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John Legend

John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and record producer. He began his musical career by working behind the scenes, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything", and making uncredited guest appearances on Jay-Z's "Encore" and Alicia Keys's "You Don't Know My Name". He then signed to Kanye West's GOOD Music and released his debut album Get Lifted (2004), which reached the top ten on the Billboard 200 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

John Legend
Born
John Roger Stephens

(1978-12-28) December 28, 1978 (age 44)
EducationNorth High School (Springfield, Ohio)
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • pianist
  • record producer
  • actor
Years active1997–present
AgentTy Stiklorius
Works
Political partyDemocratic[1]
Spouse
(m. 2013)
Children4
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
Labels
Websitejohnlegend.com

Legend received nine nominations at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, including nominations for the singles "So High" with Lauryn Hill and "Ordinary People", with the latter song winning for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. The album also earned him awards for Best New Artist and Best R&B Album. His second studio album Once Again (2006), spawned the single "Save Room", and became his second top ten album on the Billboard 200 chart. The lead single from his third album Evolver (2008), "Green Light" featuring André 3000, reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA. In June 2008, he released the live album John Legend: Live from Philadelphia.

Legend would later collaborate with The Roots on the album Wake Up! (2010). His fourth studio album, Love in the Future (2013), spawned the single "All of Me". The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and has attained Diamond status, being certified 14× platinum by the RIAA. In 2015, he was featured on the single "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" by Meghan Trainor, which reached the top ten in the U.S. Legend has since released the albums Darkness and Light (2016), A Legendary Christmas (2018). In 2020 Legend published his seventh studio album Bigger Love, which won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, and in 2022 the double album Legend.

In 2007, Legend received the Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.[2] Legend won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and Golden Globe Award in 2015 for co-writing the song "Glory" from the film Selma. He has received a total of twelve Grammy Awards. In 2017, Legend won a Tony Award for co-producing Jitney for the Broadway stage.[3] In 2018, Legend portrayed Jesus Christ in NBC's adaptation of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. He received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his acting role, and won for his role as a producer of the show, making him the first black man and second youngest person to have won all four of the major American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT).[4][5] Legend is also the recipient of the NAACP's President's Award.[6] From 2019 to 2022, Legend was featured as a coach on The Voice.

Early life

Legend was born John Roger Stephens on December 28, 1978, in Springfield, Ohio.[7] He is the eldest of four children[8] of Phyllis Elaine (née Lloyd), a seamstress, and Ronald Lamar Stephens, a factory worker at International Harvester (which has a factory in Springfield, Ohio and is now Navistar).[9][10][11][12] His father was a drummer, while "his mother sang and directed the church choir, and his grandmother was the church organist."[13] In 2004, Legend stated that his parents were divorced for 12 years before reuniting.[14] Legend was homeschooled by his mother.[15] He began playing the piano at age 4. At the age of 7, he performed with his church choir.[16] Because of his academic talent, he skipped two grades.[13]

At the age of 12, Legend attended North High School in Springfield, Ohio, from which he graduated as salutatorian of his class four years later.[13] At the age of 15, Legend won a Black History Month essay competition run by McDonalds, following the prompt "How do you intend to make Black history?" with an essay about how he intended to be a successful musician, according to an interview on the Carlos Watson Show.[17] Legend was offered admission to Harvard University and scholarships to Georgetown University and Morehouse College;[18] he ultimately decided to attend the University of Pennsylvania.

At college, Legend served as the president and musical director of the co-ed jazz and pop a cappella group the Counterparts. His lead vocals on the group's recording of Joan Osborne's "One of Us" (written by fellow Penn alum Eric Bazilian of the Hooters) received critical acclaim, landing the song on the track list of the 1998 Best of Collegiate a Cappella compilation CD.[19] Legend was also a member of the Sphinx Senior Society and Onyx Senior Honor Society. While in college, Legend was introduced to Lauryn Hill by a friend. Hill hired him to play piano on "Everything Is Everything", a song from her album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.[18] He graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in English with an emphasis on African-American literature[20] in 1999.[21]

Career

Career beginnings

After graduating from college, Legend worked as a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and began producing, writing, and recording his own music.[13] He released two albums independently: his self-titled demo (2000) and Live at Jimmy's Uptown (2001), which he sold at his shows. He subsequently began working on his demo and began sending his work to various record labels.[15][14]

In 2001, Devo Springsteen introduced Legend to Kanye West, then an up-and-coming hip-hop artist; Legend was hired to sing during the hooks of West's music. After signing to West's label, he chose his stage name from an idea that was given to him by poet J. Ivy, due to what he perceived as an "old-school sound". J. Ivy stated, "I heard your music and it reminds me of that music from the old school. You sound like one of the legends. As a matter of fact, that's what I'm going to call you from now on! I'm going to call you John Legend." After J. Ivy continued to call him by the new moniker "John Legend", others quickly caught on, including Kanye West. Despite Stephens' reluctance to adopt a stage name, he eventually announced his new artist name as John Legend.[18][22]

2004–2007: Breakthrough success

Legend released his debut album, Get Lifted, on GOOD Music in December 2004. It featured production by Kanye West, Dave Tozer, and will.i.am, and debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard 200, selling 116,000 copies in its first week.[23] It went on to sell 540,300 copies in the United States and was certified gold by the RIAA.[24][25] An international success, Get Lifted also reached number one on the Norwegian Albums Chart and peaked within the top ten in the Netherlands and Sweden, resulting in worldwide sales of 850,000 copies.[18] Critically acclaimed, it won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, and earned Legend another two nominal awards for Best New Artist and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Altogether, the album produced four singles, including debut single "Used to Love U", which entered the top 30 of the New Zealand and UK Singles Chart, and Grammy Award-winning "Ordinary People" which peaked at 24 on the Billboard Hot 100. Legend also co-wrote Janet Jackson's "I Want You", which was certified platinum and received a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards.[26]

A highly sought after collaborator, Legend was featured on several records in the following years. He appeared on albums by Fort Minor, Sérgio Mendes, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, the Black Eyed Peas, Stephen Colbert, Rich Boy, J'Dillian MSTRKRFT, Chemistry, and Fergie, among others. Legend also tentatively worked with Michael Jackson on a future album for which he had written one song.[27] In August 2006, Legend appeared in an episode of Sesame Street. He performed a song entitled "It Feels Good When You Sing a Song", a duet with Hoots the Owl.[28] He also performed during the pregame show of Super Bowl XL in Detroit and the halftime show at the 2006 NBA All-Star Game.[29][30]

