Music’s finest showed their support for the 2024 MusiCares Person Of The Year Benefit Gala at the Convention Center in Los Angeles in honor of rock icon Jon Bon Jovi.
This year’s honoree was recognized for his contributions to the music industry along with his extensive philanthropic work through the years that includes combating homelessness and hunger through his non-profit work.
Along with supporting the organization that helps create ‘a safety net of critical health and welfare services to the music community,’ attendees also got to witness legends of the industry perform together.
Among those to hit the stage and perform at the event included Melissa Etheridge, Shania Twain, Jason Isbell, Brandy Clark, Damiano David, Goo Goo Dolls, Jelly Roll, Marcus King, The War and Treaty and Lainey Wilson.
But arguably the highlight of the evening was when the two New Jersey boys Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi got up to rock out together.
Bruce Springsteen, 74, joined honoree Jon Bon Jovi, 61, on stage for a performance at the MusiCares Person Of The Year Benefit Gala at the Convention Center in Los Angeles
The Bon Jovi star looked handsome in a black suit with silver strips as he got to spend a good deal of time hanging with Paul McCartney, 81, who looked cool in a black and blue plaid suit
The pre-Grammys event kicked off with the red carpet portion of the gala, where all the stars strutted their stuff in front of the admiring photographers.
The man of the evening showed off his keen fashion sense by stepping out in a cool black suit with a silver strip along the lapel down to the bottom of the blazer and also down the sides of each pant leg.
With his gray hair styled nearly shoulder length, over each ear, and feathered to one side, the Perth Amboy, New Jersey native made the rounds ahead and during the ceremony.
When sitting down taking in all the festivities and performances, Bon Jovi sat alongside his wife of 34 years, Dorothea Hurley, and Paul McCartney, among others.
In fact, the Bon Jovi singer-songwriter, 61, spent much of is time sitting and chatting with The Beatles legend.
The Let It Be icon looked fab decked out in his black and blue plaid suit he wore over a white button-down shirt.
But when it came time for the Living On A Prayer star to step up to the stage to entertain all those who came to help support the non-profit organization, he was joined by Mr. Born In The USA rocker himself, Mr. Springsteen.
Looking fit and cool as ever in a brown suede jacket and black jeans matching button-down shirt and boots, the Glory Days singer-songwriter and Bon Jovi looked to be pure bliss while rocking out.
Honoree Jon Bon Jovi, Dorothea Hurley, and Paul McCartney
Bon Jovi and McCartney were loving all the performers during the ceremony
Both Springsteen and Bon Jovi have been known to lend their influence on charitable causes and organizations over their careers
The chemistry between the two rock icons was undeniable as they both played guitar and sang during their time together.
McCartney, 81, watched from his seat with his wife of nearly 13 years, Nancy Shevell, 64, by his side.
Among the crowd watching all the festivities included such musical stars as Lenny Kravitz, Kylie Minogue, Nile Rodgers, Linda Perry, Shania Twain, Sammy Hagar, David Foster, Katharine McPhee, Darryl McDaniels, as well as other high-profile people as Gayle King, Rita Wilson Ted Danson, Mary Steenburger, among many others.
MusiCares is a charitable arm of the Recording Academy that offers programs to support the health and welfare of people in the music industry, including financial grants, support resources and crisis relief efforts, according to CBS News.
MusiCares provides ‘a safety net of critical health and welfare services to the music community in three key areas: Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Services, Health Services and Human Services,’ which can be found on the MusiCares website.
Paul McCartney enjoyed the show alongside his wife of nearly 13 years, Nancy Shevel
Bon Jovi’s recognition as an honoree was due in part to him founding the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation in 2006 to help combat hunger, poverty and homeless by providing food, housing and job-training programs
The Person Of The Year gala not only recognizes people making a difference in the world through their philanthropic efforts, but also serves as a major fundraising event for the organization
By the time the rockers were strumming the last notes and chords they shared a hug or two
Bon Jovi also shared a moment with businessman Paul Pelosi and his wife Nancy Pelosi, the two-time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and McCartney
The Person Of The Year gala not only recognizes people truly making a difference in the world through their philanthropic efforts, but also serves as a major fundraising event for the organization.
Known to use his voice and star power to help a just cause, Bon Jovi’s recognition as an honoree was due in part to him founding the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation (formerly the Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation) in 2006 to help combat hunger, poverty and homeless by providing food, housing and job-training programs.
In October 2011, the organization opened the JBJ Soul Kitchen, a community restaurant in Red Bank, New Jersey, where customers pay what they can afford for their meals, either with money or by volunteering work.
As of 2023, three more locations were opened— one in Toms River, New Jersey, another at the Newark campus of Rutgers University, and a third one inside the Gilligan Student Union at New Jersey City University.
