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Facebook.com/JohnMellencampDotcComJohn Mellencamp has been tapped to headline one of several planned concerts commemorating the 100th anniversary of Woody Guthrie's birth this year.  The March 10 show, will take place in the late folk-music legend's hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.  The event will be held in conjunction with the Woodie Guthrie Centennial Celebration -- which runs from March 5 to March 11 and also includes an exhibition, a special symphonic concert and a conference at the University of Tulsa.

In addition to Mellencamp, the tribute show -- dubbed This Land Is Your Land: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration Concert -- will feature performances by Woody's son Arlo Guthrie, Rosanne Cash, pop group Hanson and veteran alt-rockers The Flaming Lips, among others.  Tickets will go on sale February 4 at ProTixOnline.com, with prices ranging from $45 to $250.

Similar star-studded Guthrie tributes have been scheduled for April 14 in Los Angeles; September 8 in University Park, Pennsylvania; September 22 in Brooklyn, New York; and October 14 in Washington, D.C.  The lineups for these shows, which all are being organized by the Grammy Museum and Woody Guthrie Productions, have not been announced yet.

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Jacopo Raule/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Not long after filming her movie debut in the upcoming action-adventure film Battleship, Rihanna is taking her talents to the small screen. She’s signed on to produce and appear in a new British television show in which fashion designers will compete to create outfits for musicians and other celebrities, according to British television network Sky Living, which will air the series this summer.  The winner will get the honor of crafting an outfit for Rihanna’s Barclaycard Wireless performance in London’s Hyde Park in July.

“I’ve always had a great love of fashion,” Rihanna told Sky Living.  “It’s a constant source of inspiration in my life, and is a big reason why I’ve grown into the person and artist I am today.”

The You Da One singer will have a major part in the casting process in addition to appearing on the show and serving as an executive producer.  British pop star Nicola Roberts will host the series.  There’s no word yet on whether the show will air on American television.

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