Jon Bon Jovi and Pitbull Perform 'Now or Never' at the 2024 Latin Grammys

Pitbull's new song samples Bon Jovi's 2000 hit "It's My Life"

 Jon Bon Jovi and Pitbull perform onstage during the 25th Latin GRAMMY Awards at Kaseya Center on November 14, 2024 in Miami, Florida.
Jon Bon Jovi and Pitbull perform at the Latin Grammys in Miami on Nov. 14, 2024. Photo:

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Pitbull and Jon Bon Jovi is the musical duo fans never knew they needed.

During the 25th annual Latin Grammy Awards at Kaseya Center in Miami on Thursday evening, Nov. 14, Pitbull, 43, and Bon Jovi, 62, performed "Now or Never," a Pitbull song that samples "It's My Life."

"Now or Never" is packed with a dancey beat and clever lyrics paired with the classic hook of Bon Jovi's 2000 hit.

"The world's always comin' to an end / Don't let it scare you out of livin' / Look at me, mama, against all odds, your little baby boy did it," Pitbull raps on the new song. "Every day I say thank you / Every day I give thanks, every day's Thanksgiving."

Jon Bon Jovi and Pitbull attend the 25th Latin GRAMMY Awards at Kaseya Center on November 14, 2024 in Miami, Florida.
Jon Bon Jovi and Pitbull at the Latin Grammys in Miami on Nov. 14, 2024.

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The duo previously performed the song during Pitbull's Party After Dark tour in September at the Jones Beach Theater, surprising fans with the "Livin' on a Prayer" singer. The music video for the song, which officially dropped on Thursday, includes footage from the powerhouse performance.

Along with his performance with Pitbull, Bon Jovi took the stage to present Carlos Vives with the Latin Recording Academy 2024 Person of the Year award.

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According to Variety, Pitbull and Bon Jovi met in 2017 at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards ceremony and have been friends since.

In May 2023, Bon Jovi and Pitbull posed together at the SiriusXM Studios opening in Miami. They were both on the roster of performers for the Jimmy Buffett tribute concert at the Hollywood Bowl in April, joining forces to sing “Thank God & Jimmy Buffett" onstage.

Jon Bon Jovi (L) and US rapper and singer Pitbull perform on stage during the 25th Annual Latin Grammy Awards at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, on November 14, 2024.
Jon Bon Jovi and Pitbull in 2024.

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Pitbull's new song comes during his eight-date Fontainebleau Las Vegas residency which will be a part of his Party After Dark tour. He performed two shows in November and has five concerts at the venue in 2025.

Bon Jovi, meanwhile, recently performed at Vice President Kamala Harris' Nov. 4 rally in Philadelphia.

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