In October 2006, Legend's second album, Once Again, was released. Legend co-wrote and co-produced the bulk of the album, which saw him reteaming with West and will.i.am but also spawned production from Raphael Saadiq, Craig Street, Sa-Ra, Eric Hudson, Devo Springsteen, Dave Tozer and Avenue.[31] Released to major commercial success, it reached number three on the Billboard 200 and debuted on top of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA, and reached gold status in Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. At the 2007 Grammy Awards ceremony, the song "Heaven" was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, while lead single "Save Room" received a nod in the Best Male Pop Vocal category. Legend won a second Grammy that year for "Family Affair", a collaboration with Sly & the Family Stone, Joss Stone and Van Hunt, for the former's Different Strokes by Different Folks album.[citation needed]

2008–2010: Rising popularity

 
Legend performing at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania in 2009

In January 2008, Legend sang in a video for Barack Obama, produced by will.i.am called "Yes We Can".[32] The same year, Legend had a supporting, singing-only role in the 2008 movie Soul Men, where he plays the deceased lead singer of a fictitious soul group that includes Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac. In October, he released his third studio album, Evolver.[33] Speaking about the reasons for calling the album Evolver, he stated: "I think people sometimes come to expect certain things from certain artists. They expect you to kind of stay in the same place you were at when you started out. Whereas I feel I want my career to be defined by the fact that I'm NOT gonna stay in the same place, and that I'm always gonna try new things and experiment. So, as I think this album represents a manifestation of that, I came up with the title 'Evolver'."[34] The album was preceded by dance-pop-influenced uptempo single "Green Light" which featured rapper Andre 3000 of OutKast and became his highest-charting single since "Ordinary People"; it was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.[35] On March 30, 2008, Legend performed "America the Beautiful" in front of a sold-out crowd of 74,635 in the Orlando Citrus Bowl, now known as Camping World Stadium, for WWE's WrestleMania XXIV.[citation needed]

In 2009, Legend performed in The People Speak, a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States.[36] Also in 2009, Legend and the Roots teamed up to record a collaborative album, Wake Up!, which was released on September 21, 2010.[37] The first single released from the album was "Wake Up Everybody" featuring singer Melanie Fiona and rapper Common.[38][39] In February 2011, Legend won three prizes at the 53rd Annual Grammy Music Awards. He was awarded Best R&B Song for "Shine", while he and the Roots won Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album and Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for "Hang On in There". In March 2011, Legend and the Roots won two NAACP Image Awards – one for Outstanding Album (Wake Up!) and one for Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration.[citation needed]

2011–2015: Touring years

On July 5, 2011, songwriter Anthony Stokes filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Legend in United States District Court in the District of New Jersey, alleging that Legend's song "Maxine's Interlude" from his 2006 album Once Again derives from Stokes' demo "Where Are You Now".[40] Stokes claimed he gave Legend a demo of the song in 2004 following a concert at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[41] Legend denied the allegations, telling E! Online, "I never heard of his song until he sued me. I would never steal anyone's song. We will fight it in court and we will prevail."[42] However, nearly 60,000 people took a TMZ.com poll that compared the two songs and 65% of voters believed that Legend's "Maxine's Interlude" is a rip-off of Stokes' "Where Are You Now".[43] A year later, Legend confirmed that he settled out of court with Stokes for an undisclosed amount.[44]

 
Legend at the Citi Presents: Evenings with Legends show in 2014

Also in 2011, Legend completed a 50-date tour as a guest for British soul band Sade. In the San Diego stop, Legend confirmed that he was working on his next studio album and played a new song called "Dreams".[45] Later, via his official website, he revealed the official title of the album to be Love in the Future, and debuted part of a new track called "Caught Up". The album has been executive-produced by Legend himself, along with Kanye West and Dave Tozer – the same team who worked on Legend's previous albums Get Lifted, Once Again, and Evolver. Legend has stated that his intention for the record was "To make a modern soul album – to flip that classic feel into a modern context."[46]

Legend was granted an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Howard University at the 144th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 12, 2012.[47] Legend was a judge on the ABC music show Duets along with Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Nettles, and Robin Thicke. Legend's spot was originally for Lionel Richie, who had to leave the show due to a scheduling conflict. Duets debuted on Thursday, May 24, 2012.[48]

He released his fourth studio album, Love in the Future, on September 3, 2013, debuting number 4 on the Billboard 200, selling 68,000 copies in its first week.[49] The album was nominated for Best R&B album at the 2014 Grammy Awards.[50] Legend's third single from the album, "All of Me", became an international chart success, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks and reaching the top of six national charts and the top ten in numerous other countries, becoming one of the best-selling digital singles of all time. It was ranked the third best-selling song in the United States and the United Kingdom during 2014. The song is a ballad dedicated to his wife, Chrissy Teigen, and was performed at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.

In 2014, Legend partnered with the rapper Common to write the song "Glory", featured in the film Selma, which chronicled the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. The song won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song as well as the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Legend and Common performed "Glory" at the 87th Academy Awards on February 22, 2015.[citation needed]

Legend was featured on Meghan Trainor's "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" from her debut studio album, which reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. On February 1, 2015, he sang "America the Beautiful" in the opening ceremony of Super Bowl XLIX. He provided guest vocals on Kelly Clarkson's song "Run Run Run" for her album Piece by Piece. He also co-wrote and provided vocals for French DJ David Guetta's song "Listen", as part of the album Listen.

2016–present: International recognition and resurgence

Legend released his new album Darkness and Light, with first single "Love Me Now", on December 2, 2016, with songs featuring Chance the Rapper and Miguel. Legend featured on Kygo's song "Happy Birthday" for his debut studio album "Cloud Nine" released in 2016.[citation needed]

For the 2017 film Beauty and the Beast, Legend and Ariana Grande performed a duet on the title track, a remake of the 1991 original version sung by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson.[51] In April 2017, Crow: The Legend, a short animation film, premiered its prologue at the Tribeca Film Festival. Legend was cast in the title role as the character Crow. He also served as executive producer for the project and performed the original song "When You Can Fly".[52] The film won at thirteen different film festivals including the LA Film Festival where it made its North American premiere in 2018.[53] The film won Best Animation VR Experience at the 2018 Raindance Film Festival and received nomination for Best Virtual Reality Production at the 46th Annual Annie Awards.[citation needed]

On December 19, 2017, NBC announced that Legend had been cast in the title role in the live concert production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Marcy Avenue Armory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[54] The production was broadcast live on NBC television on April 1, 2018 (the date of Easter Sunday that year in Western Christianity).[citation needed] On May 8, 2018, Google chose Legend as one of the six new Google Assistant voices.[55]

 
Legend during an interview in 2019

Legend was one of the few celebrities to appear and speak out in the Lifetime documentary Surviving R. Kelly.[56] The six-part docuseries details sex abuse allegations spread over four decades against acclaimed R&B singer R. Kelly.[57] It focuses on women who allege that the musician and record producer used his status and influence to sexually and physically abuse women and young girls for decades.[56] Legend lambasted R. Kelly during his interview in the final episode of the series, asserting that "R. Kelly has brought so much pain to so many people. Time's up for R. Kelly."[58][59]

