Travis Barker and DJ AM to reunite for performance (AP)

AP - Punk musician Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM will perform together for the first time since the duo survived a fiery plane crash in South Carolina.

Axl Rose Accuses Dr Pepper of Malpractice (E! Online)

E! Online - All is fair in Chinese Democracy, except when the citizens are denied the opportunity to drink what the Dr ordered.

Rock band the Jesus Lizard reuniting after decade (Reuters)
Reuters - Seminal Chicago indie rock outfit the Jesus Lizard will play its first shows in 10 years in 2009.

Whitney Houston Denies Rekindling Romance With Bobby Brown (E! Online)

E! Online - Whitney Houston isn't singing "I Will Always Love You" to ex-hubby Bobby Brown.

Take That 'write a song about Amy Winehouse' (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Take That have written a new song, :How Did It Come To This," which fans are speculating is about the plight of Amy Winehouse.

Akon ushers in "new phase" with "Freedom" (Reuters)

Reuters - Holding a red velvet cupcake with white frosting and colored sprinkles, Akon stands atop an extended conference room table at Universal Records' New York headquarters. He's ecstatic.

Weezer raids its vaults for "Odds and Ends" (Reuters)
Reuters - On the heels of the release of the second volume of Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo's home recordings, the alternative rock group is now taking a look back into its own vaults.

Take That top British singles chart for 11th time (Reuters)

Reuters - Veteran boy band Take That's single "Greatest Day" has stormed into the pop charts at No. 1, displacing Beyonce's "If I were a boy," the Official Charts Company said this week.

T.I. fends off Beyonce (Reuters)

Reuters - Rapper T.I. started a fifth nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Live Your Life" featuring Rihanna. But Beyonce was nipping at his heels with two songs.

Second Spears comeback almost as good as the first (AP)

AP - Britney Spears, "Circus" (Jive)