The New Jersey town where Richie Sambora grew up says Bon Jovi's lead guitarist can come home whenever he wants. On Tuesday, residents and public officials gathered in...
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A Massachusetts man is pursuing a $400 billion lawsuit against Bon Jovi, Time Warner and Major League Baseball, among others, against all odds. Yes, $400 billion....
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Members of Bon Jovi were supposed to be taking it easy this winter, basking in adulation and just letting the money roll in. They had a flattering documentary of their last...
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Bon Jovi, "The Circle" (Island) The fiddles and banjos have been packed away and the steel guitars, presumably, stolen. In their place are angry electric guitars, catchy...
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Rock band Bon Jovi announced plans Thursday for a new world tour that will swing by the new home of the New York Giants and Jets. The two-year tour begins Feb. 19 in...
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Bon Jovi will play the kickoff concert next spring at the new $1.6 billion stadium that will serve as the home for the Giants and Jets. An official familiar with the plans...
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Jon Bon Jovi considers writing classic songs as a way of being remembered throughout time. "It's the closest thing to immortality as we're ever gonna see here," he said. ...
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The Tony Awards will include a few bona fide music stars among the usual song-and-dance numbers. Elton John, Dolly Parton and Poison will help toast Broadway's finest at...
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Since winter closed in on a family of dolphins that had been living in two New Jersey rivers, many observers felt the animals were living on a prayer. On Saturday, the body...
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Bon Jovi is ready to spill. The multiplatinum rockers are marking their 25th anniversary with "Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful," an "insider portrait" that includes...
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This is not what Jon Bon Jovi had in mind when he crooned "Lay Your Hands on Me." A former sales manager for the Philadelphia Soul, the arena football team co-owned...
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The final note of Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign may very well be sung by Jon Bon Jovi. The musician is performing at a fundraiser for the former...
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Forget government bailouts! Former first lady Hillary Clinton is hoping Jon Bon Jovi can help with her financial crisis. The 46-year-old musician is performing at a...
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The stock market is in the tank, the plant is closing and the neighbor is losing his home ... the perfect time to go to a concert, by one measure. The concert business...
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Where else but in the world of touring would Miley Cyrus and Leonard Cohen be on the same short list? This year's Billboard tally of Top 25 Tours comprises many artists...
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Add Bon Jovi to the ever-growing list of liberal-leaning artistes taking umbrage at being used as pied pipers for Sarah Palin. Avowed Democrat Jon Bon Jovi, who earlier...
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Rocker and Democratic supporter Jon Bon Jovi on Wednesday became the latest musician to complain about Republican John McCain's presidential campaign using songs without...
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Actor Jack Nicholson, rocker Jon Bon Jovi and NBA star Shaquille O'Neal are among 30 nominees to the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Members of the public will help select the 10...
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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...
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Dave Stewart was half the musical duo Eurythmics in the 1980s, but when his partnership with singer Annie Lennox faded the British artist found other outlets for his...
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"Glory Days" are here again for Bruce Springsteen, whose upcoming tour could make him the biggest touring artist of the year in North America. Springsteen and his E...
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Jon Bon Jovi's next stop on the road has nothing to do with his band's tour. Fresh off a free concert in Central Park, Bon Jovi is taking a break. The rocker's Arena...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Bon Jovi rocked Central Park, New Jersey style. The rock group gave a free concert Saturday night on the park's Great Lawn, delighting tens of...
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Bon Jovi's concert in Central Park this Saturday is free. But that isn't stopping some scalpers from selling tickets for as much as $1,500 a pair — despite a warning...
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Things are starting to get "a little bit" sentimental around the Bon Jovi camp as the New Jersey rockers enter the home stretch of their 2007-08 world tour, according to...
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For those who want Bon Jovi dead or alive, a third option has suddenly come into play: free. Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and those other three guys that make up the...
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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...
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Bon Jovi won't be alone in the spotlight Thursday when the rock band christens the $380 million Prudential Center, an arena officials hope will give a much-needed lift to...
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These days, Bon Jovi's a little bit country, a little bit rock 'n' roll and the biggest band around.
After nearly a quarter-century together, the Garden State...
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They still look like the Bon Jovi of old — with their leather jackets and jeans. And they still act like the boys from New Jersey, proud of their musical brotherhood...
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Bon Jovi, "Lost Highway" (Island)
Yo, Jonnie! I see you been spending some time in Nashville lately, and as one Jersey Guy to another (I'm Exit 90, you're Exit 109), I...
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Bon Jovi lead guitarist Richie Sambora has entered a Los Angeles treatment facility, a spokesman for the band has confirmed.
Sambora checked into rehab on Wednesday (June...
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Al Gore's looking to make it one hot summer.
The eco-friendly former veep on Thursday announced a daylong series of international all-star concerts for July...
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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...
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The ink isn't even dry on their respective divorce papers, but that isn't stopping Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora and actress Denise Richards from hooking up, according...
