Bon Jovi News Archive
May - August 2000
| - JBJ GETS NOMINATED FOR MOST FASHIONABLE MALE ARTIST - The VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards did not overlook musicians when announcing this year's nominees today (July 28). The awards -- which will be presented Oct. 20 at the Theatre At Madison Square Garden in New York and air live on the cable network -- honor celebrities, musicians, fashion designers, and models. Here are the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards nominees in the music category, Most fashionable artist, male: Beck, Enrique Iglesias, Jon Bon Jovi, Ricky Martin, Sting - Runaway With Bon Jovi 12.08.00 |
- NEW
BON JOVI ARTICLES :
- Thanks to people at the Runaway with BJ mailing list (09.07.00) |
| - CRUSH DEBUTED AT NO.9 IN THE USA! : Jersey comeback artists Bon Jovi boast a big debut this week as their "Crush" (powered by the single "It's My Life") sold more than 115,000 copies in its first week to debut at number nine. This makes Crush their SIXTH US Top 10 album in a row. Congratulations to BJ!!! BTW, CRUSH also debuted at NO.1 IN EUROPE by kicking Britney Spears's album out of the spot! - from Billboard.com (24.06.00) |
| - SAY IT ISN'T SO VIDEO FILMED! : JON BON JOVI and RICHIE SAMBORA called on their celebrity pals to ensure the video for their latest single CRUSH made an impact. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, MATT LE BLANC, CLAUDIA SCHIFFER and EMILIO ESTEVEZ all donated their time for free to star in the $1 million video. Set on a Hollywood studio backlot, Schiffer and LeBlanc are seen having an affair, Schwarzenegger appears as THE TERMINATOR, and Estevez plays in a YOUNG GUNS-style western. Bon Jovi says, "They're our friends. I remember meeting Emilio, because I was such a fan of Young Guns. My parents were in town, and so were his, so we all got together and we've been best buddies ever since." The video was filmed in LA and it was directed by Wayne Isham. - From the World Entertainment News Network - (24.06.00) |
- NEW INTERVIEWS
- From Runaway with BJ mailing list (16.06.00) |
| - MTV ASIA SET UP A BON JOVI CONTEST - Bon Jovi It's My Life Contest: Get a chance to win a concert ticket to see Bon Jovi in Osaka on July 20, 2000! This is open for residents of Asia until July 12 !! Enter now : http://www.mtvasia.com/Contests/BonJovi/index.html - (10.06.00) |
| - The Bon Jovi Boys Are Back AS
VH1.com's Artist of The Month ! Bon Jovi are back just in time to rescue us all from the Bubble Gum Pop ruling the airwaves with the power of faith, trust, and some rather fine hard rock! Check our pick of the band's best and find out exactly where Jon, Richie, and the rest of the guys got their chops. Check them out this month on VH1! Click HERE! - (09.06.00) |
| - ATTENTIONS FANS IN THAILAND!!!! - get yourself a copy of CRUSH now and win a ticket to see the biggest Bon Jovi concert at Wembley Stadium, England. This is open until July 15.- (08.06.00) |
| - IT'S MY LIFE went NO.1 in SPAIN, the NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND & ITALY!!! - The first single from the first album in five years of Bon Jovi did an amazingly great success across the Europe continent. The song debuted at No.2 powerfully on the EU Charts. It has gone to No.1 in 4 countries including Spain, the Netherlands, Switzerland & Italy.(debuted at No.2 in the two latter countries and kicked Britney Spears out of top on the other week). It reached No.2 in Germany, Sweden & Austria. Check the Charts page for peak positions in other countries. - (28.05.00) |
| - CRUSH REVIEW BY KERRANG! - A fine
article for BJ fans' eye sights. ^_^ Bon Jovi - Crush (Mercury advance CD) Rating KKKK (Blinding) Return of the New Jersey Superstars after a five-year absence. What's left to do when you've conquered the world and made more comebacks than Rocky? The answer, according to Bon Jovi's seventh album Crush is to simply quit worrying and have more fun. Quietly saluting many of the great acts that have influenced them over the years, Bon Jovi sound like they had a blast with this record. And chances are so will you. Opener and first single "It's My Life" is "Livin' On A Prayer" for the year 2000: a less optimistic but no less bloody-minded anthem for the have-nots. It even recalls Tommy and Gina, the characters from the 1986 classic. Forget the Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora solo stuff, "It's My Life" is an early indication that their basic instinct to rock remains. Last album "These Days" showed signs of a retreat from what made Bon Jovi great, but here there are several reminders. "Say It Isn't So" and "Two Storey Town" have the requisite swagger, while "Just Older" and "Captain Crash" are