Page said in a statement yesterday. The band has signed a separate deal with Verizon Wireless to offer its songs as ringtones and downloads to mobile phones. The Beatles remain the highest-profile holdouts for digital distribution. (AP)

It won only one Oscar, but Orson Welles' 1941 film "Citizen Kane" is widely considered his best movie. Now the Academy Award Welles received for his masterwork can be bought for a cool million - or maybe more. Sotheby's said it will auction off the statuette Welles won for screenwriting with Herman Mankiewicz Dec. 11. The current owner is the Dax Foundation, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that purchased the statue from Welles's youngest daughter, Beatrice Welles, in 2003. (REUTERS)

'Before, my life was about having fun, going to parties - it was a fantasy. But when I had time to reflect, I felt empty inside. I want to leave a mark on the world.' Paris Hilton, telling Newsweek of her vow to change her party-girl image.