Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - On The Rural Route 7609 , a four CD set that chronicles the impressive carerr of John Mellencamp, focusing on his songwriting is set for aJune 15th on Mercury Records (via Universal Music Enterprises). The set, unlike... more info

Guardian Music — There's one thing more uncool than not being liked by boring Paul Weller – and that's wanting to hang out with pop stars in the first placeJust how uncool is David Cameron? This is not actually a rhetorical question, but it may well be the pr... more info

Rolling Stone — Drake’s hotly anticipated debut Thank Me Later will be released on June 15th, the Canadian rapper confirms to MTV. For more on his Away From Home tour, check out Rolling Stone’s preview. Dave Matthews and Kenny Chesney’s “I’m Alive,” John... more info

The Playlist — The legendary Liv Ullman has announced that she will be directing "The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County," a musical by horror writer Stephen King and country rocker John "Don't Call Me Cougar Anymore" Mellencamp. As we reported last the fall, the pr... more info

CNN Showbiz — To hear leaders of the "Draft John Mellencamp for Senate!" Facebook group tell it, this is a story about "insider" politicians, "street-level voters" and whether a likeable rock star with strong grass-roots appeal will run for the U.S. Senate. more info

Rolling Stone — First, a grassroots Facebook group helped Rage Against the Machine beat The X Factor for the U.K. Christmas Number One. Then, a pair of Facebook campaigns encouraged John Mellencamp to both quit smoking and run for Senate. Now, in what could be the w... more info

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All About Jazz — Singer's not likely to run for Senate seat, but Dems love his appeal In the wake of Evan Bayh's decision not to seek another term as a senator from Indiana, you could call it a sign of Democrats' dire need that some activists have launched a movem... more info

Pop Crunch — Is Washington ready for a former Playboy Bunny? Rocker John Mellencamp isn’t just one celeb possibly his hat into the ring for Evan Bayh’s Indiana Senate seat. There’s a grassroots movement building that’s urging former “Girls Next Doo... more info

Perez Hilton — Vote John Mellencamp for Senate! That is what nearly 1,700 of you are after! A Facebook group has developed in support of rocker John Mellencamp's consideration of taking on a political career. Word is that John is a viable candidate to replace Democ... more info