Despite countless public allegations and controversies concerning Kelly, Legend stands as the only major recording artist willing to come forward and speak against him in the documentary.[56][58] In response to fans who labeled him as "brave" for his actions, Legend stated the following on Twitter ahead of the program's debut:[59] "To everyone telling me how courageous I am for appearing in the doc, it didn't feel risky at all. I believe these women and don't give a fuck about protecting a serial child rapist. Easy decision."[58] Executive producer Dream Hampton revealed that it was "incredibly difficult" to get men and women who had artistically collaborated with Kelly to come forward, including those who had criticized him. During an interview with Detroit Free Press she said, "We asked Lady Gaga. We asked Erykah Badu. We asked Céline Dion. We asked Jay-Z. We asked Dave Chappelle. [They're] people who have been critical of him. That makes John Legend even more of a hero for me."[57]

On May 21, 2019, Legend was the winning coach on The Voice and won the competition with his artist Maelyn Jarmon.[60] In November, Legend was named People's Sexiest Man Alive.[61][62][63] In 2020, Legend was working on a seventh album. On May 13, 2020, he announced the album would be titled Bigger Love. It was released on June 19. On May 28, 2020, Legend received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music.[64] Legend is featured on Carrie Underwood's Christmas album My Gift. Legend wrote his featured track entitled Hallelujah.[65] Legend was among the performers in the Celebrating America television event held on Inauguration Day 2021.[66] He delivered the commencement address to the Duke University Class of 2021.[67] On November 12, 2021, Legend signed with Republic Records after completing the contract that lasted for 17 years with Sony Music.

In February 2022 John Legend has launched a music-based NFT platform called ‘OurSong'.[68] On April 3, 2022, performed a new song called "Free" at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards as a tribute to the fallen citizens of Ukraine amid Russo-Ukrainian War.[69] He was joined on stage alongside by three Ukrainian female artists Siuzanna Iglidan, Mika Newtown, and poet Lyuba Yakimchuk.[70] On September 9, 2022, he released his eighth studio album titled Legend.

Philanthropy

Legend performed a benefit concert in Springfield, Ohio in 2005 in support of a tax levy for the Springfield City School District.[71]

In May 2007, Legend partnered with Tide laundry detergent to raise awareness about the need of families in St. Bernard Parish (Chalmette, Louisiana), one of the areas most devastated by Hurricane Katrina; he spent a day folding laundry at the Tide "clean start" mobile laundromat and visited homes that Tide was helping to rebuild in that community. On July 7, 2007, Legend participated in the Live Earth concert in London, performing "Ordinary People". After reading Professor Jeffrey Sachs' book The End of Poverty, Legend started his Show Me Campaign in 2007. In this campaign, Legend called on his fans to help him in his initiative for residents in Bosaso Village, Somalia[72][failed verification] and non-profit organizations partnered with the campaign.

In early 2008, he began touring with Alexus Ruffin and Professor Jeff Sachs of Columbia University's Earth Institute to promote sustainable development as an achievable goal. Legend joined Sachs as a keynote speaker and performer at the inaugural Millennium Campus Conference. Legend then joined the Board of Advisors of the Millennium Campus Network (MCN), and has aided MCN programs through online support and funding fellowships for MCN summer interns through the Show Me Campaign. In 2009, Legend gave AIDS Service Center NYC permission to remix his song "If You're Out There" to create a music video promoting HIV/AIDS awareness and testing.[73]

On January 22, 2010, he performed "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" on the Hope for Haiti Now telethon show.[74] On September 8, 2010, John Legend joined the national board of Teach For America.[75] Legend also sits on the boards of the Education Equality Project, the Harlem Village Academies, and Stand for Children. He serves on the Harlem Village Academies' National Leadership Board. On September 9, 2010, he performed "Coming Home" on the Colbert Report as a tribute song for the end of combat operations in Iraq, and for the active troops and the veterans of the United States Armed Forces.[76] In 2011, he contributed the track "Love I've Never Known" to the Red Hot Organization's most recent album Red Hot+Rio 2. The album is a follow-up to the 1996 Red Hot+Rio. Proceeds from the album sales were donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues. On March 6, 2012, John Legend was appointed by the World Economic Forum to the Forum of Young Global Leaders.[77] Later that year, Legend stopped by Children's Hospital Los Angeles for a surprise visit and acoustic performance as a part of Get Well Soon Tour.[78] On June 1, 2013, Legend performed at Gucci's global concert event in London whose campaign, "Chime for Change", aims to raise awareness of women's issues in education, health and justice.[79] At a press conference before his performance, Legend identified himself as a feminist saying, "All men should be feminists. If men care about women's rights the world will be a better place."[80]

In 2014, Legend founded the FREEAMERICA campaign, which aims to help reform incarceration in the United States.[81] He also supported the 2018 ballot initiative to pass Florida Amendment 4, which restored the voting rights of Floridians with felony convictions.[82]

In 2016, Legend co-signed a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon calling for a more humane drug policy, along with people such as Richard Branson, Jane Fonda, and George Shultz.[83] The following year, Legend appeared on Salem State University's speaker series and was recognized by Voices Against Injustice (formerly known as the Salem Award Foundation for Human Rights and Social Justice) as the inaugural Salem Advocate for Social Justice.[84] Also in 2017 Legend donated $500,000 to Springfield City School District to renovate an auditorium, which is named in his honor, within the Springfield Center of Innovation.[85] He performed at the John Legend Theater on October 9, 2016.[86] In 2018, he starred in an animated virtual-reality short film written and directed by Eric Darnell, titled Crow: The Legend, together with Oprah Winfrey, telling a Native American origin tale.[87]

Personal life

Legend met model Chrissy Teigen in 2006 when director Nabil Elderkin introduced the two during her appearance in the music video for his song "Stereo".[88][89] They became engaged in December 2011[90][91] and were married on September 14, 2013, in Como, Italy.[92] The 2013 song "All of Me" was written for and is dedicated to her; the music video was reportedly displayed at their wedding. The couple has a daughter born in April 2016[93] and a son born in May 2018.[94] Both children were conceived via in vitro fertilization.[95]

The couple announced in August 2020 that they were expecting a third child, later confirmed to be a boy.[96] On September 29, 2020, their son was stillborn due to complications and the pair revealed they had named him Jack.[97] In August 2022, they announced on Teigen's Instagram account that they were expecting a fourth child.[98], on January 13, 2023, through to her social accounts, they welcomed to their fourth child. [99]

On the PBS series Finding Your Roots, it was determined that Legend's genetic makeup is 64% African, 32% European, and 4% Native American.[100]

Discography

Studio albums

Collaborative studio albums

Tours

  • Get Lifted Tour (2005)
  • Once Again Tour (2007)
  • Evolver Tour (2009)
  • Love in the Future World Tour (2014)
  • Darkness and Light World Tour (2017)
  • A Legendary Christmas tour (2018-19)
  • Bigger Love Tour (2021)

Filmography

John is a partner in Get Lifted Film Co. alongside Mike Jackson & Ty Stiklorius. He served as an Executive Producer for Giving Voice, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, Atlanta’s Missing And Murdered: The Lost Children, Sherman’s Showcase And Sherman’s Showcase: Black History Month Spectacular, Rhythm + Flow And La La Land.

