Editing Bon Jovi (section)

===''2020'', the death of Alec John Such and rumors of Sambora's return (2019–2023)===
On March 9, 2019, Jon Bon Jovi announced via social media that the band is back in the studio recording its fifteenth studio album, which was to be released in early 2020.<ref name="Inq-20190311">{{cite news |url=http://www.inquisitr.com/5336789/jon-bon-jovi-teases-hotly-anticipated-new-music-on-instagram |title=Jon Bon Jovi Teases Hotly Anticipated New Music On Instagram |work=[[Inquisitr]] |date=March 11, 2019 |access-date=March 11, 2019 }}</ref> In August 2019, he announced that the album would be called ''[[2020 (Bon Jovi album)|2020]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bon Jovi Announces Title of Next Album |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bon-jovi-2020-album |website=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]] |date=August 27, 2019 |access-date=October 22, 2019 }}</ref> The release date was scheduled for May 15, 2020, but Jovi announced in an interview with [[Howard Stern]] that the album and its accompanying tour, Bon Jovi 2020 Tour, had been postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="V-20200415">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/jon-bon-jovi-howard-stern-interview-album-delay-new-song-1234581387 |title=Coronavirus Crisis Delays 'Bon Jovi: 2020' Album, but Also Inspires New Song |last=Angermiller |first=Michele |date=April 15, 2020 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416054031/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/jon-bon-jovi-howard-stern-interview-album-delay-new-song-1234581387 |archive-date=April 16, 2020 |access-date=April 17, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="UCR-20201415">{{cite web |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bon-jovi-album-delayed-tour-postponed-covid-19 |title=Bon Jovi Album 'Delayed,' Tour 'At Least Postponed' by COVID-19 |last=Irwin |first=Corey |date=April 15, 2020 |website=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]] |access-date=April 17, 2020 }}</ref> On April 20, 2020, Bon Jovi announced that the Bon Jovi 2020 Tour had been canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The album ended up being released in October.<ref name="V-20200420">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/bon-jovi-cancels-2020-tour-fans-refund-1234584911 |title=Bon Jovi Cancels 2020 Tour, Rather Than Postponing: 'This Will Enable Ticketholders to Get Refunds' |last=Angermiller |first=Michele |date=April 20, 2020 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=April 20, 2020 }}</ref> On January 7, 2022, the band announced a tour in April.<ref>{{cite news|last=Melas|first=Chloe|title=Bon Jovi will be back on the road with a new tour|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/07/entertainment/bon-jovi-2022-tour/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=January 7, 2022|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107195000/https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/07/entertainment/bon-jovi-2022-tour/index.html |archive-date=January 7, 2022 }}</ref>  Critics and social media users discussed the quality of Jon Bon Jovi's vocal performances during the tour, with many believing that it was poor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jordan |first=Chris |title=Jon Bon Jovi vocal issues: What is going on and how can it be fixed? |url=https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/05/09/jon-bon-jovi-voice-vocal-issues-bad-singing/9661274002/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Asbury Park Press |language=en-US}}</ref>

During the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], a viral video appeared where residents in [[Odesa]], Ukraine, prepared for a Russian attack while a drummer played to the Bon Jovi hit "It's My Life".  Bon Jovi supported this video and shared it with their followers, with the comment "This is for the ones who stood their ground... Odessa, Ukraine. #SlavaUkraini".<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/bon-jovi-shares-video-ukrainians-building-blockades-its-my-life-1691012 «Bon Jovi Shares Video of Ukrainians Building Blockades to 'It's My Life'»], Newsweek, March 23, 2022</ref>

The death of founding member Alec John Such was announced by the band on June 5, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Angermiller |first1=Michele Amabile |title=Alec John Such, Bon Jovi's First Bassist, Dies at 70 |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/alec-john-such-bon-jovi-bassist-dead-1235285223/ |website=Variety.com |access-date=June 5, 2022 |date=June 5, 2022}}</ref> It was later revealed that he had died of a heart attack.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JBJ Statement on Sirius Bon Jovi Radio About Alec's Passing |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CeePWUWr8En/ |access-date=June 7, 2022 |website=Instagram.com}}</ref>

In February 2023, former guitarist [[Richie Sambora]] noted that he was in talks about potentially rejoining the band: "We're talking about it. I don't think there's any reason not to [return] at this point. I mean, [Jon and I] we did something... there's not a lot of bands that did what we did. [...] We have to get out there and do it for the fans really."<ref name="NMESambora">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/richie-sambora-in-talks-to-return-to-bon-jovi-3400690 |title=Richie Sambora in talks to return to Bon Jovi |last=Robinson |first=Ellie |date=February 18, 2023 |work=[[NME (magazine)|NME]] |access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref> However, in May 2024, Bon Jovi confirmed that there were no plans for Sambora to rejoin and that a reunion was unlikely.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jon-bon-jovi-richie-sambora-reunion-2024|title="He wasn't kicked out, he quit. And he hasn't made any great overtures about coming back": Jon Bon Jovi says a reunion with Richie Sambora isn't happening any time soon|author=Matt Owen|date=May 29, 2024|website=Guitarworld.com}}</ref>