{"id":117008,"date":"2024-02-03T18:02:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T18:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/02\/03\/stars-come-out-to-celebrate-jon-bon-jovi-as-the-2024-musicares-person-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2024-02-03T18:02:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T18:02:05","slug":"stars-come-out-to-celebrate-jon-bon-jovi-as-the-2024-musicares-person-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/02\/03\/stars-come-out-to-celebrate-jon-bon-jovi-as-the-2024-musicares-person-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars come out to celebrate Jon Bon Jovi as the 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-02-03\/Getty_JonBonJovi_101923 (1).jpg\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>John Nacion\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Jon Bon Jovi<\/strong>\u00a0was honored on February 2 in Los Angeles as the Recording Academy\u2019s MusiCares Person of the Year &#8212; with a whole host of A-listers\u00a0on hand to celebrate the rocker for his philanthropic work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bruce Springsteen<\/strong>&#8216;s appearance seemed to be up in the air following the news of his mother\u00a0<strong>Adele&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0passing on January 31, but he still attended, which meant a lot to Jon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank my hero, my friend, my mentor Bruce Springsteen,&#8221; he said, according to\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/cathyolson\/2024\/02\/03\/legendary-springsteen-mccartney-in-the-house-to-fete-jon-bon-jovi-at-musicares-pre-grammys-gala\/?sh=136a624648c6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Forbes<\/a><\/em>. &#8220;Bruce&#8217;s mom passed two days ago. When I first got the news, he was already on the airplane on the way here. But he wanted to be here tonight for MusiCares. And he wanted to be here tonight for me, and I&#8217;m forever grateful to you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The night kicked off with\u00a0<strong>Bon Jovi<\/strong>\u00a0performing &#8220;Legendary,&#8221; a song from their upcoming album, although despite rumors original guitarist\u00a0<strong>Richie Sambora<\/strong>\u00a0would join the festivities, he was a no-show. The band was then joined by Springsteen for &#8220;Who Says You Can\u2019t Go Home&#8221; and Springsteen&#8217;s &#8220;The Promised Land.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Among the night\u2019s other performances:\u00a0<strong>Melissa Etheridge<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Larkin Poe<\/strong>\u00a0performed &#8220;Blaze of Glory&#8221;;\u00a0<strong>Jelly Roll<\/strong>\u00a0performed &#8220;Bad Medicine&#8221;;\u00a0<strong>Maneskin<\/strong>&#8216;s\u00a0<strong>Damiano David<\/strong>\u00a0sang &#8220;Keep the Faith&#8221;;\u00a0<strong>Mammoth WVH<\/strong>\u00a0played &#8220;Have a Nice Day&#8221;;\u00a0<strong>Sammy Hagar<\/strong>\u00a0performed &#8220;You Give Love A Bad Name,&#8221; and\u00a0<strong>Shania Twain<\/strong>\u00a0sang &#8220;Bed of Roses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the performers,\u00a0<strong>Paul McCartney<\/strong>\u00a0was in the house for the celebration, with\u00a0<strong>Lenny Kravitz<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Gayle King<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Kylie Minogue<\/strong>\u00a0acting\u00a0as presenters. Jon also got video wishes from the likes of\u00a0<strong>John Mayer<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Pink<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Ed Sheeran<\/strong>\u00a0and others.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The night ended with Bon Jovi back on the stage, joined by many of the night&#8217;s performers, for a finale of the Jersey rockers&#8217; biggest hit, &#8220;Livin&#8217;\u00a0On A Prayer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Nacion\/Getty Images Jon Bon Jovi\u00a0was honored on February 2 in Los Angeles as the Recording Academy\u2019s MusiCares Person of the Year &#8212; with a whole host of A-listers\u00a0on hand to celebrate the rocker for his philanthropic work. 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