21 Stories on John Legend
Fresh off filming a new movie, the singer will perform at the Essence Music Festival on Friday
He says if Brown is guilty of the alleged assault, he'll have to "accept the consequences"
The people you admire have heroes too. As CNN Heroes continues, we've asked celebrities to share the spotlight with remarkable people who are making a difference.
Grammy Award winners Alicia Keys and John Legend will perform at "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute," airing on Thanksgiving on CNN.
John Legend just woke up from a nap. He's a little groggy, but he's determined to have a serious conversation about evolution.
Moved by a 2007 trip to Ghana, singer/songwriter John Legend joined the fight to end extreme poverty in his lifetime. And based on his experiences in poor, rural areas of Africa, he says, real change is possible.
The presidential nominee drew plenty of star power – including Jessica Alba, Fergie and Anne Hathaway
Barack Obama didn't attend the BET Awards, but that didn't stop attendees from talking about him
"My sister had a child at a young age, too," Legend says
Every bit the blushing bride, American Idol alum Katharine McPhee gushes about her producer fiance, Nick Cokas, and shares their plans for a big, fat, half-Greek wedding.
Fresh off filming a new movie, the singer will perform at the Essence Music Festival on Friday
He says if Brown is guilty of the alleged assault, he'll have to "accept the consequences"
The people you admire have heroes too. As CNN Heroes continues, we've asked celebrities to share the spotlight with remarkable people who are making a difference.
Grammy Award winners Alicia Keys and John Legend will perform at "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute," airing on Thanksgiving on CNN.
John Legend just woke up from a nap. He's a little groggy, but he's determined to have a serious conversation about evolution.
Moved by a 2007 trip to Ghana, singer/songwriter John Legend joined the fight to end extreme poverty in his lifetime. And based on his experiences in poor, rural areas of Africa, he says, real change is possible.
The presidential nominee drew plenty of star power – including Jessica Alba, Fergie and Anne Hathaway
Barack Obama didn't attend the BET Awards, but that didn't stop attendees from talking about him
"My sister had a child at a young age, too," Legend says
Every bit the blushing bride, American Idol alum Katharine McPhee gushes about her producer fiance, Nick Cokas, and shares their plans for a big, fat, half-Greek wedding.
Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am produces We Are The Ones with an all-star cast
Fergie will duet with John Legend at the Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy has announced, unveiling yet another high-profile pairing scheduled for the Feb. 10 telecast (CBS, 8 p.m. EST).
Vivica A. Fox wants to set the record straight when it comes to a rumored sex tape – there isn't one.
The funeral for Donda West was held Tuesday in Spencer, Okla., drawing her tearful son Kanye and music stars Jay-Z, Beyoncé and Anita Baker.
General Motors Corp. will host its first ever invitation-only event in Detroit this weekend in red carpet style with a long list of confirmed celebrities to attend.
How would you like a $10,000 gift certificate for Pottery Barn? A $30,000 in-ground swimming pool - installed? The chance to toss back a few drinks with rocker John Legend? These and many other fabulous prizes can be yours if...you buy a house!
The college marching band, that benignly regimented music machine, has enjoyed a bit of a legacy in pop music, probably dating back to the title track of Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk." But it isn't often you get to hear a marching band as supercharged and low-down, as rudely alive, as the one in "Dave Chappelle's Block Party."
Arctic Monkeys have already been lumped in with all those post-punk spitfire bands from across the ocean, including their very own U.K. labelmates Franz Ferdinand. Yet there's a revealing moment on the Monkeys' "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" that trashes any comparisons.
Here is the list of winners at the 48th annual Grammy Awards:
Nominations in top categories for the 48th annual Grammy Awards, announced Thursday:
British soul singer Lemar beat Mariah Carey for Best Album at this year's Music of Black Origin (MOBO) awards.
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