:: John produces Simon Cowell’s all-star Haiti single “Everybody Hurts”- (February 10)
:: John performs with Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow and Kid Rock on “Hope for Haiti Now” - (January 10)
:: Bon Jovi, Miley Cyrus, Keith Urban and Colbie Cailliat all receive GRAMMY nominations for songs produced and/or co-written by John - (December 09)
:: Leona Lewis’ album Echo debuts at #1 in the UK - (November 09)
:: Bon Jovi’s new album “The Circle” produced and co-written by John debuts at #1 - (November 09)
:: John has several songs on Leona Lewis's new album “Echo” including “Alive” and “Broken” - (November 09)
:: Natasha Bedingfield's "Pocket Full of Sunshine" co-written by John receives the prestigious BMI Robert S. Musel Award for Song of the Year. "Pocket Full of Sunshine" also earns a second award for BMI's College Song of the Year - (October 09)
:: Miley Cyrus's next single "When I Look At You" is produced and co-written by John - (September 09)
:: John Shanks produces Bon Jovi's new single "We Weren't Born to Follow" - (September 09)
:: John is in the studio with Leona Lewis, Melissa Etheridge and Natasha Bedingfield - (September 09)
:: Miley Cyrus's new EP "The Time of Our Lives" produced and co-written by John debuts at #2 - (September 09)
:: Michelle Branch's new single "Sooner or Later" is produced and co-written by John - (August 09)
:: Colbie Caillat's new album "Breakthrough" produced and co-written by John debuts at #1 - (August 09)
:: John produces Iranian superstar Andy Madadian, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora's cover of "Stand By Me" - (July 09)
:: John Shanks produces Colbie Caillat's new single "Fallin' For You" - (July 09)
:: John is in the studio with Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge - (July 09)
:: John joins Take That on stage at London's Wembley Stadium to perform their hit "Patience" - (June 09)
:: John is a Producer/Writer on Keith Urban's New Album "Defying Gravity" with "My Heart Is Open" - (March 09)
:: John is in the studio working with Colbie Caillat, Natasha Bedingfield, Leona Lewis, and Bon Jovi - (Feb 09)
:: John produces "Best I Ever Had" and "Summer Holiday" on Chris Isaak's new album "Mr. Lucky" - (Feb 09)
:: Take That releases thier new single "Up All Night" produced by John - (Feb 09)
:: John produces Miley Cyrus' hit single "The Climb" for "Hannah Montana:The Movie" - (Feb 09)
:: John has the first single for Take That with "Greatest Day" - (Nov 08)
:: John wins an ASCAP award for Most Performed Song for "As If" by Sara Evans -(October 08)
:: John will be working with Take That on their new record as well as working with Bon Jovi and writing with Keith Urban.
:: John has a number ONE single with Natasha Bedingfield's single "Pocket Full on Sunshine" [July08]
:: John is currently working with Miley Cyrus and Take That [July08]
:: John has Jessica Simpson's first single "Come On Over" which is the most added single at Country Radio setting a record for a Solo Debut –June 08
:: John has Warner Brothers Nashville artist Whitney Duncan's first single with "When I Said I Would"-June 08
:: John has the forthcoming single from James Morrison "Precious Love" -June 08
:: John is working with Keith Urban and Sparky's Flaw on Mercury Records-May 08
:: John is working with Jessica Simpson and Michelle Branch - April 08
:: TAKE THAT have just received four nominations for the 2008 Brit Awards - British Group, British Album (Beautiful World), British Single (Shine) and British Live Act
:: John will have Natasha Bedingfield's next single "Pocket Full on Sunshine" released in the first quarter of 08.
:: John is currently in the studio with Michelle Branch, Whitney Duncan and James Morrison. (Dec07)
:: John is currently workin with Natasha Bedingfield. (Aug07)
:: John recently produced and co-wrote the new single from Enrique Igleslas "Somebody's Me"
:: Click here to read an article featuring John at AOL NEWS - SWITCHED
:: John recently co-wrote (with Pat Monahan & Pat Leonard) the first single for Pat Monahan "Her Eyes" who he co-produced with Pat Leonard.
:: John is currently in the studio with new artist Ashley Monroe.:: John has just finished working on Sara Evan's new single "As If"
:: John on the cover of Billboard Magazine - read the full article.
:: John also just finished working with Celine Dion on her upcomming album and wrote "Stay Here Tonight" with Enrique Iglesias
:: John co-wrote Keith Urban's first single "Once in a Lifetime" off his new record "Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing" and made Billboard history - New Single Highest Debut since the chart's inception in 1944. "... the song made history by debuting at #17 on the Billboard Hot Country Song Chart... it becomes the highest debuting single in the 62-year history of that chart outpacing two previoous singles, both of which debuted at #18..." AND the album entered at number 1 on the country chart.
:: John recently finished working with Take That on their newest album "Beautiful World". The album reached number 1 in the UK charts and the first single "Patience" has remained at number 1 for over three weeks.
:: John recently finished Rod Stewart's record ("Still the Same: Great Rock Classics of Our Time") which came out Oct 10 - it's a collection of classic rock songs and has hit number 1 on the charts.