Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Canadian John Mellencamp fans can't do much better this summer. more info

ContactMusic — The Red Hot Chili Peppers have asked comedian Chris Rock to salute them when the band is inducted in to the Rock Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland Ohio next month 14Apr12 Rock will join rapper Chuck D John Mellencamp Steven Van Zandt Bette Midler ZZ... more info

Guardian Music — They're a little bit Strokes, a little bit Petty, and stranded in the wrong time and placeHometown: London.The lineup: Joel Hodge (vocals, bass), Ash Hodge (drums), John Bisset (guitar), Eliot Crabtree (guitar).The background: The Tricks are Johnny D... more info

411 Mania — They include John Mellencamp and Smokey Robinson... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — John Mellencamp, Chuck D, Chris Rock and Bette Midler will welcome new inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock Hall of Fame ceremony will take place April 14 in Cleveland. more info

ContactMusic — John Mellencamp Hanson The Flaming Lips and Jackson Browne were among the performers who kicked off a celebration of Woody Guthries life at a centennial concert in Oklahoma on Saturday 10Mar12 The folk legend died in 1967 at the age of 55 and a numbe... more info

ContactMusic — Songwriter George Green has lost his battle with lung cancer at the age of 59 He died in Albuquerque New Mexico last month 28Aug11 according to trade publication Variety Green who was a childhood friend of rocker John Mellencamp reunited with... more info

Perez Hilton — We're not 100% sure what the status is on John Mellencamp and Meg Ryan's engagement, but whenever they're ready to tie the knot they can do so, because John is now a free man! John and his ex Elaine Irwin filed for divorce back in January, but his fr... more info

Topix — Elton John qualifies as an oldie if time is the only yardstick. AP For music lovers who are old but not that old, there's a shock that comes with hearing The Cars and John Mellencamp on an oldies radio station for the first time. more info

ContactMusic — Rocker John Mellencamp is officially single - his divorce from model Elaine Irwin was finalised on Friday (12Aug11). The veteran musician, 59, split from Irwin, 41, last year (Sep10) and filed papers in Indiana to legally end their 18-year marriage i... more info