John Legend News

Singer John Legend went into contract at spiky Scarano-on-the-Bowery back in August, and now the Wall Street Journal reports that Legend got a pretty good deal on his one-bedroom. He's paying $1.9 million for a 1,300-square-foot pad originally listed for $2.3 million.

Meanwhile, Stevie - who is blind - has also been named a United Nations Messenger of Peace, for his philanthropic work which includes working with charities such as the US President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, the Children's Diabetes Foundation and Junior Blind of America.

Lupe Fiasco , singer John Legend , actor Kerry Washington , and several others are set to appear on a History Channel documentary called The People Speak , chronicling the history of the U.S. The film will feature charter documents, letters, diaries and more, from such celebrities as Matt Damon , Josh Brolin , Don Cheadle , Michael Ealy , Bruce ...

As cliche as it may sound, a true legend was born with the release of Legend's debut, "Get Lifted." His sultry lyrics and somewhat gruff vocals combined with jazz piano, hip-hop beats, Latin-flavored horns and real-life stories make for some serious lip-smackin' R&B. It doesn't hurt that West produced the album and co-wrote a number of tracks.

Grammy Award-winning vocalist John Legend says he will release a CD of cover songs next year that he's recording with the Roots , an alternative hip-hop group that's the house band onA Late Night WithA Jimmy Fallon .

Notice something different? Find out what's new! Products & Strategies for Consumer Technology Retailing November 11, 2009 By Stephen Silver multipage Grammy winner John Legend will be the feature act at Monster Cable's annual concert at CES in January, Monster's Gary Yacoubian and Kevin Lee announced Tuesday at the CES Press Preview in New York.

Caption: Stevie Wonder The memorial service for the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, at the Staples Center Los Angeles, California .... STEVIE WONDER broke down in tears as he paid tribute to MICHAEL JACKSON at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary concert in New York on Thursday night.

THE housemates are in for one of the coolest surprises ever. On Friday R&B singer Keri Hilson will spend a couple of hours with them in the Big Brother Africa house.

John Legend doesn't do "the outrageous. He leaves all of that craziness to the likes of his bud and collaborator Kanye West and others who thrive on the melodrama.

Daily: What were you like in college? Legend: I was more shy than I am now. I got there really young.

R&B artist Vaughn Anthony will open for older brother John Legend's Oct. 9 performance at Welsh-Ryan Arena, A&O Productions representatives said Monday.

This correspondent, for one, was curious to see how John Legend 's boudoir-friendly R&B/neo-soul translated to the cowboy-hatted al fresco environment of ACL.

After contributing to the musical efforts of the likes of Kayne West, Lauryn Hill, and several others, John Legend burst onto the music scene in his own right in 2004 with the release of his debut musical production, Get Lifted , a release that would ultimately sell more than three million copies worldwide.

John Legend was among the highlights of the first day of Austin City Limits Festival.

R&b artist John Legend snuck onto the urban music scene fresh out of college in the early 00s.

Apple on Tuesday expanded the lessons available in the GarageBand Lesson Store to include two classic Rush songs and a John Legend song.

R&B Singer John Legend is jetting into South Africa again in October for three performances.

Today's Tom Sawyer, he gets high on you, and the space he invades is your personal computer.

Hea s one of the few singers whose voice - a slightly husky tenor - and song lyrics hit the listener with a dig-down-in-you-ness that makes every cut on his albums worth a listen.

The venue was named for the famous night club of the same name in Saint-Tropez, France and the highlight of the evening was a performance by singer John Legend.