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Mellencamp continues to evolve artistically with Plain Spokenthe first new music from the artist since 2010s critically acclaimed No Better Than This, which debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200 and received the honour of being on Rolling Stones Best Albums of 2010 list. The Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has created an important body of work that has earned him both critical respect and an enormous audience.

An authoritative and eloquent storyteller who speaks to the sensibilities of the nation, Mellencamp is also one of the most successful live concert performers in the world. A man with a conscience, he used his visibility and influence to advocate for an issue that hit close to home and became one of the founding members of Farm Aid, an organization that began in 1985 to raise awareness about the loss of the family farm. The Farm Aid concerts have raised over million to promote a resilient family farm system of agriculture.