Grammy Nomination

I think it's a little silly to wish they actually don't win the award because winning would influence the direction of their music. I don't think a Grammy holds that much power to influence them artistically.

deb

Yep I agree. I think Jon even mentioned something along these lines at the UK Music Hall of Fame. The way I look at it is this, if someone like Britney Spears could even be nomimated for a Grammy, they can't be all that credible anyway.

That category has been around for years. They have 108 categories for everything from rock to country to children's recording to opera to orchestral to spoken word to album packaging.

Grammy doesn't say a shit about anything. Obviously it is an honour but the fact that U2 has won one with the song Beatiful Day sums it up pretty well...

Becky, where did you hear they're at 120 million sold? It was just over 100,000,000 when the box set was released so this figure sounds a little high.

Back on topic, it's always nice to be nominated for these things but I still cringe at the thought of their first Grammy being for a country duet. That said, Jon would rather be at a football game than the Grammys so that tells us how he feels about the whole thing.

Press releases and the website for Country Radio Seminar-38. Jon's their keynote speaker next year. It was initially announced a few weeks ago.

http://www.clickpress.com/releases/D...006005cp.shtml

Jon Bon Jovi Anticipates Keynote Speech At CRS-38



Jon Bon Jovi Anticipates Keynote Speech At CRS-38



[ClickPress, Tue Dec 05 2006] Jon Bon Jovi expressed excitement over his upcoming participation in the Country Radio Seminar (CRS-3 Keynote Speech. The Q&A, which will be moderated by WSIX-FM’s Gerry House, will take place Thursday, March 1 at 8:30 a.m. The event is sponsored by Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40.

“I am truly looking forward to my participation in CRS-38,” Bon Jovi said. “The success of ‘Who Says You Can’t Go Home’ at Country Radio proves how incredibly active and passionate the format and its listeners are. We are very proud to have been embraced by the community that we have come to love."
Added Ed Salamon, Executive Director of CRB, "Jon Bon Jovi is making a significant commitment to the Country Radio format by writing and recording Country music in Nashville. In addition to his music achievements, he’s also a successful businessman as co-owner of the Arena Football League's Philadelphia Soul. We welcome him to the Country Community think there’s a lot that we can learn from him."

Since their explosion onto the rock scene in 1983, Bon Jovi has sold more than 120 million albums worldwide. Their hits including, "You Give Love a Bad Name,” "Livin' On A Prayer" and "Wanted Dead or Alive" have become some of the most recognizable songs in rock music history. In September 2005, Bon Jovi released the album Have a Nice Day, which included a collaboration with Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles on the single "Who Says You Can't Go Home." The song became the first-ever number one Country hit for a rock band. The duet was also nominated for a CMA award for "Musical Event of the Year" at the 2006 CMA Awards.

In addition to his musical achievements, Bon Jovi is well known for his success as a businessman and humanitarian. For more information on Jon Bon Jovi, please visit www.bonjovi.com.

Thanks Becky. I guess HAND has sold more than I thought or maybe pushed new fans to go and purchase their back catalogue.

here we go again grammy time, if they couldnt win for their rock I hope they dont win now, surely they havent got much chance. Im worn out tonight and cant remenmber if they won anything at the CMA's ...... I didnt think they did, so why would they win a grammy....

Dawn

It doesn't matter that there ain't a Grammy for 'Tour of the Year', because they'll never win that one. Maybe somewhere in the grey past, before '97, they would have had a chance to win it.

Why? It's not like the voters are people who are going to say "Hey, they used to be really really good in the 90's, and now they're really good". They're selling consistently, so unless they were running against the Stonesor U2, they'd probably take that one.