| - A Very Special Christmas Live From Washington D.C. Just going out to get this album, it's amazingly cold in Bangkok like never before. OK, here's info. The album has got 2 live songs by Jon and a track by various artists including him. Please Come Home For Christmas is as good as I thought but the song that I'm really excited about is "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) since I don't familiar with any other X'mas tunes than Jingle Bell. ^_^ © 1999 Universal Music : Jon Bon Jovi appears courtesy of the Island Def Jam Music Group.
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| - BON JOVI LIVE ON THE NET! : Jovi experience of watching the band record their new album live from the studio will soon be a reality on the internet. You can catch a sneak preview of this never been done event by logging onto www.bonjovi.com and www.rollingstone.com during the week of December 13th. We will have specific schedules and event announcements very soon. The band will share their experiences of making an album, chat with fans and even provide some clinics for fellow musicians...all live on www.bonjovi.com and www.rollingstone.com. - Taken from bonjovi.com (12.12.99) | ||
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100 YEARS JON and RICHIE wrote a song called
"NEXT 100 YEARS" which has been translated into Japanese so that a Japanese supergroup (called J-FRIENDS) could record it as a charity single to benefit the Kobe Relief Fund. J-FRIENDS is a combo platter of members from the biggest boy bands in Japan (sort of what would happen if you threw a few Backstreet Boys, a couple of 'N Sync guys and maybe the brothers from 98O into a studio together...) The J-FRIENDS version of "NEXT 100 YEARS" will be premiered in Japan in late December at a live event in front of 50,000 people and members of the press. Last year, Michael Jackson wrote the song for J-FRIENDS and it sold more than one million copies, here's hoping the Jon & Richie's composition does even better. Sorry, no plans for the song to be released outside of Japan. And remember, Jon and Richie aren't ON the record, they're the songwriters. - Taken from BWJBJ (4.12.99) < Check back soon. Maybe I'll be able to get this song for you.> |
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| - A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS LIVE! Last December, JON BON JOVI participated in "A Very Special Christmas
from Washington, D.C.", a live concert at The White House to benefit Special
Olympics. This October 19th, the live album from that event will be released on CD. A VERY
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS LIVE! will include JON's rendition of "CHRISTMAS
(BABY, PLEASE COME HOME)" as well as tracks by Mary J. Blige, Eric Clapton,
Tracy Chapman, Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, Blues Traveler's John Popper, Run DMC and
Vanessa Williams. The A Very Special Christmas project was born in 1987 when then-record producer Jimmy Iovine hoped to honor the memory of his late father with a superstar Christmas lbum. Jimmy's wife Vicki Iovine - who had been volunteering for Special Olympics - suggested doing the record as a benefit. The album (which included BON JOVI's live recording of "Back Door Santa") sold millions and was greeted with tremendous critical acclaim. The follow-up, A Very Special Christmas 2, included Jon Bon Jovi's version of "Please Come Home For Christmas", which inspired the steamy Herb Ritts' directed video featuring Jon and Cindy Crawford. Jon Bon Jovi has a long history of supporting and working with Special Olympics and is continuing that tradition by participating in this special live album. Pick up a CD for yourself and as gifts for friends and family. The proceeds go to benefit a wonderful cause. - Taken from bonjovi.com. (05/11/99) |
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| - CURRENT
UPDATES : While JON BON JOVI's WWII movie U-571 is due out
in April and his indie drama Row Your Boat is looking for a distributor (it, and Jon, won raves at several film festivals so far), the singer-actor has turned down other roles and appearances in order to concentrate on the record BON JOVI is trying to complete for spring release. Recording the as yet untitled record (Sex Sells is only a working title) in New Jersey, the band keeps a tape of the classic American Graffiti running constantly in the studio for inspiration. Last week Jon and the band had a surprise visitor, thanks to friends: PAUL LeMAT, the actor who played their favorite character John Milner, showed up at the studio. - Metal Edge - Thanks to Chris. (5/11/99) |
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| - NEW RECORD : "JON BON JOVI is among