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006, 2018 Sesame Street Himself
2007 Curb Your Enthusiasm Himself Episode: "The Bat Mitzvah"
Las Vegas Himself Episode: "Wagers of Sin"
2008 A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All Forest Ranger
2009 The People Speak Himself Documentary
2010 Dancing with the Stars Himself/Performer
2011 Royal Pains Himself "Listen to the Music"
2015 The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Himself/Performer Performed with Meghan Trainor
Hollywood Game Night Himself/Contestant 1 episode
2015–present Lip Sync Battle Himself 6 episodes
2016–2017 Underground Producer
2017 The Nightly Show Himself 1 episode
Master of None Himself Episode: "The Dinner Party"
Carpool Karaoke: The Series Himself Episode: "Alicia Keys & John Legend"
2018 Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Jesus Christ Also executive producer
A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy Himself
2019–2022 The Voice Himself/Coach Season 16-22
2019 Songland Himself Episode: "John Legend"
Ask the StoryBots The King of Music Episode: "How do you make music?"
Celebrity Family Feud Himself Episode: "John Legend and Chrissy Teigen vs. the cast of Vanderpump Rules"
2020 This Is Us Himself Episode: "Light and Shadows"
The Simpsons Himself Voice; Episode: "The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson"
Whose Vote Counts, Explained Himself (Narrator) Episode: "Whose Vote Counts".[101]
2021 That's My Jam Himself/Guest Along with Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande, Blake Shelton

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Sesame Street: Elmo Loves You! Himself
Soul Men Marcus Hooks
2012 The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America Duke Ellington Voice role
2016 Southside with You Producer
La La Land Keith Also co-wrote/performed "Start a Fire" for film's soundtrack
2017 Crow: The Legend Crow Voice role, Also executive producer[102]
2019 Between Two Ferns: The Movie Himself
2020 A Crime on the Bayou Executive producer[103]
2020 Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey[104] Producer
2021 The Mitchells vs. the Machines Jim Posey Voice role

Awards and nominations

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External links

  • Official website
  • John Legend at TED  
  • Caroline Sm (June 25, 2015). "Estelle talks relationship with John Legend, American lifestyle and more [NFTR]". GRM Daily.
  • John Legend at IMDb

