Last week, BON JOVI‘s concert documentary “On A Night Like This – Bon Jovi 2020” was seen by more than one million viewers who tuned into the BON JOVI Facebook page to watch the band’s first-ever full album performance of its critically acclaimed release “2020”. This week, Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Jon Bon Jovi is giving fans an early holiday gift with the release of his covers of three holiday songs — Tom Petty‘s “Christmas All Over Again”, Elvis Presley‘s “If I Get Home On Christmas Day” and THE POGUES‘ “Fairytale Of New York” — available Monday, December 7 on all streaming and digital platforms. Recorded this fall to cap off the 2020 holiday season, the song’s accompanying music videos can be seen exclusively by members of the “The JBJ Experience“, which also features outtakes and never-before-seen content.
“2020” was released in October via Island Records. Originally due in May, it was a completed album with a breadth and depth of songwriting, titled for a challenging and pivotal election year. Along with all of America, Jon Bon Jovi found himself unexpectedly experiencing a world-altering coronavirus pandemic, followed quickly by the staggering events of George Floyd‘s death and the ensuing national movement for racial equality. He knew there was even more to say about 2020. Writing from a home studio, two new songs were born: “American Reckoning” and “Do What You Can” encompass these events and made the album a complete body of work.
On “2020”, Jon Bon Jovi delves into socially conscious matters such as soldiers dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (“Unbroken”, featured in the documentary “To Be Of Service”), gun violence (“Lower The Flag”), our shared social experience (“Let It Rain”, “Brothers In Arms”) and the political climate (“Blood In The Water”).
The album — which follows the band’s 2016 No. 1 release, “This House is Not For Sale” — also finds the group coming out of the other side of a period of great change.
Once again co-produced by John Shanks and Jon Bon Jovi, the record features the entire touring band — keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, bassist Hugh McDonald, guitarist Phil X, percussionist Everett Bradley, and guitarist John Shanks.
Over an illustrious career spanning more than three decades since its formation in 1983, BON JOVI has earned their place among global rock royalty and was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as well as the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. With over 130 million albums sold worldwide, and extensive catalog of hit anthems, thousands of concerts performed in more than 50 countries for more than 35 million fans, and ticket grosses well over $1 billion around the world in the last decade alone, BON JOVI is the consummate rock and roll band.
