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• 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.

  
  

• Hill fulfills dream with Christmas special, CD (AP)

  AP - Faith Hill finally has that Christmas gift she's always wanted.

• 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.

  
  

• `Chinese Democracy' begins streaming on MySpace (AP)

  AP - Guns N' Roses is spreading democracy to the world.

  
  

• Britney Spears craves freedom amid career upswing (AP)

  AP - Britney Spears is craving more freedom.

  
  

• Madonna, Ritchie on London divorce docket Friday (AP)

  AP - A judge will likely grant Madonna and Guy Ritchie an initial divorce decree on Friday, according to the schedule for London's High Court.

  
  

• Young conductor Gustavo Dudamel lives his dream (AP)

  AP - With long sideburns and black curly locks hanging over his ears and collar, Gustavo Dudamel looks more like a rock star than the next music director of one of the nation's leading orchestras.

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• How Many Designer Dogs Does Paris Hilton Have? (E! Online)

  E! Online - Every day I see paparazzi photos of Paris Hilton with a new pooch stuffed into her Chanel purse. How many dogs has she accumulated?

  
  

• Publicist: Paris Hilton and Benji Madden split (AP)

  AP - Paris Hilton and her boyfriend of nine months, Benji Madden, have broken up.

  
  

• Taco Bell lawyers get tough with rapper 50 Cent (AP)

  AP - Rapper 50 Cent is facing a challenge to his street cred — from Taco Bell.

  
  

• Prince slams gay marriage? (Yahoo! Music)

  Yahoo! Music - Prince has said that he does not believe that gay marriage is "right."

• 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."

  
  

• 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.

• 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.

  
  

• 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.

• Is Miley Being Boyhandled? (E! Online)

  E! Online - Could it be that Miley Cyrus' muscled boyfriend, Justin Gaston, is as controlling as he is sexy? Sure looks that way. Turns out Justin was quite influential during the casting for Miley's new video, "Fly on the Wall."

  
  

• John McCain fights back against Jackson Browne (Reuters)

  Reuters - John McCain may have lost the presidential election to Barack Obama, but his campaign seems absolutely determined not to lose to Jackson Browne.

• 50 Cent's new album pushed back to next year (Yahoo! Music)

  Yahoo! Music - The release date of 50 Cent's forthcoming new album, Before I Self Destruct, has been pushed back to 2009--although a final release date is yet to be confirmed.