Hill fulfills dream with Christmas special, CD (AP)
AP - Faith Hill finally has that Christmas gift she's always wanted.

Travis Accident Triggers Blink-182 Reunion...Offstage (E! Online)

E! Online - Former Blink-182 bassist-vocalist Mark Hoppus has offered a wink to fans hopeful for a comeback.

Dr Pepper to deliver on its free-soda promise (AP)

AP - Dr Pepper is making good on its promise of free soda now that the release of Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" is a reality.

U2 producer talks about their new album (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - U2's producer Daniel Lanois, has spoken on about his time with the band and their new album.

The Who look back to '77 on live DVD (Reuters)

Reuters - A 1977 concert filmed for the Who documentary "The Kids Are Alright" has long been considered a holy grail by rock fans. But frontman Roger Daltrey remembers it as taking place on "kind of a weird day."

New Order reissues plagued with sound problems (Reuters)
Reuters - A music label renowned for its elaborate reissues of vintage albums has annoyed British rock group New Order and its fans with a flawed package of the group's classics discs.

Kraftwerk copyright case overturned in Germany (AP)

AP - Germany's highest civil court has dealt electronic band Kraftwerk a blow in ruling that sampling music does not in principle violate copyright.

Alabama's Randy Owen starts over with solo CD (AP)

AP - As front man and lead singer of Alabama, Randy Owen racked up 42 No. 1 singles and dozens of other hits.

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Slash releases video supporting gay marriage (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash has released a video in support of gay marriage.

McCartney, Guns N' Roses albums to launch on MySpace (Reuters)

Reuters - Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and Guns N' Roses released their biggest hits on vinyl records and compact discs, but on Thursday, their new albums will debut online on MySpace.