The All-American Rejects are forging ahead with the follow-up to “Move Along,” the Stillwater natives’ double-platinum seller from 2005.

AAR’s Nick Wheeler tells Billboard that the band is so mired in the new record that it has forced cancellation of a number of scheduled gigs. Even so, he said the group is holding firm on keeping five concert dates with Bon Jovi.

“Bon Jovi is a dream come true, so you don’t want to turn those down,” Wheeler told Billboard. “If it wasn’t for them, we wouldn’t be doing what we’re doing.”

God bless ‘em, I still like All-American Rejects.

– Chase