The Bon Jovi Updates X page pointed out that “You Give Love a Bad Name” had reached more than a billion streams on Saturday, June 1. Spotify compiles a “Billions Club” playlist featuring every song ...

Desmond Child held the breakthrough title that shot Bon Jovi into the stratosphere scribbled on a piece of paper in his pocket. Child recalled, “I went to New Jersey to write at this little wooden ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

It’s hard for me to get sick of anything having to do with classic rock. However, one of Bon Jovi’s songs is too ubiquitous for its own good. The track doesn’t need to be shoved down everyone’s ...

New Jersey rock superstars Bon Jovi have broken the unspoken rule of old-school rock bands—they often collaborate with outside songwriters. For many rock fans, it’s not considered a cool thing to do ...

Bon Jovi was a household name throughout the 1980s and 1990s, monopolizing charts with hits like “You Give Love a Bad Name” and “Livin’ on a Prayer.” Nearly 40 years after their first song went number ...

The legendary song suggests Bon Jovi has been “shot through the heart, and you’re to blame/Darling, you give love a bad name.” In all fairness, love’s blame can be difficult to lay, as it’s seldom an ...