On stage, Jon Bon Jovi sings about giving love a bad name — but off stage, he's giving love to those in need.

The Bon Jovi frontman has supported a plethora of charitable causes over the past three decades, from the Special Olympics to the American Red Cross to Habitat for Humanity. But the hub of his philanthropic life is undoubtedly the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation.

Formed in 2006, the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation provides pragmatic ways out of homelessness, poverty and hunger for families across the country. They do this via programs that provide food, affordable housing, social services, job training, and other forms of assistance.

"Nearly two decades ago when I formed the JBJ Soul Foundation and JBJ Soul Kitchens, I saw firsthand and continue to see today the impact of charitable, community-based work," Bon Jovi said in a statement. "I know this for sure: Helping one's community is helping one's self."

As the MusiCares Person Of The Year for 2024, Jon Bon Jovi's efforts with the JBJ Soul Foundation and beyond will be honored at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Feb. 2, two nights before the 2024 GRAMMYs.

Ahead of the event, learn more about the facets of the rocker's uplifting and widely beneficial philanthropic organization.

JBJ Soul Kitchen

One important wing of the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation is the JBJ Soul Kitchen, a non-profit community restaurant that serves both "paying and in-need customers."

Bon Jovi founded the JBJ Soul Kitchen in a former auto body shop, envisioning an establishment that serves delicious, culinary dishes in a restaurant setting, where no one is ever turned away. If diners cannot provide a minimum donation, they can contribute volunteer hours for their meals.

The JBJ Soul Kitchen formed in Red Bank, New Jersey, but soon expanded to a second location in Tom's River, and most recently opened another in Newark. If you want a delicious meal for a good cause — or know of any New Jerseyans in the Red Bank, Toms River, or Newark area who need one — visit JBJ Soul Kitchen's website.

JBJ Soul Kitchen Food Bank

As the COVID-19 pandemic flared in May 2020, JBJ Soul Kitchen took action. Noting food supply shortages and a dramatic rise in food requests, the JBJ Soul Foundation formed an emergency food distribution program, on behalf of hungry and needy families.

From its establishment in East Hampton, New York, the JBJ Soul Kitchen Food Bank went on to distribute a whopping 238 tons of healthy foodstuffs, including shelf-stable foods, fruit, vegetables, and premade frozen meals. They did so via eight pantries, which served more than 5,000 people per month for four months.

"We saw volunteers packing bags during a power outage and distributing food under a tent in 90 degrees while churches, classrooms, and extra space turned into food storage and distribution centers," recalled Dorothea Bongiovi, Bon Jovi's wife and Founder/Program Director of the JBJ Soul Kitchen, in a statement.

"We saw what was possible when we care for each other," she continued, "and we are proud to be a small part of that."

Various Housing Initiatives

Last year, Bon Jovi helped celebrate Project HOME's 1000th affordable housing unit in Philadelphia; Project HOME is an organization that fights to end homelessness and poverty on the streets of Philly.

As Bon Jovi told The Philadelphia Inquirer upon the unit's opening, Project HOME always "set a very high bar and raised it every time… We're proud every time that we can celebrate the opening of a new building that supports our mission."

Previously, Bon Jovi has further supported affordable housing initiatives, donating $100,000 to HABcore, Inc. in 2019 to help support its 4-unit expansion to its property on River Street in Red Bank.

"The River Street project presented a unique opportunity for the Foundation to help realize our two-fold mission of ending the cycle of homelessness and hunger in the Red Bank community," Heather Goldfarb, Executive Director of JBJ Soul Foundation, said in a statement.

And these merely scratch the surface: the JBJ Soul Foundation has chipped in with support for more than 700 units of affordable and livable housing, including youths and veterans.

Bon Jovi hasn't just graced the airwaves with unforgettable rock classics, ones we still rightly year decades on — he's made the world a better place in a concrete way. 

Jon Bon Jovi Named As The 2024 MusiCares Person Of The Year

It's that time again: The 2024 GRAMMYs is just a few months out — airing live Sunday, Feb. 4, from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Which means nominations for the 2024 GRAMMYs are just around the corner. On Friday, Nov 10, starting at 7:45 a.m. PT / 10:45 a.m. ET, nominations for the 2024 GRAMMYs will be announced via a livestream event airing live on live.GRAMMY.com. The nominations will also stream live on the Recording Academy's YouTube channel. 

