Lenny Kravitz performs during NBC’s New Year’s Eve 2008 with Carson Daly in Times Square on December 31, 2007 in New York. Also in the Big Apple were Velvet Revolver and Slash, who performed on

Kid Rock recently provided a holiday performance for the U.S. Troops in Iraq. He did 13 shows in five days in Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, as well as Italy and Spain.

Even Santa wants a Gibson at 10,000 Feet! Gibson sponsored the Roxy Chicken Jam in Kaprun, Austria, where we also hosted an official Gibson booth with competitors jamming all day long.

You are back in the UK touring your album "Songlines" and live DVD. What makes the British audiences special for you? The music listeners in the UK were really the first Europeans to embrace the band so it’s always a warm reception with knowledgeable fans. We were excited to start our tour in London this year and the vibe was great.

You are one of the worlds most high profile and respected campaigners, having produced three of the most influential, memorable and inspiring pop concerts in modern times; Live Aid and Live 8. How do you beat that

Bien sur il est le fils de deux grands sommites, artistes de renommee internationale. Il est, lui aussi, un artiste a part entiere qui aime a prendre appuit sur chacune de ses cultures de part et d'autre de l'Atlantique, en offrant a nos oreilles et a nos sens une vraie musicalite portee par des textes siceles ecrit par de grands noms.

Led Zeppelin played their first full concert in 27 years in front of a sold-out crowd of 20,000 fans at London’s O2 Arena last night. Fans had won their tickets in a special ballot which saw over one million people apply for the 18,000-plus tickets that were offered. The concert which brought people from over 50 countries together will benefit the Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund, which provides students with annual scholarships to universities in the U.S., U.K. and Turkey. The late Ertegun, an industry leader for six decades and co-founder of Atlantic Records, died in New York last December. The capacity crowd London's O2 went wild as the legendary rock band's three surviving members—guitarist Jimmy Page, lead singer Robert Plant and bassist John Paul Jones—took to the stage. They were joined by Jason Bonham on drums, son of the late John Bonham.

Julio Iglesias Jr. and Miami, Florida Mayor Manny Diaz Visit Gibson Showroom

Gibson and Baldwin are very proud to announce that their artists hauled in a motherload of Grammy nods last week. Congrats to all, and please, please forgive us if we’ve left anyone out! Tune into the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2008 on CBS. As I Lay Dying?Best Metal Performance Will Bernard?Best Contemporary Jazz Album Bon Jovi?Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Best Pop Vocal Album J.J. Cale?Best Contemporary Blues Album Johnny Cash?Best Short Form Music Video Cherryholmes?Best Bluegrass Album David Chesky—Best Classical Contemporary Composition Daughtry?Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album Steve Earle?Best Country Collaborative With Vocals, Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album The Foo Fighters?Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Hard Rock Performance, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album Nelly Furtado?Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Gnarls Barkley? Best Short Form Music Video Green Day?Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Patty Griffin?Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album Ben Harper?Best Pop Instrumental Performance J.D. Crowe and the New South?Best Bluegrass Album Miranda Lambert?Best Female Country Vocal Performance

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