L.A. Times - Entertainment — Some of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame names nominees for next year's class. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Some of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame names nominees for next year's class. more info

New York Times — The shortlist for 2018 also includes Rage Against the Machine, Bon Jovi, LL Cool J, Judas Priest and more. more info

Stereogum — Joe Scarborough, in addition to being a former Republican congressman and superficially anti-Trump talking head, is also a musician. Like fellow titans of rock Bon Jovi and Daughtry before him, he has taken his surname as his band name: they’re cal... more info

New York Times — The band’s new record debuted at the top with the lowest streaming number for any No. 1 album since Bon Jovi in November 2016. more info

Indie Music News — New Jersey based Urban Pop Duo Epoch Failure has released their sophomore EP, Warrior’s Hymn, which includes an inspiring cover of the Bon Jovi hit single, “Livin’ On A Prayer”, as well as the immensely … Read More more info

Stereogum — My favorite thing about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie -- not that there are a lot of things to choose from, exactly -- is his totally one-sided love affair with Bruce Springsteen. Christie is a huge Springsteen fanboy who has been to over 130 of... more info

PopSugar — Danielle Brooks and Uzo Aduba's Lip Sync Battle doesn't air until Wednesday, but judging from this sneak peek, Danielle did not come to play. Danielle, who plays Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson on Orange Is the New Black, goes back to the '80s and fu... more info

USA Today Music — Ed Sheeran, Usher, Jon Bon Jovi and Pitbull were among the performers at the Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony in New York. (June 16)             more info

Stereogum — Jay Z was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame during a ceremony at NYC's Marriott Marquis Hotel tonight, making him the first rapper ever to be inducted into the New York-based institution. In celebration, Tidal put up a page featuring tribute... more info