The 2024 GRAMMYs nominations livestream event will feature a diverse cast of some of the leading voices in music today, including St. Vincent, Jeff Tweedy, Muni Long, Kim Petras, 2024 MusiCares Person Of The Year Jon Bon Jovi, and many others, who will be announcing the 2024 GRAMMY nominees across all 94 categories. Plus, the livestream event will also feature an exclusive GRAMMY Nominations Pre-Show and Wrap-Up Show, which will both feature exclusive videos and conversations about the biggest stories and trends to come out of the 2024 GRAMMYs nominations.

City National Bank is the Official Bank of the GRAMMYs and proud sponsor of the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominations.

See below for a full guide to the 2024 GRAMMYs nominations livestream event happening next week:

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How Can I Watch The 2024 GRAMMY Nominations? 

The nominations livestream event will stream live on live.GRAMMY.com and the Recording Academy's YouTube channel.

When Are The 2024 GRAMMY Nominations Announced?

The 2024 GRAMMYs nominations will be announced Friday, Nov 10. The day kicks off with an exclusive GRAMMY Nominations Pre-Show, starting at 7:45 a.m. PT / 10:45 a.m. ET. Hosted by Emmy-winning TV host and “GMA3” contributor Rocsi Diaz, the GRAMMY Nominations Pre-Show will give music fans an inside look at the various initiatives and campaigns that the Recording Academy, the organization behind the annual GRAMMY Awards, supports on a year-long basis on its mission to recognize excellence in the recording arts and sciences and cultivate the well-being of the music community.

Afterward, starting at 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET, the GRAMMY nominations livestream event begins. The livestream event will begin with a special presentation announcing the nominees in the General Field categories, aka the Big Six, as well as select categories. On live.GRAMMY.com, exclusive videos announcing the nominees across multiple categories will stream as a multi-screen livestream event that users can control, providing a dynamic, expansive online experience for music fans of all genres. The nomination videos will also stream live on YouTube. The full list of 2024 GRAMMYs nominees will then be published on live.GRAMMY.com and GRAMMY.com immediately following the livestream event.

After the nominations are announced, stay tuned for an exclusive GRAMMY Nominations Wrap-Up Show. Co-hosted by "Entertainment Tonight" correspondents Cassie DiLaura and Denny Directo, the Wrap-Up Show will break down all the notable news and top stories from the 2024 GRAMMYs nominations. The GRAMMY Nominations Wrap-Up Show will stream live on live.GRAMMY.com as well as the Recording Academy's YouTube channel, X profile, Twitch channel, TikTok page, Instagram profile, and Facebook page.

Watch the 2024 GRAMMYs nominations livestream event and make sure to use #GRAMMYs to join the conversation on social media as it unfolds live on Friday, Nov. 10.

The schedule for the 2024 GRAMMYs nominations livestream event is as follows:

GRAMMY Nominations Pre-Show
7:45 a.m. PT / 10:45 a.m. ET

Nominations Livestream Event
8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET 

Nominations Livestream Event Ends & Full Nominations Revealed
8:25 a.m. PT / 11:25 a.m. ET 

GRAMMY Nominations Wrap-Up Show
8:25 a.m. PT / 11:25 a.m. ET

^All times are approximate and subject to change.

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Who's Announcing The 2024 GRAMMY Nominations?

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. will be joined by GRAMMY winners Arooj Aftab, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Jimmy Jam, Jon Bon Jovi, Samara Joy, Muni Long, Cheryl Pawelski, Kim Petras, Judith Sherman, St. Vincent, Jeff Tweedy, and "Weird Al" Yankovic, along with "CBS Mornings" co-hosts Gayle King, Nate Burleson, and Tony Dokoupil, to announce all the nominees for the 2024 GRAMMYs. 

When Are The 2024 GRAMMYs?

The 2024 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 66th GRAMMY Awards, will air live on Sunday, Feb. 4, at 8-11:30 p.m. ET/5-8:30 p.m. PT from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Music's Biggest Night will air live on the CBS Television Network and stream on Paramount+. 

Mark your calendars now for the 2024 GRAMMY nominations happening Friday, Nov 10.

With additional reporting by Morgan Enos.

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Just announced (Tuesday, Apr. 14), the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund is set to host its star-studded one-night benefit show ‘JERSEY4JERSEY,’ next Wednesday on April 22. The event will feature performances and appearances from a roster of NJ’s biggest artists and celebrities including GRAMMY winners and nominees Bruce Springsteen, Tony Bennett, SZA, Jon Bon Jovi, Halsey and Charlie Puth, to raise funds in support of fighting the impact of COVID-19.

