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Rocker Bon Jovi hosts Obama fundraiser
9/5/2008, AP

Unlike his Republican opponent, Democrat Barack Obama is still raising money for his presidential campaign, and he turned Friday to rock legend Jon Bon Jovi for help. Bon...  more >

Big tips, big specs, as rock stars hit Australasia
1/22/2008, Reuters

Sun, sand, stupidly-big sunglasses and A$600 ($500) tips. Those are the new ingredients of the Australasian summer, as music celebrities from quirky Icelandic icon...  more >

Jon Bon Jovi to headline charity concert
11/27/2007, AP

Bon Jovi fans will have a chance to see the group's frontman perform at a charity concert next month. New Jersey native Jon Bon Jovi will headline "The Hope Concert III" on...  more >

Energy Drink Gives Bon Jovi Bad Name
7/19/2007, E! Online

It's his name and he wants to keep it that way. A lawyer for Jon Bon Jovi is demanding a New Jersey entrepreneur change the moniker of his Mijovi energy drink because...  more >

Music's the messenger at Live Earth
7/8/2007, AP

In a global series of concerts featuring aboriginal dancing, imitation chimpanzee cries and a lot of reunited rock bands, musicians and celebrities called for fans to take...  more >

Rock stars tackle cynics as well as climate change
7/6/2007, Reuters

More famous for Learjets and limousines than green living, pop stars performing at Saturday's Live Earth environmental concerts face widespread cynicism from fans,...  more >

Clintons to be honored at VH1 gala
6/20/2007, AP

Former President Clinton and his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, will join Mariah Carey and others as honorees at the VH1 Save The Music Foundation's 10th-anniversary...  more >

Richie Sambora Gives Treatment a Try
6/7/2007, E! Online

As Bon Jovi was getting unplugged, Richie Sambora may have become unhinged. The shaggy-haired guitarist checked into a treatment facility Wednesday, a day after it was...  more >

Gore's climate concert finds home in New Jersey
4/10/2007, Reuters

Rebuffed in Washington, former Vice President Al Gore is taking his "Live Earth" rock concert to New Jersey. The concert to raise awareness about global warming will...  more >

Gore searches for new venue for climate concert
3/28/2007, Reuters

Plans by environment crusader Al Gore for a climate change rock concert at the U.S. Capitol are running into some Republican opposition. The former Democratic presidential...  more >

Gore gets a hand from Congress for climate concert
3/14/2007, Reuters

Former U.S. Vice President and environment crusader Al Gore still has some pull in Washington, D.C. -- getting a venue for a rock concert. The former Democratic...  more >

Stop! In the Name of Idol
3/12/2007, E! Online

The 12 American Idol finalists are in for a Supreme experience. Diana Ross is slated to make her debut on the Fox talent competition this week, coaching the contestants...  more >

Grammys Oblige Blige and Other Chicks
12/8/2006, E! Online

Scorned by country music radio, the Dixie Chicks are all right by the Grammys. The finger-pickin' trio, just about nixed from Nashville for lead singer Natalie Maines'...  more >

With radio not helping, music vets try trickery
9/13/2006, Reuters

When his "Modern Times" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last week, 65-year-old Bob Dylan became the oldest artist to top the album chart. Dylan benefited from...  more >

Billboard album reviews: Bob Dylan, Sam Moore
8/28/2006, Reuters

You may have seen the recent photos of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his 44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936 classic about...  more >

Jon Bon Jovi: Working class
5/26/2006, AP

Jon Bon Jovi is like any typical dad with four kids under the age of 12. Except that when he leaves home in northern New Jersey to go to work in New York City, he takes a...  more >

Scorsese, Bon Jovi to Be Honored
4/11/2006, AP

Martin Scorsese and Jon Bon Jovi will be honored by Help USA, a national nonprofit organization, at its annual tribute dinner, to be held May 4 at Gotham Hall. "Jon Bon...  more >

Bon Jovi on the Skids
1/23/2006, E! Online

The Bon Jovi boys know things get slippery when wet. Their pilot? Not so much. A private jet carrying the "Living on a Prayer" rockers skidded off the runway early...  more >

Bon Jovi in New York -- Big hair! Tight jeans!
11/29/2005, Reuters

New Jersey's population dipped considerably Monday night, as 20,000 screaming fans packed Madison Square Garden in New York to jump, sing and dance along to the anthemic...  more >

Billboard album reviews
9/19/2005, Reuters

ARTIST: BON JOVI ALBUM: HAVE A NICE DAY (ISLAND) People like Bon Jovi for its power-chord-laden songs and Jon Bon Jovi's gravelly vocals. But the frontman has...  more >

AP Reviews Xzibit's New Disc
12/15/2004, AP

Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can't get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV's "Pimp My Ride"? Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician...  more >

German Promoter Ordered to Pay Over Hearing Loss
12/10/2004, Reuters

A German concert promoter has been ordered to pay $5,300 for "pain and suffering" to a woman who alleges that her hearing was damaged during a Bon Jovi concert four...  more >

Entertainment Quotes From the AP
11/24/2004, AP

"I acted purely on impulse. On hindsight it could have been a lot worse, I could have been like George Harrison. I could have been badly injured, or anything, or shot or...  more >

