The rocker, who has been dating Meg Ryan, and his wife of 18 years, are legally unwed
"There will be no war," says their longtime friend. "Elaine is a trouper, a doer"
The rocker and wife Elaine officially end their 19-year marriage
The new couple take in a museum exhibit and dine at E.A.T.
The pair spend time together on Martha's Vineyard and in N.Y.C. as the rocker announces his split from his wife
The singer, who has split from his wife, kicks off 2011 alone in South Carolina
John and Elaine have decided to separate after 20 years together
John Mellencamp, known for his nostalgic songs about heartland America, is parting ways with wife Elaine, the couple said in a statement Thursday.
As Election Day gets closer, the rhetoric gets more intense, interesting and, shall we say, passionate. Here are some things that you might have missed.
Farm Aid board President Willie Nelson is passionate about making an impact on the people who work the land.
"This echo is 'good,' " Neil Young said toward the end of his set at Farm Aid's 25th annual concert, which drew 35,000 to Milwaukee's Miller Park.
John Mellencamp's 25th album, "No Better Than This," continues the thread of American archaeology that he began on "Trouble No More," a self-produced 2003 set of traditional songs and covers. But where "Trouble" was a first brush with history -- Mellencamp trying to make it come to him -- here he meets that history on its home ground.
Despite a flurry of Top 10 debuts, Eminem's "Recovery" sold another 116,000 copies to claim No. 1 for the seventh week, Billboard reports.
"Is my cigarette out of the shot?" asks John Mellencamp, as smoke curls around his tousled head. When asked why he even bothers to hide it, the singer replies sheepishly with a chuckle, "Cuz I don't want people to know I smoke."
John Mellencamp talks about his new album and says the Internet is the most dangerous invention since the atomic bomb.
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.
Indiana Democratic Senator Evan Bayh says he will not seek a third term.
The notion that Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp could run to replace retiring Indiana Democrat Evan Bayh in the U.S. Senate has tremendous grass-roots appeal.
CNN's Don Lemon speaks with Candy Crowley about whether Democrats not seeking re-election create an opening for the GOP.
Nearly 1,700 people have joined the movement hoping to get the singer to run for the Indiana seat being vacated by Evan Bayh
Civil rights songs were the soundtrack of the movement that helped bring President Obama to the White House. On Tuesday, Obama welcomed an array of artists to celebrate those songs.
Keith and Nicole, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry and more kick off Grammy weekend
Every so often, some magazine or Web site publishes a list of "The Top 10 Songs About Cars and Driving," or something along those lines.
The actor and his girlfriend take month-old Levi to a John Mellencamp show, he says in an interview
Inducting her into Rock Hall, Timberlake tells of the day she played doctor
Madonna is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. CNN's Lola Ogunnaike says some aren't happy about it.
Mike Smith, the lead singer of The Dave Clark Five, has died at age 64.
Justin Timberlake and Madonna have a date next month – at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, organizers of the event have announced.
Heartland rocker John Mellencamp has a special message to Republican front-runner John McCain this Super Tuesday: Stop playing my songs!
Madonna will be inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it was announced Thursday.
Seahawks defensive tackle Craig Terrill plays guitar in a band called The Strangers and is in his fourth NFL season. The 27-year-old majored in journalism and has written pieces for Gold and Black Illustrated and The Spokesman Review.
Madonna and the Beastie Boys are among those up for consideration for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
SI.com: Super Bowl XLI blogupdated: Sun Feb 04 2007 22:19:00
12:54 p.m. - As much as I wanted to write about Henrik Stenson's come-from-behind victory in the Dubai Desert Classic, I figured I'd make my Super Bowl Blog an annual thing. This year I'm writing from my apartment in L.A., the first year I'm not watching the game from a party. Fewer nachos, sure -- but fewer people who don't know football pretending to know football. (I told my sister that I was rooting for Milwaukee this year). I predict the Colts will win, 29-17.
Some of the biggest names in rock and roll raised millions of dollars in the nation's capital on Monday with a marathon concert aimed at getting out the vote for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry.
It's not "The Phantom of the Opera,"' but when the Democrats open their national convention in Boston on Monday they will be putting on a production every bit as choreographed and rehearsed as a Broadway show.
Deep in the heart of John Mellencamp country, a guy named Tom Doherty is quietly transforming his 14-year-old home-theater business into one of the most ambitious convergence companies you've never...