John Legend’s eighth studio album is simply titled LEGEND and it will be released very soon in September. The title is a statement about the singer’s longtime presence in popular consciousness. He says, “Until this point, I’ve never used an aspect of my name as the title of an album. I had to earn that, to live up to it by delivering in the performance and the music. And this is me saying, I’m proud of who I am, I’m confident in the work I’ve done, and I’m just going to declare it.” The third single from Legend is “All She Wanna Do” featuring rapper Saweetie. The double album has guest appearances from Jazmine Sullivan, J.I.D., Muni Long, Rick Ross, Rapsody, Ledisi, Ty Dolla $ign and Jhene Aiko. Legend also started the second leg of his Las Vegas residency which will continue until the end of October. LEGEND, the album, will be available on September 9th.
John Legend Prepares For A Dope Summer With J.I.D.
John Legend is excited to share his latest song “Dope” as he gets ready for the release of his new album. “Dope” is all about the fascination of new love and rapper J.I.D. adds his verses to the bright energy of celebrating a love quest. Legend previously shared “Dope” with some of his fans including the iHeart Awards audience and the crowd who attended the first leg of his Love In Las Vegas residency. He says,
“I’m so thrilled to be releasing new music. The past year or so has been so exciting for me creatively. I have been writing and collaborating with some of the most talented people in music, and we have some great new material to share with the world. ‘Dope’ is one of my favorites. I love the energy of the song. I loved collaborating with my gifted co-writers and producers, and J.I.D is one of my favorite emerging artists in hip-hop. I hope the song can be a part of people’s soundtrack for this summer.”
Legend’s forthcoming album will be his first with label partner EMI. He will return to his Las Vegas on August 5th to the 20th and then from October 14th to the 29th. Tickets are available for purchase now.
Body Count, Fantastic Negrito, Thundercat, Brittany Howard, Nas, Megan Thee Stallion, Ledisi & More Take Home Grammys
The 63rd Grammy Awards took place at the Los Angeles Convention center with Trevor Noah as the host. There were performances from Bruno Mars with anderson.paak, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B. Beyonce made history and became the woman with the most Grammys after taking her home her 28th one. She joined Megan The Stallion onstage for their joint win for Best Rap Song for “Savage” which Jay-Z also won his 23rd Grammy for because he helped write the song. Their daughter Blue Ivy became the second-youngest winner ever at 9-years old for Best Music Video for “Brown Skin Girl.” Megan Thee Stallion became the first woman to win Best Rap Song. Ice-T’s Body Count took the award for Best Metal Performance. Nas won his first Grammy after 14 nominations over his almost 30-year career. Fantastic Negrito picked up his third Grammy for Contemporary Blues Album. Fans questioned why Taylor Swift became the first woman to win album of the year three times and why Billie Eilish won Record Of The Year two years in a row. See all the winners below:Â
John Legend & Black Pumas Perform For Biden-Harris Inauguration
Watch John Legend perform Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” for the Biden-Harris Inauguration. Legend gives a passionate rendition that reflects his happiness over the ending of the Trump presidency that he and his wife Chrissie Teigen openly criticized. The Black Pumas gave a performance of their song “Colors” but not before singer Eric Burton congratulated the new president and vice-president on their historic win.Â