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Bon Jovi will release their greatest hits album on November 4, titled This Left Feels Right, which will feature 12 versions of their biggest hits redone in new and original...
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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...
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When Bon Jovi decided to do some stadium shows this summer, the group began looking for opening acts to help support ticket sales. Sheryl Crow signed on for three of the...
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Jason Mraz and Pete Yorn have been confirmed as the two opening acts for Bon Jovi when the band returns home to New Jersey for two performances at Giants Stadium in East...
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Texas-based punk rockers Bowling For Soup's latest single to be released to radio is "Punk Rock 101." The track is one of three that the band went back into the studio to...
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Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Gary U.S. Bonds, and Southside Johnny will appear at "The Hope Concert" Tuesday (April 29), in Red Bank, New Jersey. Funds raised from the...
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Bon Jovi has donated $20,000 to the Tiger Woods Foundation after performing at Tiger Jam VI. Golfer Tiger Woods announced the news to the 10,000 fans that attended the event...
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Sheryl Crow has announced that she will join New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi on select dates during the second leg of the group's 2003 Bounce tour. The dates will be between...
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Bon Jovi has announced the second North American leg of its current world tour. The group is currently on an arena tour of the West, with the Goo Goo Dolls as the opening...
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Bon Jovi will appear and perform live on QVC from the group's sold-out Bounce tour concert at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, on April 12.
The New Jersey-based...
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New Jersey-based rockers Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Bobby Bandiera, Gary U.S. Bonds, and Southside Johnny have all signed on to perform at the Hope Concert. The...
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Bon Jovi will headline the Tiger Woods Foundation's Tiger Jam VI at the 12,000-seat Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas's Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on April 19. Also...
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The Goo Goo Dolls will join Bon Jovi's 2003 Bounce tour starting February 8 in State College, Pennsylvania. The two bands will be on the road together in the U.S. through...
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Bon Jovi is set to hit the road for its 2003 Bounce tour with openers the Goo Goo Dolls on February 8 in State College, Pennsylvania. The band has just announced a new...
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(12/20/02, 1 p.m. ET) -An airplane carrying Jon Bon Jovi was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday (December 16), after an engine failed en route from Los Angeles to...
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Bon Jovi is bailing out an overexuberant fan who attended the group's free acoustic performance in Australia on Friday (December 13).
The band was playing on a barge in...
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Bon Jovi and Vanessa Carlton are the halftime performers for the match-up between the Detroit Lions and defending Super Bowl champions the New England Patriots on...
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Bon Jovi and pop singer Vanessa Carlton will play the halftime show of the Detroit Lions' Thanksgiving Day (November 28) football game against the New England Patriots. The...
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Bon Jovi will perform live from the South Beach section of Miami Beach on ABC's Good Morning America (GMA) between 7 and 9 a.m. ET on Friday (November 15) as part of the...
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Bon Jovi debuted impressively on the Billboard 200 with its new, 9/11-inspired album Bounce, but not strong enough to unseat Elvis Presley, who's the king of the chart for...
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Bon Jovi's new album, Bounce, is expected to debut in the upper regions of the Billboard 200 on Wednesday (October 16). Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora told LAUNCH that he...
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Bounce, the latest album from Bon Jovi and the follow-up to 2000's multiplatinum set, Crush, was released on Tuesday (October 8).
Frontman Jon Bon Jovi admits that many of...
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The new Bon Jovi album, Bounce, will be released as planned on Tuesday (October 8) now that a federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction request filed in an...
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"Everyday," the first single from the new Bon Jovi album, Bounce, is one of several on the set that was inspired by the events of September 11. That makes Bon Jovi the...
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The new Bon Jovi album, Bounce, which is due October 8, may not see release on that date because of a lawsuit filed over anti-piracy technology in the record packaging. An...
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To say that New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Tico Torres, and David Bryan) have a full day ahead of them on Thursday (September 5) would be an...
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Bon Jovi will kick off the coming pro football season with two special events in and around New York City. The band, in conjunction with the National Football League (NFL),...
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New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi recently completed the music video for "Everyday," the first single and music video from the band's upcoming Island Records album, Bounce, due...
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Jon Bon Jovi and wife Dorothea have added a third child to the family, Jacob Hurley Bon Jovi, born (Tuesday) May 7 in New Jersey. The couple's two other children are...
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The year 2001 was chock full of highlights for veteran rockers Bon Jovi, who experienced a continued resurgence of popularity thanks to Crush, its album from 2000 featuring...
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Frank Sinatra was born on this day (December 12) in 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey, and his influence on American music is immeasurable. Perhaps the one song that people most...
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The Concert For New York City, the two-disc document of the landmark post-September 11 benefit concert produced by Paul McCartney, arrives in stores today (November 27) from...
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Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora is pleased with the group's inclusion at the closing ceremonies at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City on February 24, where...