warm, pacey songs of friendship and brotherhood. When it comes to wry observations on those things in life we take for granted, Bon Jovi rarely fail to deliver. The epic "The Next 100 Years" refuses to play by the rules. A windswept rocker is suddenly transformed by a wash of Beatley psychedelia and some truly explosive guitar work from Richie Sambora. Back in the days when their every move seemed to matter, they would have shrunk from such experimentation. Naturally, you are not to be spared the ballads. Cynics will moan but, yet again, Bon Jovi manage the heart-on-sleeve thing better than anyone else in the business. "Thank You" and "Save The World" are swathed in orchestration and the platinum-assured sound of Jon and Richie singing their hearts out. The dreamy, almost spaced-out "She's A Mystery" is just as impressive: none of the pomp, but every shred of sincerity going. What's most heartening is that "Crush" does not tail off like "These Days" It, in fact, ends with three show-stopping rockers (including one hidden track) - strutting boogie for a generation that has forgotten how to party. Bon Jovi may not have anything new to offer, but no one else does "old" quite so well." - From Jan B. , Runaway with BJ list(26.05.00) |
| - OFFICIAL CRUSH E-CARD FOR FANS! - bonjovi.com is now featuring a really cool flash e-card for the fans. Just go to http://message.islanddefjam.com/ecard/bonjovi/sendcard.html . You can also download and put it on your sites! - (26.05.00) |
| - JBJ PHONE INTERVIEW BY 95.5 FMX - Here's the script of Jon Bon Jovi's LIVE phone interview on May 3 which was done by 95.5FMX over here in THAILAND! ^_^ Thanks to FMX who has been 'struggling' to get JBJ interview for us, the Thai fans, on everytime that the new record is releasing. Forgive me if I did some mistakes. OK Let's get started. [fullstory] - Thanks to P'Kate. The scripts was captured by me! (13.05.00) |
| - CONGRATULATIONS TO BJ ! - The new single debuted at impressive positions on several single charts in Europe : Denmark at No.5, Finland at No.6, Switzerland at No.10, Germany at No.2, Italy at No.2, and the Netherlands at No.1 !!!!!!!!! It also debuted at No.2 on the overall EU charts. The album, CRUSH , which is released in Japan for the first place in the world, also debuted at No.2 on the charts (week May29), only beat by a local popstar. - (26.05.00) |
| - BON
JOVI CENSORSHIP ROW - Bon Jovi are a the centre of
controversy over their new promo video, for forthcoming single 'its my life'. While the
band are under the impression that MTV UK have censored the clip, the company denies this.
The video shows a jovi fan being alerted to a free show taking place in LA. In order to
get there, he performs various stunts, including a bridge jump reminiscent of the matrix and running into traffic. BJ claim that MTV have cut such scenes for fear of imitation. JBJ tells kerrang!
"I guess people are nervous about their kids jumping off bridges or running into
traffic. Its f**king awful. What a shame! The uptight British (cheers fro that Jon)
censoring system. Whats so f**king goofy, is that they said it could make someone wanna
jump off a bridge. Then there wasan nsync vid where a car was about to fall off a cliff
and they said 'oh no, thats fantasy!'. The rationale was senseless. I've been thinking that MTV Asia is the only CENSOR Freak , however, the scene isn't banned here surprisingly. - Taken from Runawaylist (05.05.00) |
| - Q magazine June2000 - Interview with Jon. Jon reviews his record collection in which he chooses his top ten records. "I'd scream those lyrics at the top of our stairs!". He likes a proper lyric that means something. He knows "every emotion" from ballad to rock. He's matey with Bill Clinton. You won't be surprised to learn that he quite likes Bruce Springsteen. Ben Mitchell isn't. [ full story ]- Taken from Jan BJ Runawaylist (05.05.00) |
| - Kerrang! article 29 April 2000 : Guns. Fist fights. Heroin, Hollywood. Vodka binges. Money.
The Mob. Jon Bon Jovi: do you want to talk about it? [ full story ] - Thanks to Suey. Taken from Runawaylist (05.05.00) |
| - JBJ article from Liz Smith column - After years of praising Jon Bon Jovi in print, and one dazziling meeting with the star at an event here, we finally snared a sit-down with this big talent. How was this accomplished? He was amused by our mention of his Annie Leibovitz pic in Vanity Fair, on a tanning bed, in his undies... [ fullstory ] Taken from http://www.pagesix.com/lizsmith.lizsmith.htm (05.05.00) |
- It's My Life SINGLE - the single
will be feature these tracks.
The single will be released on May 8 in the UK. - Taken from Runawaylist (05.05.00) |
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