the artists participating in the recording of a cover of the ROLLING STONES' "It's Only Rock N' Roll (But I Like It)" that will benefit Children's Promise and will, like "We Are The World," be part of a forthcoming charity CD, video, and TV special that will be available in December. Other artists approached but not confirmed include AXL ROSE and OZZY OSBOURNE. Bon Jovi will not, however, take part in the NetAid benefit on October 8, as was previously announced. " - Metal Edge - Thanks to Chris. (6/10/99) |
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| - NEW ALBUM : Bon Jovi are busy in New Jersey, writing and demoing new songs for their first studio album since 1995's 'These Days'. The late Bruce Fairburn was originally tipped to co-produce the LP - tentatively titled 'Sex Sells' - and it is unclear whether his former assistant Bob Rock will now take the reins. Rock is currently working with Metallica on the symphonic live album which they recorded last year. - Kerrang , Runaway (28.08.99) | ||
| - JBJ on Sex and the City (HBO) : JON BON
JOVI is the latest in a series of guest stars on the increasingly popular Emmy-nominated
HBO series "Sex and the City." (The brainchild of Darren Star, the handsome
creator of "Melrose Place" and the still-running "Beverly Hills
90210.") Jon, who has made a successful leap from shaggy-haired rocker to adept
and charming actor, appears in an episode titled "Games People Play." He's a
photographer who becomes involved with the series' star, Sarah Jessica Parker. They meet at a psychiatrist's office. Jon's episode airs Aug. 29. - Runaway (28.08.99) |
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| - BON JOVI has been recording demos in pre-production sessions at Shorefire Studios in Long Branch, New Jersey. The album isn't slated to be completed until next spring, but the band will be heard on the Special Olympics Christmas album later this year. ~ MetalEdge (Chris) (03/08/99) | ||
| - Athletes get a lift from Bon Jovi Rock star Jon Bon Jovi attended a powerlifting clinic Sunday and came up short against Pauline Naturile and her New Jersey teammates.Naturile, a 20-year veteran of Special Olympics, and her teammates each completed their sets, lifting 300 pounds. Bon Jovi has been involved with Special Olympics since the late 1980s and attended his first World Games in 1991 in Minnesota. "It's great to see how the Games have grown since then," he said. Bon Jovi credits the spirit of the athletes for his involvement with the Games. "The athletes like to win, but that's not the main thing for them," he said. "They get a chance to do things they don't often get a chance to do, but most of all they're here to make new friends. It's truly inspiring to watch people from my home state of New Jersey making friends with people from Africa, Asia and Europe." Bon Jovi is one of the artists on the newest Special Olympics Christmas album due out in December. "You don't have to have an athlete in the Games or know anything about Special Olympics to become addicted," Bon Jovi said.~ Emma (Runaway) (01/07/99) | ||
| - Special Olympics World Summer Games - Arnold, Bon Jovi back Special Olympics : Arnold Schwarzenegger, wife Maria Shriver and Jon Bon Jovi will participate in the opening ceremonies for the 10th Special Olympics World Summer Games. The event, to be hosted by Billy Crystal, will be held Saturday at Carter Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C. Rock band Sugar Ray will perform during the ceremonies, and the Rev. Billy Graham will offer the invocation. Shriver's mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founded the Special Olympics more than 30 years ago to celebrate the accomplishments of athletes with mental retardation. ~ USA Today ~ Stacey (Runaway) (01/07/99) | ||
| - A big weekend, too, for Lionel Richie,
celebrating his 50th birthday Saturday at Le Colonial in L.A. The singer/songwriter, whose
actual birthday was Sunday, welcomed guests including Quincy Jones, David Foster and Diane Warren. Richie's wife, Diane, presented him with a handcrafted book with greetings from names including Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Jon Bon Jovi, Luciano Pavarotti, Ricky Martin and Celine Dion, not to mention former president George Bush, Colin Powell and Jay Leno. ~ USA Today ~ Stacey (Runaway) (01/07/99) |
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Jovi promises personal shows : At a celebrity auction held
at Jon Bon Jovi's Red Bank, N.J., home Saturday, two bidders pledged $60,000 apiece for a
personal concert by his band, Bon Jovi. The rocker couldn't decide, so each unnamed bidder
will get a live show at home. The prize was an impromptu addition to the auction, which
benefited autism charities. Among the guests was Matthew McConaughey, who stars with Jon Bon Jovi next summer in a World War II sub drama, U-571. The band is working on an album for next year. ~ USA Today ~ Stacey (Runaway) (01/07/99) |
