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This is the song that started it all. In 1980, then-unknown New Jersey songwriter Jon Bongiovi recorded a rough version of this song at his cousin’s studio in Manhattan. He recorded it again two years ...

Some of Bon Jovi’s classic rock songs are everywhere. However, the “You Give Love a Bad Name” band’s songs don’t inspire the sort of analysis that other groups do. We are going to break the rules a ...

CLEVELAND (Billboard) - With Bon Jovi's latest world tour completed, guitarist Richie Sambora says the New Jersey rockers are looking ahead to plenty of new projects. "We've been filming a documentary ...

Bon Jovi have announced new UK tour dates for next year. The group, who played 12 nights at London's O2 Arena earlier this year, will return in 2011 to promote their new Greatest Hits collection. The ...

New Jersey rock superstars Bon Jovi have broken the unspoken rule of old-school rock bands—they often collaborate with outside songwriters. For many rock fans, it’s not considered a cool thing to do ...

Sometimes even an artist doesn't realize when they've created a work of genius, which is why even Jon Bon Jovi was first quick to dismiss what would go on to be Bon Jovi's greatest hits. In the new ...

Forty years after they ran away with our hearts and into rock history, Bon Jovi is back Friday, June 7, with a reflective new album taking stock of all the boys from New Jersey have accomplished.

Like any rock and roll documentary, Bon Jovi’s four-part Hulu series Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story has plenty of drama. Without giving away the ending, the two primary plotlines in Bon Jovi ...

Jon Bon Jovi was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year on Friday to kick off this year’s Grammy Weekend, joining other legendary artists including Joni Mitchell, Lionel Richie and Dolly Parton ...