NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Gibson Guitar, the world's premier musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology announced the launch of the official Gibson Island on Second Life.com (SL).

By Melinda Newman LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - After one of the highest-grossing tours of the past year and a hit album, "American Idiot," that has scored a second record-of-the-year Grammy nomination, Green Day hopes 2006 brings the sounds of silence.

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