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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