Bon Jovi To Open ‘JBJ’s Nashville’ Bar On Lower Broadway
If you love Bon Jovi and enjoy visiting Nashville then you’re in luck. It was announced today (2/7) that Bon Jovi is set to open a Honky Tonk called “JBJ’s…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 02: Honoree Jon Bon Jovi performs onstage during the 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring Jon Bon Jovi during the 66th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
If you love Bon Jovi and enjoy visiting Nashville then you're in luck. It was announced today (2/7) that Bon Jovi is set to open a Honky Tonk called "JBJ's Nashville" this spring on Lower Broadway.
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Bon Jovi has partnered with the Nashville-based company, Big Plan Holdings, which acquired the 36,767 sq. ft bar, restaurant, and entertainment venue at the top of the year. JBJ's Nashville will have two fifth-story outdoor rooftop decks and entrances on both Broadway and 4th Avenue.
An opening date for JBJ's Nashville has yet to be announced, however, a video clip was shared to Instagram captioned, "A legend is coming to Broadway. @jonbonjovi and @bonjovi in Music City. Stay tuned... #JBJNash."
The JBJ's Nashville website states the following on the new five-story venue, "Discover a state-of-the-art fusion of rock 'n' roll and country at JBJ's Nashville - a ground breaking venue brought to Nashville by the legendary Jon Bon Jovi and BPH Hospitality."
“We’re looking forward to having a place in Nashville that we call home. When Big Plan Holdings and the team of Josh and Tara Joseph asked us if we were interested, it wasn’t because we were just another rock band, it was because we are a band with deep roots in Nashville. We have had wonderful times in Nashville recording several albums and working with some of the finest people in all the music business. I can’t wait to toast all of Broadway and get to know our neighbors!” said Jon Bon Jovi in a press statement.
Eric Russell, David Bryan, Jon Bon Jovi, Tara and Josh Joseph at a 405 Broadway visit. PHOTO: KATIE LARSON/BIG PLAN HOLDINGS
The news of JBJ's Nashville follows the MusiCares Person of the Year gala in Los Angeles earlier this month which honored Jon Bon Jovi. He posted a series of photos on social media with those in attendance including his band, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Jelly Roll, and more.
To top it off, Bon Jovi recently unveiled Backstage With Bon Jovi, which was two years in the making and celebrates their "incredible 40-year journey." It features images, artifacts, audio, video, and much more while fans get to "explore the legacy of Bon Jovi."
Bon Jovi joins fellow musicians and celebrities with Honky Tonks on Lower Broadway including Garth Brooks, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Kid Rock, and Dierks Bentley, among others.
Click here for more information on JBJ's Nasvhille.
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Country music has its fair share of drinking songs, songs about drinking, and songs about what drinking can do to you. Actually, there may be fewer songs in country music that don't mention the drink than songs that do.
Tim McGraw is the latest country star to have a song about drinking; Tim's new tune is called "Hey Whiskey." Its release closely follows Luke Bryan's new single, "But I Got A Beer In My Hand." It's not the first song McGraw has released about whiskey. In 2008, he released a single called "Whiskey And You."
McGraw's new song's lyrics include, "I let you stay, you made her leave / You made me say things I don't mean / To the only girl that ever made me choose / I gave you everything I had / Went to hell and can't get back / The only thing I couldn't stand to lose / Hey whiskey / Hey whiskey, what'd I ever do to you?"
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McGraw recently announced details on his brand new album Standing Room Only, which will be released on August 25. McGraw also announced a new song from the project today (6/23) called "Hey Whiskey."
Standing Room Only will feature 13 new tracks produced by Tim and his longtime producing partner Byron Gallimore. The new album marks McGraw's first new record since 2020's Here On Earth, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Chart.
Tim said in a statement, "As an artist, I always want to dig deeper and get better every time I make a new record – it's a big part of what drives me, and I really believe this is one of the best projects we've made. I've been working on this album since 2020, and this collection of songs is some of the most emotional, thought-provoking, and life-affirming music I've ever recorded."
He added, "I'm excited to have 'Hey Whiskey' out so fans can start hearing more of what we're working on – and maybe even more before August…"
While this list was more challenging than most to whittle down, we share what we believe are country music's best songs about drinking.
11 - Willie Nelson - "Whiskey River" (1973)
WBThis is a true classic. Released in 1973 on Willie's "Shotgun Willie" album, it was one that Nelson did not write but has become one of his signature career songs.
10 - Blake Shelton - "The More I Drink" (2007)
WBThe video for this song begins with many heavily intoxicated bar patrons getting arrested (including Blake) and getting into a fight. Blake starts the song in a police booking room before the scene cuts to the bar patrons getting rowdy and drunk at a local bar.
9 - Brad Paisley - "Alcohol" (2005)
SonyBrad wrote this song, and it is one of his biggest hits—an interesting song coming from Paisley, who does not and has never drunk alcohol.
8 - Lady A - "Bartender" (2014)
UMGA catchy song written by all three members of Lady A. The trio debuted the song during the "American Idol" season thirteen finale on May 21, 2014.
7 - Eric Church - "Drink In My Hand" (2011)
UMGThis fun drinking song became Church's first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Eric co-wrote the song that appeared on his breakthrough "Chief" album.
6 - Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup" (2011)
ShowdogThis song came off Toby's album "Clancy's Tavern" album and is the only song on the album that Keith did not write or co-write. It was ranked by "Insider" as the second worst song of the 2010s decade, and Toby himself called it "the stupidest song I ever heard in my life." Regardless of its reviews, it was a big ol' hit and became a drinking anthem.
5 - Little Big Town - "Day Drinking" (2014)
UMGThis fun song was released as the lead single from LBT's sixth studio album, "Pain Killer." The group debuted the song at the CMT Music Awards on June 4, 2014.
4 - Chris Stapleton - "Tennessee Whiskey" (2015)
UMGThis is the song that made Chris a superstar. Stapleton performed it at the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards as a duet with Justin Timberlake. The performance was described as the best moment of the night. Yeah, it was! But Chris wasn't the first to record it: David Allen Coe and George Jones both didn't versions of the song decades before Chris.
3 - Dierks Bentley - "Drunk On A Plane" (2014)
UMGDierks co-wrote this instant classic about a man who is left behind at the altar and takes a trip to Cancún by himself after he is unable to obtain a refund for the airplane tickets he had purchased for a honeymoon. The video for the song won Music Video of the Year at the 2014 CMA Awards.
2 - Luke Combs - "Beer Never Broke My Heart" (2019)
SonyMaybe the perfect drinking song. It's the song Luke Combs' fans in stadiums wait all night to hear at the end of his shows. In the video, Combs performs in a small dive bar, similar to gigs he played early in his career.
1 - Miranda Lambert/Elle King - "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" (2021)
SonyThis song went all the way to number one on the country charts and even got a Grammy nomination. It brought Elle King into country music full-time and is just a great drinking song.