john, legend, john, roger, stephens, born, december, 1978, known, professionally, american, singer, songwriter, pianist, record, producer, began, musical, career, working, behind, scenes, playing, piano, lauryn, hill, everything, everything, making, uncredited. John Roger Stephens born December 28 1978 known professionally as John Legend is an American singer songwriter pianist and record producer He began his musical career by working behind the scenes playing piano on Lauryn Hill s Everything Is Everything and making uncredited guest appearances on Jay Z s Encore and Alicia Keys s You Don t Know My Name He then signed to Kanye West s GOOD Music and released his debut album Get Lifted 2004 which reached the top ten on the Billboard 200 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America John LegendLegend at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music AwardsBornJohn Roger Stephens 1978 12 28 December 28 1978 age 44 Springfield Ohio U S EducationNorth High School Springfield Ohio Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania BA OccupationsSinger songwriter pianist record producer actorYears active1997 presentAgentTy StikloriusWorksDiscographyfilmographyproductionPolitical partyDemocratic 1 SpouseChrissy Teigen m 2013 wbr Children4AwardsFull listMusical careerGenresR amp BsoulpopInstrument s VocalspianoLabelsRepublicColumbiaGOODSony UrbanWebsitejohnlegend wbr comLegend received nine nominations at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards including nominations for the singles So High with Lauryn Hill and Ordinary People with the latter song winning for Best Male R amp B Vocal Performance The album also earned him awards for Best New Artist and Best R amp B Album His second studio album Once Again 2006 spawned the single Save Room and became his second top ten album on the Billboard 200 chart The lead single from his third album Evolver 2008 Green Light featuring Andre 3000 reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA In June 2008 he released the live album John Legend Live from Philadelphia Legend would later collaborate with The Roots on the album Wake Up 2010 His fourth studio album Love in the Future 2013 spawned the single All of Me The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and has attained Diamond status being certified 14 platinum by the RIAA In 2015 he was featured on the single Like I m Gonna Lose You by Meghan Trainor which reached the top ten in the U S Legend has since released the albums Darkness and Light 2016 A Legendary Christmas 2018 In 2020 Legend published his seventh studio album Bigger Love which won the Grammy Award for Best R amp B Album and in 2022 the double album Legend In 2007 Legend received the Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame 2 Legend won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and Golden Globe Award in 2015 for co writing the song Glory from the film Selma He has received a total of twelve Grammy Awards In 2017 Legend won a Tony Award for co producing Jitney for the Broadway stage 3 In 2018 Legend portrayed Jesus Christ in NBC s adaptation of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar He received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his acting role and won for his role as a producer of the show making him the first black man and second youngest person to have won all four of the major American entertainment awards Emmy Grammy Oscar and Tony EGOT 4 5 Legend is also the recipient of the NAACP s President s Award 6 From 2019 to 2022 Legend was featured as a coach on The Voice Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Career beginnings 2 2 2004 2007 Breakthrough success 2 3 2008 2010 Rising popularity 2 4 2011 2015 Touring years 2 5 2016 present International recognition and resurgence 3 Philanthropy 4 Personal life 5 Discography 6 Tours 7 Filmography 7 1 Television 7 2 Film 8 Awards and nominations 9 References 10 External linksEarly life EditLegend was born John Roger Stephens on December 28 1978 in Springfield Ohio 7 He is the eldest of four children 8 of Phyllis Elaine nee Lloyd a seamstress and Ronald Lamar Stephens a factory worker at International Harvester which has a factory in Springfield Ohio and is now Navistar 9 10 11 12 His father was a drummer while his mother sang and directed the church choir and his grandmother was the church organist 13 In 2004 Legend stated that his parents were divorced for 12 years before reuniting 14 Legend was homeschooled by his mother 15 He began playing the piano at age 4 At the age of 7 he performed with his church choir 16 Because of his academic talent he skipped two grades 13 At the age of 12 Legend attended North High School in Springfield Ohio from which he graduated as salutatorian of his class four years later 13 At the age of 15 Legend won a Black History Month essay competition run by McDonalds following the prompt How do you intend to make Black history with an essay about how he intended to be a successful musician according to an interview on the Carlos Watson Show 17 Legend was offered admission to Harvard University and scholarships to Georgetown University and Morehouse College 18 he ultimately decided to attend the University of Pennsylvania At college Legend served as the president and musical director of the co ed jazz and pop a cappella group the Counterparts His lead vocals on the group s recording of Joan Osborne s One of Us written by fellow Penn alum Eric Bazilian of the Hooters received critical acclaim landing the song on the track list of the 1998 Best of Collegiate a Cappella compilation CD 19 Legend was also a member of the Sphinx Senior Society and Onyx Senior Honor Society While in college Legend was introduced to Lauryn Hill by a friend Hill hired him to play piano on Everything Is Everything a song from her album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 18 He graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor s degree in English with an emphasis on African American literature 20 in 1999 21 Career EditCareer beginnings Edit After graduating from college Legend worked as a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group BCG and began producing writing and recording his own music 13 He released two albums independently his self titled demo 2000 and Live at Jimmy s Uptown 2001 which he sold at his shows He subsequently began working on his demo and began sending his work to various record labels 15 14 In 2001 Devo Springsteen introduced Legend to Kanye West then an up and coming hip hop artist Legend was hired to sing during the hooks of West s music After signing to West s label he chose his stage name from an idea that was given to him by poet J Ivy due to what he perceived as an old school sound J Ivy stated I heard your music and it reminds me of that music from the old school You sound like one of the legends As a matter of fact that s what I m going to call you from now on I m going to call you John Legend After J Ivy continued to call him by the new moniker John Legend others quickly caught on including Kanye West Despite Stephens reluctance to adopt a stage name he eventually announced his new artist name as John Legend 18 22 2004 2007 Breakthrough success Edit Legend released his debut album Get Lifted on GOOD Music in December 2004 It featured production by Kanye West Dave Tozer and will i am and debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard 200 selling 116 000 copies in its first week 23 It went on to sell 540 300 copies in the United States and was certified gold by the RIAA 24 25 An international success Get Lifted also reached number one on the Norwegian Albums Chart and peaked within the top ten in the Netherlands and Sweden resulting in worldwide sales of 850 000 copies 18 Critically acclaimed it won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best R amp B Album and earned Legend another two nominal awards for Best New Artist and Best Male R amp B Vocal Performance Altogether the album produced four singles including debut single Used to Love U which entered the top 30 of the New Zealand and UK Singles Chart and Grammy Award winning Ordinary People which peaked at 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 Legend also co wrote Janet Jackson s I Want You which was certified platinum and received a nomination for Best Female R amp B Vocal Performance at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards 26 A highly sought after collaborator Legend was featured on several records in the following years He appeared on albums by Fort Minor Sergio Mendes Jay Z Mary J Blige the Black Eyed Peas Stephen Colbert Rich Boy J Dillian MSTRKRFT Chemistry and Fergie among others Legend also tentatively worked with Michael Jackson on a future album for which he had written one song 27 In August 2006 Legend appeared in an episode of Sesame Street He performed a song entitled It Feels Good When You Sing a Song a duet with Hoots the Owl 28 He also performed during the pregame show of Super Bowl XL in Detroit and the halftime show at the 2006 NBA All Star Game 29 30 In October 2006 Legend s second album Once Again was released Legend co wrote and co produced the bulk of