USA Today Music — The Farm Aid co-founder is the fifth recipient of the award, given to an artist who best exemplifies the spirit and life work of Woody Guthrie by speaking for the less fortunate and serving as a positive force for social change.       �... more info

USA Today Music — The new 2018 Songwriters Hall class includes John Mellencamp, Jermaine Dupri and Kool & the Gang.             more info

USA Today Music — The musician's new release 'Plain Spoken,' includes a live performance DVD and insight from Mellencamp via voiceover.             more info

Guardian Music — The singer is unveiling over 25 new artworks, reflecting on the political climate of the past and present, injustice and oppressionIn 2008, the Republican presidential nominee, John McCain, was blasting John Mellencamp songs at his rallies, until the... more info

Dlisted — Maybe this time around she can sit John Mellencamp down and gently explain to him that saggy dad track bottoms are not an outdoor pant. Save them for your American Pickers marathons, John! Meg Ryan and John dated for three years and split in 2014. Th... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — At 65, John Mellencamp no longer chases drama. “I have found that life is a big enough adventure,” he says calling from his 86-acre property in Bloomington, Ind. “Young kids go to the movies to be scared. If we were together, Iâ€... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — At 65, John Mellencamp no longer chases drama. “I have found that life is a big enough adventure,” he says calling from his 86-acre property in Bloomington, Ind. “Young kids go to the movies to be scared. If we were together, Iâ€... more info

Stereogum — Last night, on the one-year anniversary of Merle Haggard's death, a ton of artists gathered together at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville for Sing Me Back Home, a tribute concert for the late musician. Keith Richards, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Joh... more info

Dlisted — On Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show last week, John Mellencamp said that on the list of Things That Meg Ryan Hates, his name is right up there with “face wrinkles.” John said that Meg Ryan hates him and wants nothing to do with him because he was ... more info

Dlisted — And now I hate myself for pressing my eyeballs against my monitor to see if I can make out a peen print on John Cougar’s gray sweats. John Cougar Mellencamp and Meg Ryan were together on-and-off for about 4 years and they ended it for good in 2015.... more info