The show’s lineup will also feature the likes of Chris Rock, Danny Devito, Whoopi Goldberg, Chelsea Handler, Kelly Ripa and Jon Stewart. According to a statement, the live show will additionally see segments featuring first-hand accounts from New Jersey’s citizens and front-line workers impacted by the pandemic.

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New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy underscored the effort in a statement, saying, "New Jersey is on the front lines of this pandemic, making it more important than ever for us to do what Jersey does best—take care of one another… That’s why we’re asking everyone in our state to join the NJPRF and some of New Jersey’s finest for some much-needed musical entertainment, levity and Jersey Pride during these unprecedented times."

Launched on March 24, the NJPRF works to gather and distribute resources for the critical needs of New Jersey’s citizens, healthcare workers, first responders and essential employees. All proceeds made by the organization are being used to provide essential services and grants to the state’s communities and leading organizations.

The evening broadcast will take place at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, April 22. Viewers can catch the concert streaming via Apple Music and Apple TV apps worldwide, as well as on SiriusXM’s E Street Radio, currently free on the SiriusXM app. Otherwise, the show will be carried on various television networks and radio stations listed in full here.

For more information on how you can directly support artists and the wider music industry affected by the coronavirus pandemic, visit and consider donating to MusiCares’ COVID-19 Relief Fund here.

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"Welcome to 'Solid Gold!' Starting right now and for every week to come, we're gonna bring you the biggest hit records in the country, some by the people that made them famous. So get ready for a lot of comedy, some real hot dancing and many surprises," host Dionne Warwick said during its debut episode on Sept. 15, 1980. The GRAMMY-winning singer hosted the entire first season, after which would go on to be hosted by Andy Gibb, comedian Arsenio Hall and others for the remaining seven seasons.

We celebrate the 40th anniversary of the launch of the shimmering '80s music TV show in our third-ever episode of the one-minute History Of video series, which you can watch below.

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During that lively first show, Irene Cara performed (most numbers were lip-synched) her GRAMMY-nominated hit "Fame" and Chuck Berry rocked the crowd with a live rendition of "Johnny B Goode," both backed by the amazing in-house dance squad known as the Solid Gold Dancers. To add excitement to the countdown of the week's top hits, the crew served up energetic choreography for each song.

Other legendary musical guests included GRAMMY winners Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, James Brown, Madonna, the Pointer Sisters and Rod Stewart, as well as Hall & Oates, a-ha and many others.

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On Mon. May 11, famous New Yorkers will gather together virtually to share music, jokes and stories to support their most in-need neighbors on behalf of local non-profit Robin Hood's COVID-19 Relief Fund. "Rise Up New York!," an hour-long fundraising special, will be hosted by Tina Fey and feature performances from GRAMMY-winning legends Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Mariah Carey and Sting. Jennifer Lopez, Barbra Streisand, Ben Platt, Bette Midler, Idina Menzel, Trevor Noah and many more are also slated to appear on the show.

More performers will be revealed, but iconic director Spike Lee, actors Chris Rock, Christopher Jackson, Robert De Niro and Jake Gyllenhaal, along with NY Giants Super Bowl champs Eli Manning Michael Strahan, will also make cameos. N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and N.Y.C. Mayor Bill de Blasio, as well as some of the city's brave frontline workers, will also speak.

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According to their website, Robin Hood is the biggest poverty-fighting organization in N.Y.C., working with over 250 local non-profits that support food, housing, education, legal services, work opportunities and more. Their COVID-19 Relief Fund was created to ensure that the city's most vulnerable can survive the harrowing pandemic, with 100% of donations going directly to the orgs working on the frontlines, as overhead costs are paid by board members.

With "Rise Up New York!," which is co-hosted by iHeartMedia, Robin Hood is aiming to raise $10 million for the fund. They are asking for $10 donation from individuals and hoping to get at least 1 million out of over 8.5 million New Yorkers on board.

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"New York City is at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. This crisis has created a whole new set of challenges for the millions of New Yorkers who already struggled to make ends meet," Robin Hood CEO Wes Moore said in a statement. "This is a moment where we must all come together and rise up together as a community in support of our neighbors and in support of one another."

The show will air on Mon., May 11 at 7 p.m. ET on all local TV stations, iHeartMedia and Entercom broadcast radio stations, News 12, Spectrum News NY1, SiriusXM and nationally on CNBC.

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