the album which saw him reteaming with West and will i am but also spawned production from Raphael Saadiq Craig Street Sa Ra Eric Hudson Devo Springsteen Dave Tozer and Avenue 31 Released to major commercial success it reached number three on the Billboard 200 and debuted on top of the Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums chart It was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA and reached gold status in Italy the Netherlands and the United Kingdom At the 2007 Grammy Awards ceremony the song Heaven was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Male R amp B Vocal Performance while lead single Save Room received a nod in the Best Male Pop Vocal category Legend won a second Grammy that year for Family Affair a collaboration with Sly amp the Family Stone Joss Stone and Van Hunt for the former s Different Strokes by Different Folks album citation needed 2008 2010 Rising popularity Edit Legend performing at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby Pennsylvania in 2009 In January 2008 Legend sang in a video for Barack Obama produced by will i am called Yes We Can 32 The same year Legend had a supporting singing only role in the 2008 movie Soul Men where he plays the deceased lead singer of a fictitious soul group that includes Samuel L Jackson and Bernie Mac In October he released his third studio album Evolver 33 Speaking about the reasons for calling the album Evolver he stated I think people sometimes come to expect certain things from certain artists They expect you to kind of stay in the same place you were at when you started out Whereas I feel I want my career to be defined by the fact that I m NOT gonna stay in the same place and that I m always gonna try new things and experiment So as I think this album represents a manifestation of that I came up with the title Evolver 34 The album was preceded by dance pop influenced uptempo single Green Light which featured rapper Andre 3000 of OutKast and became his highest charting single since Ordinary People it was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Sung Collaboration 35 On March 30 2008 Legend performed America the Beautiful in front of a sold out crowd of 74 635 in the Orlando Citrus Bowl now known as Camping World Stadium for WWE s WrestleMania XXIV citation needed In 2009 Legend performed in The People Speak a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters diaries and speeches of everyday Americans based on historian Howard Zinn s A People s History of the United States 36 Also in 2009 Legend and the Roots teamed up to record a collaborative album Wake Up which was released on September 21 2010 37 The first single released from the album was Wake Up Everybody featuring singer Melanie Fiona and rapper Common 38 39 In February 2011 Legend won three prizes at the 53rd Annual Grammy Music Awards He was awarded Best R amp B Song for Shine while he and the Roots won Grammy Awards for Best R amp B Album and Best Traditional R amp B Vocal Performance for Hang On in There In March 2011 Legend and the Roots won two NAACP Image Awards one for Outstanding Album Wake Up and one for Outstanding Duo Group or Collaboration citation needed 2011 2015 Touring years Edit On July 5 2011 songwriter Anthony Stokes filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Legend in United States District Court in the District of New Jersey alleging that Legend s song Maxine s Interlude from his 2006 album Once Again derives from Stokes demo Where Are You Now 40 Stokes claimed he gave Legend a demo of the song in 2004 following a concert at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 41 Legend denied the allegations telling E Online I never heard of his song until he sued me I would never steal anyone s song We will fight it in court and we will prevail 42 However nearly 60 000 people took a TMZ com poll that compared the two songs and 65 of voters believed that Legend s Maxine s Interlude is a rip off of Stokes Where Are You Now 43 A year later Legend confirmed that he settled out of court with Stokes for an undisclosed amount 44 Legend at the Citi Presents Evenings with Legends show in 2014 Also in 2011 Legend completed a 50 date tour as a guest for British soul band Sade In the San Diego stop Legend confirmed that he was working on his next studio album and played a new song called Dreams 45 Later via his official website he revealed the official title of the album to be Love in the Future and debuted part of a new track called Caught Up The album has been executive produced by Legend himself along with Kanye West and Dave Tozer the same team who worked on Legend s previous albums Get Lifted Once Again and Evolver Legend has stated that his intention for the record was To make a modern soul album to flip that classic feel into a modern context 46 Legend was granted an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Howard University at the 144th Commencement Exercises on Saturday May 12 2012 47 Legend was a judge on the ABC music show Duets along with Kelly Clarkson Jennifer Nettles and Robin Thicke Legend s spot was originally for Lionel Richie who had to leave the show due to a scheduling conflict Duets debuted on Thursday May 24 2012 48 He released his fourth studio album Love in the Future on September 3 2013 debuting number 4 on the Billboard 200 selling 68 000 copies in its first week 49 The album was nominated for Best R amp B album at the 2014 Grammy Awards 50 Legend s third single from the album All of Me became an international chart success peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks and reaching the top of six national charts and the top ten in numerous other countries becoming one of the best selling digital singles of all time It was ranked the third best selling song in the United States and the United Kingdom during 2014 The song is a ballad dedicated to his wife Chrissy Teigen and was performed at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards In 2014 Legend partnered with the rapper Common to write the song Glory featured in the film Selma which chronicled the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches The song won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song as well as the Academy Award for Best Original Song Legend and Common performed Glory at the 87th Academy Awards on February 22 2015 citation needed Legend was featured on Meghan Trainor s Like I m Gonna Lose You from her debut studio album which reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 On February 1 2015 he sang America the Beautiful in the opening ceremony of Super Bowl XLIX He provided guest vocals on Kelly Clarkson s song Run Run Run for her album Piece by Piece He also co wrote and provided vocals for French DJ David Guetta s song Listen as part of the album Listen 2016 present International recognition and resurgence Edit Legend released his new album Darkness and Light with first single Love Me Now on December 2 2016 with songs featuring Chance the Rapper and Miguel Legend featured on Kygo s song Happy Birthday for his debut studio album Cloud Nine released in 2016 citation needed For the 2017 film Beauty and the Beast Legend and Ariana Grande performed a duet on the title track a remake of the 1991 original version sung by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson 51 In April 2017 Crow The Legend a short animation film premiered its prologue at the Tribeca Film Festival Legend was cast in the title role as the character Crow He also served as executive producer for the project and performed the original song When You Can Fly 52 The film won at thirteen different film festivals including the LA Film Festival where it made its North American premiere in 2018 53 The film won Best Animation VR Experience at the 2018 Raindance Film Festival and received nomination for Best Virtual Reality Production at the 46th Annual Annie Awards citation needed On December 19 2017 NBC announced that Legend had been cast in the title role in the live concert production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Marcy Avenue Armory in Williamsburg Brooklyn 54 The production was broadcast live on NBC television on April 1 2018 the date of Easter Sunday that year in Western Christianity citation needed On May 8 2018 Google chose Legend as one of the six new Google Assistant voices 55 Legend during an interview in 2019 Legend was one of the few celebrities to appear and speak out in the Lifetime documentary Surviving R Kelly 56 The six part docuseries details sex abuse allegations spread over four decades against acclaimed R amp B singer R Kelly 57 It focuses on women who allege that the musician and record producer used his status and influence to sexually and physically abuse women and young girls for decades 56 Legend lambasted R Kelly during his interview in the final episode of the series asserting that R Kelly has brought so much pain to so many people Time s up for R Kelly 58 59 Despite countless public allegations and controversies concerning Kelly Legend stands as the only major recording artist willing to come forward and speak against him in the documentary 56 58 In response to fans who labeled him as brave