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From breakfast with a Eurovision winner to dancing to Bon Jovi: My wild weekend on a 1980s cruise

Ambassador is usually associated with an older clientele, but Marc Shoffman found plenty of youthful exuberance and a lot of Lycra on the cruise brand’s ‘Back to the 1980s’ sailing

The Independent UK

“You ride into town with your gang, stealing money, drinking as much as you can and being gone before the law catches you”: How Bon Jovi hit the jackpot with Slippery When Wet, the album that turned them into the hottest hard rock band of the 80s

Slippery When Wet turned Bon Jovi from also-rans to multi-platinum superstars

Louder

"An immense heart-soaring rush of exuberance": What happened when I took a Bon Jovi superfan to an intimate Bon Jovi show

When Bon Jovi showcased This House Is Not For Sale at an intimate London show, Classic Rock took a superfan along to watch the action and meet the band

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“Everyone in our circle was listening to a lot of West Coast hip hop, and it was minor key and dark. If you could take that to the next level, you could make it heavy metal”: How hip hop changed metal forever

Anthrax, Rage Against The Machine and Korn all owe a debt to hip hop

Metal Hammer

“I remember sitting on the piano next to Steven Tyler while he was learning the song. Hearing that voice was one of those moments I’ll never forget”: The epic career of Diane Warren, the songwriting genius behind some of rock’s greatest hits

Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, The Cult and Starship have all benefitted from Diane Warren’s midas touch

Louder

Jon Bon Jovi's Charity Kitchen Accused of Attracting Homeless by NJ Official

Jon Bon Jovi's charity kitchen in a New Jersey library faces backlash from the mayor over concerns about attracting homeless individuals.

International Business Times

Bon Jovi are returning to the stage but you might need to sell a kidney to attend

Tickets to the three-day event include an "intimate private performance" by Bon Jovi

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“I’ve seen a million faces and I’ve rocked them all!”: Was Bon Jovi’s 1989 acoustic performance really the inspiration for MTV Unplugged?

It was Jon and Richie at their peak

MusicRadar

"It's the father and mother of The Dark Side Of The Moon!": The full inside story of Pink Floyd's Live At Pompeii - only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Bon Jovi, Steven Wilson, The Darkness, Gary Moore, Smith/Kotzen, Bush, Envy Of None, The Pretenders, Goo Goo Dolls, The Damn Truth, Simon McBride and more

Louder

"My focus moving forward is on the re-release of Forever, and God willing, getting back out on the road." Jon Bon Jovi on what's next for Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi has his sights set on touring again as he recovers from surgery to repair his damaged vocal cord

Louder

“Wanna sing with me?” Phil X and Richie Sambora team up as two eras of Bon Jovi combine to perform Livin’ on a Prayer at LA benefit concert

The guitarist who helped write the classic song – and the man who later replaced him in the band – came together to raise funds in the wake of the LA wildfires

Guitar World

Jon Bon Jovi’s love for his son almost makes him cry

Opening up about their successful wine business, Jon Bon Jovi has said his love for his son is so strong it almost makes him cry.

BANG Premier

“As opposed to, ‘It’s too much, play less,’ Jon was like, ‘At the end of the solo, can you go full Phil X?’ I was like, ‘OK, but who are you?’” Phil X confirms new Bon Jovi material will feature one seriously ripping solo – and a tour is also in the works

Guitar World caught up with Phil X to discuss rumors of a new Bon Jovi record, and the guitar ace dished out some spoilers on one of his standout contributions

Guitar World

Jon Bon Jovi's former living room celebrates the color that 'captures the essence of modern interiors' – he uses the trendiest shade of 2025 to perfection

A range of brown and beige shades define Jon Bon Jovi's SoHo living room, perfectly embodying modern elegance, style and trends for this year

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"It's hard to believe that anybody thought a cover of Patti Smith's Because the Night was a good idea": Keel struggle for greatness on 1986 album The Final Frontier

With Gene Simmons in the production chair, Keel conjure up a small batch of decent headbangers and not much else

Guitar World

“It was totally improvised. I had no idea that song would go out into the world and be his first single”: Veteran session guitarist Tim Pierce on how his off-the-cuff solo ended up on a Bon Jovi classic

Pierce recalls laying down guitar parts for what was originally supposed to be just the demo of Jon Bon Jovi's debut single

MusicRadar

“Jon had the laser-focus about becoming a rock star at age 19... he knew how to negotiate the business”: Session ace Tim Pierce on his blazing solo on Bon Jovi’s Runaway – and the hunger that propelled Jon Bon Jovi to superstardom

Sometimes rock history is settled by the fickle finger of fate. When Pierce was asked to help a young Jon Bon Jovi track his 1981 demoes, he ended up playing guitar on a Bon Jovi classic – a song that set its frontman on his way to the top

Guitar World

“I walk smack into him and he goes, ‘See you’re practicing, are you, mate?’ He takes the guitar – he’s lefty and I’m righty – and starts to play it”: Richie Sambora on how Paul McCartney helped him mix a Bon Jovi track

Sambora bumped into the Beatles bassist at a studio in LA, and convinced him to help mix a Bon Jovi song during their very first-ever meeting

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“I looked back, and Paul's got one of my guitars, and he's kind of messing around with it, right? And I'm mixing, so I said, 'Well, if you're going to be in here, why don't you help me mix this?'”: Richie Sambora on the day he met Paul McCartney

Beatle legend helped mix a track on Bon Jovi live album

International Business Times

Dominican Juan Luis Guerra Triumphs At 25th Annual Latin Grammys

Juan Luis Guerra was the big winner of Thursday's Latin Grammys gala that saw the Dominican take home both the coveted best record and best album prizes thanks to his his fusion hit "Mambo 23" off "Radio Guira."

Guitar World

“We were opening for ZZ Top at Madison Square Garden. I told the guys, ‘I’ll go out there and blow for 60 seconds, then we’ll go into the first tune.’ I hit the first chord and my Marshall blew up”: Richie Sambora on Bon Jovi's nightmare arena debut

Reflecting on the experience decades later, Sambora said that – embarrassing as they are in the moment – mishaps like that are “what shape you as a pro”

Metal Hammer

"While the romps through Bon Jovi territory won’t be to everyone’s taste, Brothers Of Metal pull it off." Somehow, Sweden's most flamboyant power metallers have got even more ludicrous with Fimbulvinter

Brothers Of Metal harness everything from 80s glam to gothic rock on their fun as hell third album

Louder

"I was listening to Jimi Hendrix and Zeppelin and asking my mom to help me make bellbottom pants": Bones Owens on growing up, touring on a Harley and living the dream

Caleb ‘Bones’ Owens has worked with Bon Jovi and Carrie Underwood, but now he's carving out a name for himself

Guitar World

“I begged to have an electric guitar. I walked in Christmas morning and I could see the silhouette of it, and my heart dropped”: Eddie Vedder recalls the time he received his first guitar – and mistook it for a vacuum cleaner

A Christmas to forget quickly became one to remember when a 12-year-old Vedder eventually got the present of his dreams

Sports Illustrated

Jon Bon Jovi Reveals Hidden Talent of Bill Belichick

The former Patriots coach has a hidden talent outside of coaching.

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