Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you think of the 1980s and music, it's impossible not to think of heavy metal, and that conversation has to include Bon Jovi.

When Bon Jovi went into the studio to record 1986's Slippery When Wet, the stakes couldn't have been higher. Coming off a sophomore album that underperformed, the New Jersey rockers knew their third ...

Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Slippery When Wet has gone on to be certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for ...

The band once again asked fans to weigh in - and they delivered.

He really was living on a prayer. Jon Bon Jovi admitted that he needed a lot of convincing that his band’s hit 1986 song “Livin’ on a Prayer” could go the distance after hearing it for the first time.

Despite being 40 years old, Bon Jovi's 1986 power ballad hit, "Never Say Goodbye," is still receiving some recognition. The tune, off the band's third album, Slippery When Wet, was recently featured ...

In July 1983, a New Jersey glam metal outfit called Bon Jovi scored their first record deal. Named for their frontman Jon Bon Jovi, they managed to crack the Top 40 with their debut single “Runaway.” ...