for his actions Legend stated the following on Twitter ahead of the program s debut 59 To everyone telling me how courageous I am for appearing in the doc it didn t feel risky at all I believe these women and don t give a fuck about protecting a serial child rapist Easy decision 58 Executive producer Dream Hampton revealed that it was incredibly difficult to get men and women who had artistically collaborated with Kelly to come forward including those who had criticized him During an interview with Detroit Free Press she said We asked Lady Gaga We asked Erykah Badu We asked Celine Dion We asked Jay Z We asked Dave Chappelle They re people who have been critical of him That makes John Legend even more of a hero for me 57 On May 21 2019 Legend was the winning coach on The Voice and won the competition with his artist Maelyn Jarmon 60 In November Legend was named People s Sexiest Man Alive 61 62 63 In 2020 Legend was working on a seventh album On May 13 2020 he announced the album would be titled Bigger Love It was released on June 19 On May 28 2020 Legend received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music 64 Legend is featured on Carrie Underwood s Christmas album My Gift Legend wrote his featured track entitled Hallelujah 65 Legend was among the performers in the Celebrating America television event held on Inauguration Day 2021 66 He delivered the commencement address to the Duke University Class of 2021 67 On November 12 2021 Legend signed with Republic Records after completing the contract that lasted for 17 years with Sony Music In February 2022 John Legend has launched a music based NFT platform called OurSong 68 On April 3 2022 performed a new song called Free at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards as a tribute to the fallen citizens of Ukraine amid Russo Ukrainian War 69 He was joined on stage alongside by three Ukrainian female artists Siuzanna Iglidan Mika Newtown and poet Lyuba Yakimchuk 70 On September 9 2022 he released his eighth studio album titled Legend Philanthropy EditLegend performed a benefit concert in Springfield Ohio in 2005 in support of a tax levy for the Springfield City School District 71 In May 2007 Legend partnered with Tide laundry detergent to raise awareness about the need of families in St Bernard Parish Chalmette Louisiana one of the areas most devastated by Hurricane Katrina he spent a day folding laundry at the Tide clean start mobile laundromat and visited homes that Tide was helping to rebuild in that community On July 7 2007 Legend participated in the Live Earth concert in London performing Ordinary People After reading Professor Jeffrey Sachs book The End of Poverty Legend started his Show Me Campaign in 2007 In this campaign Legend called on his fans to help him in his initiative for residents in Bosaso Village Somalia 72 failed verification and non profit organizations partnered with the campaign In early 2008 he began touring with Alexus Ruffin and Professor Jeff Sachs of Columbia University s Earth Institute to promote sustainable development as an achievable goal Legend joined Sachs as a keynote speaker and performer at the inaugural Millennium Campus Conference Legend then joined the Board of Advisors of the Millennium Campus Network MCN and has aided MCN programs through online support and funding fellowships for MCN summer interns through the Show Me Campaign In 2009 Legend gave AIDS Service Center NYC permission to remix his song If You re Out There to create a music video promoting HIV AIDS awareness and testing 73 On January 22 2010 he performed Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child on the Hope for Haiti Now telethon show 74 On September 8 2010 John Legend joined the national board of Teach For America 75 Legend also sits on the boards of the Education Equality Project the Harlem Village Academies and Stand for Children He serves on the Harlem Village Academies National Leadership Board On September 9 2010 he performed Coming Home on the Colbert Report as a tribute song for the end of combat operations in Iraq and for the active troops and the veterans of the United States Armed Forces 76 In 2011 he contributed the track Love I ve Never Known to the Red Hot Organization s most recent album Red Hot Rio 2 The album is a follow up to the 1996 Red Hot Rio Proceeds from the album sales were donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS HIV and related health and social issues On March 6 2012 John Legend was appointed by the World Economic Forum to the Forum of Young Global Leaders 77 Later that year Legend stopped by Children s Hospital Los Angeles for a surprise visit and acoustic performance as a part of Get Well Soon Tour 78 On June 1 2013 Legend performed at Gucci s global concert event in London whose campaign Chime for Change aims to raise awareness of women s issues in education health and justice 79 At a press conference before his performance Legend identified himself as a feminist saying All men should be feminists If men care about women s rights the world will be a better place 80 In 2014 Legend founded the FREEAMERICA campaign which aims to help reform incarceration in the United States 81 He also supported the 2018 ballot initiative to pass Florida Amendment 4 which restored the voting rights of Floridians with felony convictions 82 In 2016 Legend co signed a letter to the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon calling for a more humane drug policy along with people such as Richard Branson Jane Fonda and George Shultz 83 The following year Legend appeared on Salem State University s speaker series and was recognized by Voices Against Injustice formerly known as the Salem Award Foundation for Human Rights and Social Justice as the inaugural Salem Advocate for Social Justice 84 Also in 2017 Legend donated 500 000 to Springfield City School District to renovate an auditorium which is named in his honor within the Springfield Center of Innovation 85 He performed at the John Legend Theater on October 9 2016 86 In 2018 he starred in an animated virtual reality short film written and directed by Eric Darnell titled Crow The Legend together with Oprah Winfrey telling a Native American origin tale 87 Personal life EditLegend met model Chrissy Teigen in 2006 when director Nabil Elderkin introduced the two during her appearance in the music video for his song Stereo 88 89 They became engaged in December 2011 90 91 and were married on September 14 2013 in Como Italy 92 The 2013 song All of Me was written for and is dedicated to her the music video was reportedly displayed at their wedding The couple has a daughter born in April 2016 93 and a son born in May 2018 94 Both children were conceived via in vitro fertilization 95 The couple announced in August 2020 that they were expecting a third child later confirmed to be a boy 96 On September 29 2020 their son was stillborn due to complications and the pair revealed they had named him Jack 97 In August 2022 they announced on Teigen s Instagram account that they were expecting a fourth child 98 on January 13 2023 through to her social accounts they welcomed to their fourth child 99 On the PBS series Finding Your Roots it was determined that Legend s genetic makeup is 64 African 32 European and 4 Native American 100 Discography EditMain article John Legend discography Studio albums Get Lifted 2004 Once Again 2006 Evolver 2008 Love in the Future 2013 Darkness and Light 2016 A Legendary Christmas 2018 Bigger Love 2020 Legend 2022 Collaborative studio albums Wake Up with the Roots 2010 Tours EditGet Lifted Tour 2005 Once Again Tour 2007 Evolver Tour 2009 Love in the Future World Tour 2014 Darkness and Light World Tour 2017 A Legendary Christmas tour 2018 19 Bigger Love Tour 2021 Filmography EditJohn is a partner in Get Lifted Film Co alongside Mike Jackson amp Ty Stiklorius He served as an Executive Producer for Giving Voice Jingle Jangle A Christmas Journey Atlanta s Missing And Murdered The Lost Children Sherman s Showcase And Sherman s Showcase Black History Month Spectacular Rhythm Flow And La La Land Television Edit Year Title Role Notes2006 2018 Sesame Street Himself2007 Curb Your Enthusiasm Himself Episode The Bat Mitzvah Las Vegas Himself Episode Wagers of Sin 2008 A Colbert Christmas The Greatest Gift of All Forest Ranger2009 The People Speak Himself Documentary2010 Dancing with the Stars Himself Performer2011 Royal Pains Himself Listen to the Music 2015 The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Himself Performer Performed with Meghan TrainorHollywood Game Night Himself Contestant 1 episode2015 present Lip Sync Battle Himself 6 episodes2016 2017 Underground Producer2017 The Nightly Show Himself 1 episodeMaster of None Himself Episode The Dinner Party Carpool Karaoke The Series Himself Episode Alicia Keys amp John Legend 2018 Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Jesus Christ Also executive producerA Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy Himself2019 2022 The Voice Himself Coach Season 16 222019 Songland Himself Episode John Legend Ask the StoryBots The King of Music Episode How do you make music Celebrity Family Feud Himself Episode John Legend