Elway, Bon Jovi in AFL Movie Short
11/17/2004, AP

John Elway and Jon Bon Jovi are at it again. The Hall of Fame quarterback and the rocker, both owners of Arena Football League teams, have joined the cast of NBC's "Las...  more >

Seen and Heard on the Red Carpet at AMA
11/14/2004, AP

The red carpet was rolled out for pop music's hottest performers Sunday night at the 32nd annual American Music Awards, and many of the stars also turned out to be...  more >

Celebrities Found Stumping for Candidates
10/29/2004, AP

The presidential campaign trail is looking a bit like Hollywood Boulevard. Or a rock 'n' roll stage. The Boss is stumping for Democratic Sen. John Kerry , while actor...  more >

Springsteen, Bon Jovi Join Kerry Campaign
10/26/2004, AP

Rocker Bruce Springsteen is joining Sen. John Kerry in the final days of his bid to become the nation's boss. Springsteen plans to play a song or two at campaign rallies...  more >

Vote for Change Tour Reports Strong Sales
8/27/2004, Reuters

Organizers of the Vote for Change tour say they are pleased with initial ticket sales for the politically charged trek and expect shows to sell out by Labor Day. The tour...  more >

NFL Announces Entertainment for First Game
8/10/2004, AP

The NFL on Monday announced its entertainment lineup for the first football game of the season, promising no repeat of the breast-baring performance by Janet Jackson that...  more >

Concert for Kerry-Edwards Brings in $7.5M
7/9/2004, AP

Praising the Democratic ticket and sharply criticizing President Bush , celebrities helped the campaign of John Kerry and John Edwards — or "the kid" as Whoopi...  more >

Hollywood Concert Raises $5M for Kerry
6/25/2004, AP

Comedian Billy Crystal called it "Woodstock for really, really rich people" as Hollywood's artists came out to raise $5 million to put Democrat John Kerry in the White...  more >

Movie, Music Stars to Raise Millions for Kerry
6/23/2004, Reuters

Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond will sing together for the first time in 24 years on Thursday, bringing not flowers but millions of dollars for Democrat John Kerry 's...  more >

Big bucks selling Bon Jovi stuff? No Such luck
6/21/2004, AP

Years ago, Alec John Such provided the backbeat for one of the biggest bands in the world as the bassist for Bon Jovi. But it's been 10 years since he left the group, and he...  more >

Ex-Bon Jovi Bassist Unloads Memorabilia
6/21/2004, AP

Years ago, Alec John Such provided the backbeat for one of the biggest bands in the world as the bassist for Bon Jovi. But it's been 10 years since he left the group, and he...  more >

Bon Jovi Hosts $1M Fund-Raiser for Kerry
6/14/2004, AP

Musician Jon Bon Jovi says criticism and intimidation won't stop him from speaking out in support of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry , who raised $1...  more >

Stars Take Center Stage at Kerry Fund-Raisers
6/2/2004, Reuters

Artists are coming out in full force in support of Democratic presidential contender Sen. John Kerry . Two major concerts will be held next week -- one Monday in Los...  more >

Beyonce to Perform at Couric Charity
4/23/2004, AP

Beyonce, Harry Connick Jr. and Nathan Lane are among the performers lined up to belt out tunes from "South Pacific" on the world's largest cruise ship Saturday at a...  more >

Bon Jovi, Wife Have Baby Boy, Romeo Jon
4/2/2004, AP

There's a new addition to the Jon Bon Jovi family. Bon Jovi's wife, Dorothea, gave birth to a boy, Romeo Jon, the couple's fourth child, Monday morning at a hospital near...  more >

Bon Jovi Says AFL Not a Threat to NFL
3/22/2004, AP

Jon Bon Jovi has no illusions that his arena football team is going to ever compete with the NFL. However, he does believe it's easier to be a fan. Bon Jovi is an owner...  more >

NFL Cancels Opening-Game Kickoff Concert
3/9/2004, AP

The NFL canceled plans for a third opening-game kickoff concert following Janet Jackson 's risque halftime show at the Super Bowl. The league held free downtown concerts...  more >

Bon Jovi Plugs Football League in Short Film
1/7/2004, Reuters

Jon Bon Jovi and football star John Elway will appear in a short film/commercial to promote the American Football League (AFL)'s 2004 season. The two-minute promo film...  more >

Rockers Eulogize Millionaire Mulheren
12/20/2003, AP

Bruce Springsteen led the mourners in Christmas carols, Nils Lofgren sang "Wind Beneath My Wings," and Santa Claus rode on a vintage fire truck at the funeral for...  more >

Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora Bring Arena Football To Philly
9/22/2003, USRN

Bon Jovi vocalist Jon Bon Jovi, guitarist Richie Sambora, and businessman Craig Spencer are among the owners of the newest Arena Football League (AFL) franchise--the...  more >

Jon Bon Jovi Returns To The Big Screen Today
10/20/2000, USRN

Jon Bon Jovi takes off his rock star hat and puts his acting cap on, as his new movie Pay It Forward opens today (October 20). It's the singer's second film this year,...  more >

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