John Legend

American R&B singer

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2025 Appointed as Chief Music Officer for Headspace.
2025 John Legend launched the Get Lifted 20th Anniversary Tour, celebrating two decades since his debut album.
2024 John Legend released the single 'L-O-V-E' in collaboration with Sufjan Stevens from the album 'My Favorite Dream'
2024 Appeared on 'Celebrity Family Feud' with wife Chrissy Teigen, competing against David Chang and the Star Trek Universe team.
August 30 2024 John Legend is set to release his ninth studio album 'My Favorite Dream' through Republic label.
2023 Became the senior coach of The Voice following Blake Shelton's departure.
2023 Legend performed 'An Evening with John Legend', a more intimate concert experience.
2023 Continued songwriting collaborations, contributing to Rob Murat's 'Good Day Good People' album.
2023 John Legend collaborated with Diddy and Babyface on 'Kim Porter' from The Love Album: Off the Grid
2022 John Legend started a residency called Love in Las Vegas at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas.
2022 Featured on DJ Khaled's track 'God Did' alongside Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, and Fridayy
2022 Released the album 'Legend' featuring collaborations with JID, Muni Long, Saweetie, and other artists
September 9 2022 John Legend released his eighth studio album 'Legend' through Republic label.
April 3 2022 Performed the song 'Free' at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards as a tribute to Ukrainian citizens during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
February 2022 Launched the music-based NFT platform, OurSong.
2021 Delivered the commencement address to the Duke University Class of 2021.
2021 Made a cameo appearance as himself in 'Coming 2 America'
2021 Participated in 'That's My Jam' alongside Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande, and Blake Shelton.
2021 John Legend conducted the Bigger Love Tour, likely supporting his album during the pandemic era.
2021 Voiced Jim Posey in 'The Mitchells vs. the Machines'
2021 Wrote songs for the 'Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey' soundtrack and collaborated with Diane Warren, expanding his musical repertoire.
November 12 2021 Signed with Republic Records after completing a 17-year contract with Sony Music.
2020 Released album 'Bigger Love', which won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album.
2020 Produced 'Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey'
2020 Legend narrated the documentary series 'Whose Vote Counts, Explained' and appeared as a voice actor in 'The Simpsons'.
2020 Served as executive producer for 'A Crime on the Bayou'
2020 Released song 'U Move, I Move' featuring Jhené Aiko from the album Bigger Love
2020 John Legend collaborated with Kane Brown to release the promotional single 'Last Time I Say Sorry' from Mixtape, Vol. 1, which peaked at #89 on the US charts.
2020 John Legend worked with Lecrae on the track 'Drown' from the album Restoration.
June 19 2020 John Legend released the collaborative live album 'Verzuz: Alicia Keys x John Legend' with Alicia Keys as a digital download.
May 28 2020 Received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music.
May 13 2020 Announced his seventh album 'Bigger Love'.
2019 Appeared as himself in 'Between Two Ferns: The Movie'
2019 Began serving as a vocal coach for The Voice, starting from the show's sixteenth season.
2019 Wrote songs for Chance the Rapper and Ollie Gabriel, continuing to collaborate across different music styles.
2019 John Legend collaborated with DJ Khaled and Nipsey Hussle on the track 'Higher', which reached #21 on charts and was certified Gold by RIAA.
May 21 2019 Won as a coach on The Voice, with his artist Maelyn Jarmon winning the competition.
2018 Legend began A Legendary Christmas Tour, which continued into 2019, celebrating holiday music.
2018 Produced and wrote songs for various artists, including Jordan Smith and Jennifer Warnes, maintaining his prolific musical output.
October 26 2018 John Legend released his Christmas album 'A Legendary Christmas' through Columbia label.
May 8 2018 Chosen by Google as one of six new Google Assistant voices.
April 1 2018 Performed in the live TV broadcast of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' on NBC, which aired on Easter Sunday.
2017 Won a Tony Award for co-producing the stage play Jitney.
2017 John Legend performed the Darkness and Light World Tour, showcasing his musical evolution.
2017 Contributed songwriting to the SpongeBob SquarePants musical cast recording, showcasing his range beyond traditional music genres.
2017 Performed 'Start a Fire' for the La La Land soundtrack
2017 Recorded 'Beauty and the Beast' duet with Ariana Grande for the live-action Disney film
December 19 2017 Cast in the title role for NBC's live concert production of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' to be performed at the Marcy Avenue Armory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
April 2017 Premiered the prologue of animation film 'Crow: The Legend' at the Tribeca Film Festival, where he was cast in the title role and served as executive producer.
2016 Won the NAACP's President's Award.

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