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Bon Jovi remains hard at work on composing a follow-up to Crush, its comeback release from last year. The New Jersey rockers have written 25 songs, many of them "uptempo...
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Rocker turned Ally McBeal castmember Jon Bon Jovi and guitarist Richie Sambora have recorded a touching version of "America The Beautiful" that is now available for download...
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Rocker and sometime-actor Jon Bon Jovi will join the Ally McBeal cast for nine episodes this season. He will start shooting in early November and his episodes will begin...
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Bon Jovi wraps up the U.S. leg of its One Wild Night 2001 tour in its home state of New Jersey with two sold-out shows at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford tomorrow and...
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Bon Jovi's One Wild Night 2001 U.S. tour rolls into the band's home state of New Jersey for two sold-out shows at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford this Friday and Saturday...
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Bon JoviJessica Simpson, and the cast of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical 42nd Street will perform in Macy's Fourth Of July Fireworks Spectacular, which will air on...
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Jon Bon Jovi's college career is getting better every day. Fresh off his graduation address at New Jersey's Monmouth University on May 16, Dr. Bon Jovi has accepted an...
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Bon Jovi has been tapped to perform on the second annual Macy's 4th Of July television special airing live on NBC from 9 to 10 p.m. ET on July 4, according to the bands...
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Bon Jovi releases its first-ever live album, One Wild Night, today (May 22). The set features live versions of band classics like "Runaway," "Wanted Dead Or Alive," and "You...
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Bon Jovi is currently in the middle of its One Wild Night tour, and the New Jersey rockers have no intention of slowing down anytime soon. Bon Jovi's first-ever live album,...
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Bon Jovi will release its first-ever live album, titled One Wild Night, on May 22. The set features live versions of the band's classics "Livin' On A Prayer," "Runaway," and...
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David Bryan is best known for his day job as keyboard player and a songwriter for Bon Jovi, but the New Jersey native has been moonlighting lately as a solo artist. In the...
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The Kiss farewell tour still has a few more stops to make before it's all over, according to Gene Simmons. Simmons participated in a live chat session with Australia's...
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Bon Jovi has become the latest rock act added to what's becoming the most rock 'n' roll-centric Super Bowl festivities ever. Aerosmith has already signed on to take part in...
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Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi and guitarist Richie Sambora, as well as Stevie Wonder, Deborah Cox, and Son By Four, will perform at a Get Out The Vote rally for Vice...
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Bon Jovi may not be Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, but the band still commands quite an audience in its home state of New Jersey. Tickets went on sale for the...
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Rocker Jon Bon Jovi held a fundraiser for Vice President Al Gore at his riverfront estate in Middletown, New Jersey, on Wednesday night (October 4). The event raised nearly...
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Bon Jovi has announced the dates of its first U.S. tour in five years, which will kick off at Charlotte, North Carolina's, Independence Arena on November 3. Bon Jovi's...
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Bon Jovi will perform a benefit concert at Covention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on June 29. Proceeds will go to three area charities: the Valerie Fund, for children...
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The New Jersey Devils hockey team's recent Stanley Cup championship was big news for the state, which is also reveling in rock 'n' roll glory with native son Bruce...
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With Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band in the midst of a 10-date run at New York's Madison Square Garden -- which wraps up a tour that began in April 1999 -- fans are...
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Bon Jovi will make Broadway history when the band celebrates Tuesday's (June 13) release of its new album, Crush. The band is set to become the first group ever to play on...
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Arena-rock giants Bon Jovi continue to ready their first album together in five years. Recording is complete and the band is now considering an appropriate title and a...
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Bon Jovi have just finished recording what will be their first album together in five years. Band frontman Jon Bon Jovi describes the still-unnamed...
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Fans anticipated something special last night (Aug. 12) at Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band's final gig in their home state at the Continental Airlines Arena, and they...
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band aren't the only working class rockers from New Jersey planning a reunion (LAUNCH, 12/9/98). Bon Jovi, the onetime chart-topping rock...
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PolyGram Entertainment, whose Motown, Mercury, A&M and Island Records rosters include U2, Jon Bon Jovi, Boyz II Men, Sheryl Crow and the Cranberries, said Wednesday that it...
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Trisha Yearwood will be heading to Italy in June, the only country singer invited to participate in a star-studded concert benefiting the children's charity War Child.
The...
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The Verve were the big winners at last night's Brit Awards, the U.K. equivalent of the Grammys, picking up honors for Best Group, Best Album for Urban Hymns and Best...
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Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and several other prominent New Jersey musicians are planning a show to benefit the family of a police officer gunned down in the line of...
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Ice-T, Kurtis Blow and Coolio were among stars expected to be on hand to rap and wrap gifts at the L.A. nightclub Billboard Live the night of December 23rd.
An annual...
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This past weekend, Bon Jovi guitar-slinger Richie Sambora and his wife of two years, Melrose Place villainess Heather Locklear, started their new family with the birth of...
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