and Chrissy Teigen vs the cast of Vanderpump Rules 2020 This Is Us Himself Episode Light and Shadows The Simpsons Himself Voice Episode The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson Whose Vote Counts Explained Himself Narrator Episode Whose Vote Counts 101 2021 That s My Jam Himself Guest Along with Kelly Clarkson Ariana Grande Blake SheltonFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes2008 Sesame Street Elmo Loves You HimselfSoul Men Marcus Hooks2012 The Savoy King Chick Webb amp the Music That Changed America Duke Ellington Voice role2016 Southside with You ProducerLa La Land Keith Also co wrote performed Start a Fire for film s soundtrack2017 Crow The Legend Crow Voice role Also executive producer 102 2019 Between Two Ferns The Movie Himself2020 A Crime on the Bayou Executive producer 103 2020 Jingle Jangle A Christmas Journey 104 Producer2021 The Mitchells vs the Machines Jim Posey Voice roleAwards and nominations EditMain article List of awards and nominations received by John LegendReferences Edit John Legend on His Political Activism Endorsing Warren and Admiring Taylor Swift March 3 2020 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction for John Legend Artisan News June 22 2007 Archived from the original on December 12 2021 Retrieved June 26 2009 Platon Adelle June 11 2017 John Legend Wins Tony Award for Jitney is One Emmy Away from EGOT Status Billboard Retrieved June 12 2017 Wanshel Elyse September 10 2018 John Legend Becomes First Black Man To Reach EGOT Status Huffington Post Retrieved September 11 2018 Scheibelhut Ashley September 11 2018 John Legend Is First Black Man To Achieve EGOT Status Chill Magazine Retrieved October 9 2018 The Complete List of Winners from the 47th NAACP Image Awards EURweb February 6 2016 Retrieved May 19 2022 Southern Nathan John Legend Biography Allmovie Retrieved April 30 2020 Gates Henry Louis Jr March 24 2012 John Legend and Wanda Sykes Finding Your Roots Episode 9 Event occurs at 10 45 PBS Retrieved June 23 2013 Soul savior The Washington Times April 14 2005 Retrieved June 27 2009 Simpson Dave August 22 2005 Legend in his own lunchtime The Guardian London Retrieved December 5 2008 John Legend Fans On Iseecolor Mingle City Archived from the original on October 6 2014 Retrieved May 22 2014 Gates H L Altshuler D 2014 Finding Your Roots The Official Companion to the PBS Series University of North Carolina Press ISBN 9781469618012 Retrieved November 20 2016 a b c d Singer songwriter John Legend got early start USA Today July 28 2005 Archived from the original on August 2 2019 Retrieved June 27 2009 a b Hall Rashaun October 18 2004 Kanye s Hook Singer John Legend Ready For The Spotlight MTV News Retrieved July 22 2009 a b Watson Margeaux November 3 2006 Spotlight John Legend Entertainment Weekly Time Retrieved July 22 2009 Statements made on Music Live Series with John Legend May 22 2020 The Real Legend Behind John Chrissy archived from the original on December 12 2021 retrieved April 2 2021 a b c d Newsome Melba 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He Didn t Even Try To Top Will Ferrell s Comic Chops On Semi Pro Set MTV Retrieved May 13 2008 The4 People Speak The Film Thepeoplespeak com Archived from the original on September 20 2013 Retrieved May 16 2013 Jayson Rodriguez Tim Kash May 6 2010 John Legend Is 99 Percent Done With Wake Up Sessions Album MTV Retrieved May 12 2010 John Legend amp The Roots feat Common amp Melanie Fiona Wake Up Everybody Nah Right July 16 2010 Archived from the original on April 29 2014 Retrieved August 9 2014 McGee Tiffany July 16 2010 First Listen John Legend amp the Roots Want You to Wake Up The Roots Music News John Legend People com Retrieved on May 26 2011 John Legend G O O D Music Sued Accused Of Stealing Song Hiphopwired com July 7 2011 Retrieved July 7 2011 Did John Legend Steal a Song You Decide E July 8 2011 Retrieved July 8 2011 John Legend Fires Back I Would Never Steal Anyone s Song E July 20 2011 Retrieved July 20 2011 John Legend Accused of SONG JACKING TMZ com July 7 2011 Retrieved July 7 2011 R amp B star John Legend sits down with The Champs The Champs Podcast July 10 2012 Retrieved July 10 2012 John Legend Premiers a New Song Called Dreams Live in San Diego YouTube August 25 2011 Archived from the original on December 12 2021 Retrieved April 14 2012 John Legend Return of the Legend Bluesandsoul com Retrieved August 9 2014 Education Secretary Urges Howard Graduates to Seek Their Passion and to Serve Howard University Newsroom Howard edu March 16 2000 Archived from the original on May 16 2012 Retrieved May 14 2012 Nede Jethro May 18 2012 Duets Judge John Legend Says Replacing Lionel Richie Was Pretty Crazy The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved May 24 2012 Hampp Andrew May 21 2013 John Legend Talks Kanye Produced Love In The Future LP New Chevy Impala Campaign Billboard Retrieved June 26 2013 Grammy Awards 2014 Full Nominations List Billboard December 6 2013 Retrieved May 22 2014 Dave McNary Ariana Grande John Legend to Perform Title Track for Beauty and the Beast Variety January 11 2017 Watch the Trailer For Crow The Legend Starring John Legend and Oprah Winfrey Billboard November 13 2018 Retrieved December 30 2018 Milligan Mercedes September 17 2018 Crow The Legend Qualifies for the 2019 Academy Awards Animation Magazine Retrieved December 30 2018 Dawn Randee December 19 2017 John Legend to Star in NBC s Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Today Retrieved October 11 2019 Aiello Chloe May 8 2018 Singer John Legend will be one of six new voices for Google s smart assistant CNBC Retrieved May 10 2018 a b c Rubenstein Janine January 3 2019 John Legend Speaks Out Against R Kelly In New Documentary People a b Linton Caroline January 5 2019 Surviving R Kelly John Legend Says It Didn t Feel Risky At All to Appear CBS News Retrieved August 27 2019 a b c Legaspi Althea January 3 2019 John Legend on R Kelly I Don t Give a F ck About Protecting a Serial Child Rapist Rolling Stone Retrieved February 22 2019 a b Juneau Jen January 3 2019 John Legend on R Kelly I Don t Give a F About Protecting Him People Retrieved January 12 2019 The Voice Crowns a Champion Maelyn Jarmon Wins Season 16 PEOPLE com Retrieved November 12 2019 Graham Ruth November 13 2019 John Legend King of All Wife Guys Is Indeed the Right Sexiest Man Alive Pick for Our Times Slate Magazine Retrieved May 1 2020 Holcombe Madeline November 13 2019 John Legend is PEOPLE s Sexiest Man Alive and he s perplexed CNN Retrieved May 1 2020 Chiu Melody Rubenstein Janine November 12 2019 John Legend Is PEOPLE s Sexiest Man Alive 2019 I m Excited but a Little Scared at the Same Time PEOPLE com Retrieved May 1 2020 Berklee Celebrates Class of 2020 as Commencement Goes Virtual My Gift Carrie Underwood s holiday album will feature guest appearances from John Legend and her son ABC News Radio ABC Audio August 27 2020 Retrieved August 27 2020 Mishra Stuti January 21 2021 John Legend performs Feeling good on the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris The Independent Archived from the original on June 13 2022 Retrieved May 4 2021 John Legend Leading With Love to Build Healthier and Safer Communities Duke Today May 2 2021 Retrieved May 4 2021 John Legend has launched a music based NFT platform called OurSong February 8 2022 John Legend and Ukrainian Artists Call For a Free Country With 2022 Grammys Performance Billboard April 3 2022 New Song John Legend Free April 9 2022 Legend to perform Dec 24 at high school in Springfield highbeam com Archived from the original on October 29 2017 A Conversation with John Legend October 4 2011 Boyle Christina June 21 2009 Singer John Legend gives soul and song to help battle AIDS Daily News New York Jocelyn Vena Hope For Haiti Now Telethon Airs Tonight at 8 P M George Clooney Wyclef Jean and Hollywood s biggest names help raise money for earthquake relief MTV News January 22 2010 found at MTV News Accessed January 22 2010 Press Release John Legend Joins Teach For America s National Board Teachforamerica org September 28 2010 Archived from 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and leads an All of Me singalong at Salem State The Boston Globe The Boston Globe Ohio theater named for John Legend nears completion The Blade June 26 2016 Retrieved January 10 2017 Springfield City School District Ohio October 27 2016 John Legend Theater Full Performance retrieved January 10 2017 Russian Ale John Legend Ventures in VR with Oprah Winfrey and More in Crow The Legend Watch Here People November 29 2018 Chrissy Teigen John Legend Recreate Iconic Spider Man Kiss On Lip Sync Battle International Business Times May 8 2017 WTF with Marc Maron Podcast Episode 1137 John Legend on Apple Podcasts Apple Podcasts Retrieved July 12 2020 Silverman Stephen M December 27 2011 John Legend Is Engaged People Retrieved September 14 2013 Galla Brittany July 24 2013 Chrissy Teigen John Legend Planning September Wedding in Lake Como Italy Us Weekly Retrieved September 14 2013 Webber Stephanie September 14 2013 John Legend Chrissy Teigen Marry in Italy country See Her Wedding Dress Us Weekly 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