Eddie Van Halen enters rehab

The cloud surrounding the ill-fated Van Halen reunion tour with David Lee Roth has revealed itself. In a statement on his Web site today, Eddie Van Halen said he has checked into rehab just a few days before his band is set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Monday night. "I would like Van Halen fans to know how much I truly appreciate each and every one of you," Van Halen wrote. "Without you there is no Van Halen. I have always and will always feel a responsibility to give you my best. At the moment I do not feel that I can give you my best. That's why I have decided to enter a rehabilitation facility to work on myself, so that in the future I can deliver the 110 percent that I feel I owe you and want to give you."

"Some of the issues surrounding the 2007 Van Halen tour are within my ability to change and some are not," he continued. "As far as my rehab is concerned, it is within my ability to change and change for the better. I want you to know that is exactly what I'm doing, so that I may continue to give you the very best I am capable of. I look forward to seeing you in the future better than ever."

Lil Jon preps Comedy Central cartoon

Looking to expand his crunk empire into the animated world, Lil Jon is currently in the process of creating an animated cartoon with Comedy Central, featuring both his family and him, according to BallerStatus.net. The cartoon, titled A-Town, will focus on the rapper, his family, and their life in his hometown of Atlanta. "It's a hilarious cartoon. I think everybody's gonna love it," Lil Jon told the site. "Everybody thinks I'm gonna be the craziest character, but my family is crazier than I am. It's just about living in Atlanta; me and my family living in Atlanta and all the crazy stuff we get into." The show does not yet have a launch date.

Jermaine Dupri to receive two honors

Newly crowned Island Records' urban music chief, Jermaine Dupri, is set to receive two honors this spring. The producer-mogul will receive top honors this year at the 21st Annual Soul Train Music Awards and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Awards. Dupri will be recognized with the Quincy Jones Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2007 Soul Train Awards, which will be held March 10 in Pasadena, California. He will be honored with his sixth achievement as Songwriter of the Year during the 24th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards, which takes place April 18 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.

The View resets US tour plans

Despite frontman Kyle Falconer's recent conviction on drug charges, The View has sorted out its visa problems and has rescheduled its US tour. The Scottish buzz band will kick off the 10-date US trek April 30 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and will conclude it May 15 in Portland, Oregon, at the Doug Fir Lounge. The band will release its forthcoming album, Hats Off to the Buskers, on May 8.

The View's tour dates:

4/30 - Cambridge, MA - T.T. The Bears

5/01 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

5/02 - Brooklyn, NY - Luna Lounge

5/04 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Place

5/06 - Chicago, IL - Schuba's Tavern

5/08 - West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour

5/10 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's

5/12 - Vancouver, BC - Plaza Club

5/13 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe

5/15 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge

Hank III hopes to get grandfather reinstated at Opry

Hank Williams III is circulating a petition to get his grandfather, country legend Hank Williams, reinstated at the Grand Ole Opry 54 years after his death. Williams was booted from the legendary show in 1952 and told not to return until he was sober, but he unfortunately died a year later. Williams III is hoping to get the legend reinstated posthumously. Click here to read the petition.