Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville,New Jersey. It consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi,keyboardist David Bryan,drummer Tico Torres,guitarist Phil X,and bassist Hugh McDonald. Original bassist Alec John Such quit the band in 1994,and longtime guitarist and co-songwriter Richie Sambora left in 2013. The band has been credited with "[bridging] the gap between heavy metal and pop with style and ease".
Sugarland is an American country music duo founded in Atlanta,Georgia. The duo consists of singer-songwriters Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush. They were founded in 2002,at which point Kristen Hall was also a member. All three had experience in folk rock:Nettles had recorded in the groups Soul Miner's Daughter and Jennifer Nettles Band,Bush had recorded two albums as one-half of the duo Billy Pilgrim,and Hall had recorded two solo albums. After Hall left in 2006,Nettles and Bush continued as a duo.
Have a Nice Day is the ninth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi,released on September 20,2005. Produced by John Shanks,the album was recorded at Sanctuary Sound II in New Jersey,and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood,California.
"It's My Life" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on May 8,2000,as the lead single from their seventh studio album,Crush (2000). It was written by Jon Bon Jovi,Richie Sambora,and Max Martin,and co-produced by Luke Ebbin. The song peaked at number one in Austria,Flanders,Italy,the Netherlands,Portugal,Romania,Spain,and Switzerland while charting within the top 10 across several other countries and peaking at number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100. "It's My Life" is Bon Jovi's most well-known post-1980s hit single and helped introduce the band to a new,younger fanbase.
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2006.
Jennifer Odessa Nettles is an American singer,songwriter,actress and record producer.
Blaze of Glory is the debut solo studio album by Jon Bon Jovi,the frontman of Bon Jovi. The album was released on August 7,1990,through Mercury Records. It includes songs from and inspired by the movie Young Guns II. Emilio Estevez originally requested Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive" as the theme song for his upcoming Billy the Kid sequel,but Jon Bon Jovi ended up composing an all-new theme song for the film's soundtrack instead.
American rock band Bon Jovi has released 15 studio albums,three live albums,five compilation albums,five EPs,66 singles,14 video albums,and 71 music videos. Bon Jovi has sold over 130 million records worldwide,making them one of the best-selling bands of all time. As of 2018,the band has sold 21.8 million albums in the US Nielsen SoundScan era. Billboard ranked Bon Jovi as the 45th Greatest Artist of all time,achieving 6 No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 &4 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. According to Recording Industry Association of America,Bon Jovi has sold 34.5 million albums in the United States.
"Always" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. The power ballad was released in September 1994 as a single from their second greatest hits album,Cross Road (1994),and went on to become one of their best-selling singles,with a million copies sold in the US and more than three million worldwide. The song reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100,becoming his 11th and last top 10 hit. It was an international hit,peaking at number one in Belgium,Canada,Ireland and Switzerland,number two in Australia and the United Kingdom,and number four in Germany. "Always" was Alec John Such's final single with the band before he left in late 1994.
"Welcome to Wherever You Are" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi from their ninth studio album,Have a Nice Day (2005). It was released as the album's second worldwide single,following "Have a Nice Day". Speaking about the song on Larry King Live,Jon Bon Jovi said "I thought for sure this was going to be a universal,timeless theme song of unity,diversity. Not a hit,not even close. Swing and a miss".
"Want To" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music duo Sugarland. It was released in August 2006 as the first single from the album Enjoy the Ride. It was their first single not to feature former member Kristen Hall. Although Jennifer Nettles had previously been featured on Bon Jovi's Number One country hit,"Who Says You Can't Go Home",the song was the first regular Number One hit of Sugarland's career in the U.S.,spending two weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in late 2006.
Lost Highway is the tenth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi,released on June 19,2007,in the US through Island Records. Produced by John Shanks and Dann Huff,the album was recorded at Black Bird Studios,Nashville and NGR Recording,Hollywood.
"(You Want to) Make a Memory" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi,which was released as the first single from their tenth studio album Lost Highway (2007). Written by Jon Bon Jovi,Richie Sambora and Desmond Child,it was released for radio airplay on March 20,2007,and for download on the US iTunes Store on April 17,2007. The song is a ballad,and was performed at several nationally-televised events in an effort to promote the single. "(You Want to) Make a Memory" peaked at number 27 in the United States,making it Bon Jovi's last single to break the Top 40 on the Hot 100.
"Thank You for Loving Me" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. Written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora,the song was released on November 6,2000,as the third single from their seventh studio album,Crush (2000).
"Misunderstood" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi from the album Bounce. Released on December 2,2002,the song peaked at No. 34 on Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. It was featured on the 2003 Brazilian soap opera Mulheres Apaixonadas as a theme of the love couple. The song was a big hit there,making the song a Top 5 hit. The single is a version of the album cut that was remixed by Tim Palmer at Electric Lady Studios in New York.
"Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi,from their tenth studio album,Lost Highway,released in 2007. The song was released by Mercury Nashville to radio in the United States,and as a CD Maxi in Germany,Switzerland and Austria in November 2007 as the album's third single. It features country pop singer LeAnn Rimes,and also appears as a bonus track on her 12th album,Family.
The Circle is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi. Released on November 10,2009,the album was produced by John Shanks. The album debuted at number 1 in several countries,including the U.S.,where it sold 163,000 copies in its first week.
"Run" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson with Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush of country duo Sugarland,and recorded for Nathanson's seventh studio album,Modern Love (2011). The song is performed as a duet between Nathanson and Nettles,with Bush contributing backing vocals as well as the acoustic and electric guitar accompaniments. It made its debut at the 2010 CMA Awards on November 9,2011. A remastered country version was released to digital retailers via Vanguard Records the same day as the third single from Modern Love.
2020 is the fifteenth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi. The album was initially set for release on May 15,2020,through Island,but was later pushed back to October 2,2020,due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Do What You Can" is a song recorded by Bon Jovi. It was first released on July 23,2020 as the fourth single from Bon Jovi's 2020 album. A new version of the song featuring Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles was released as a single on September 23,2020. This marks Bon Jovi and Nettles' second collaboration after 2006's "Who Says You Can't Go Home".
