January 2010
1 post
Happy MLK Day
Happy MLK Day everyone. Give, serve, love, fight injustice, be a leader in your community. Make the world better. - John
Here is a video from a MLK Day special on the History Channel last year. If you missed this one, enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPs-t5ayPAM
November 2009
1 post
Live from the West Wing
August 2009
1 post
Summer Tour
Summer Tour
Hey people. I hope you’re well. As you know, we’re in the middle of our summer tour, which will be coming soon (or has already come) to a city near you. This is my biggest and best tour yet, and I’m having a blast. Thanks to everyone who has come out to support us. It’s been a great success so far.
Special thanks to our guests India.Arie & Vaughn...
June 2009
7 posts
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson will always be remembered as one of the greatest performers in the history of popular music. As a child of the 80’s, I feel as though his music and his videos have been an inseparable part of my life and that of an entire generation. And the powerful thing about great music is that it will always live on. He was and always will be an icon. My heart goes out to his family,...
Late Show with MSTRKRFT tonight!
Watch me tonight on Late Show with David Letterman! I’ll be performing with MSTRKRFT.
JL 'Greening' the US Tour w/ Reverb
John Legend and Reverb are excited to be working together to “green up” this summer’s tour and engage fans to join in. Please check out the site, learn what we are doing to be more green, sign up to carpool to the show and win a meet & greet with John Legend!
Greening actions on this tour include:
Carbon-Neutral concerts - offsetting CO2 emissions from venue energy use, busses...
New Shows Announced
New shows in Temecula, San Diego, Las Vegas, Tucson and Houston! Pre-sales start Sunday! Spend some time with me! Info: http://ping.fm/Q2jv8
Come see me at the Fox in St. Louis!
St. Louis on 6/30: great tickets available: http://bit.ly/14UKnX Join us at one of the most beautiful theatres in America!
RSVP on Facebook Events
We’ve added all our upcoming shows to Facebook Events. Feel free to RSVP and find out who’ll be there! http://bit.ly/r3sNu Pass It On!
I'm Back... De Nuevo el 10 de junio, 2009
First of all, let me apologize for not blogging in so long. I got so caught up in my Twitter account that I was forgetting to do the longer blogs for JL.com. I won’t let it happen again! But you should still follow me on twitter to get my random musings real-time. I’m writing from Mexico City. Buenos Dias! Last night I did a special performance at Lunario. The proceeds went...
May 2009
1 post
I'm Back!
Hey people. I’m back from a much needed vacation. It’s time to get back to work. I’ll be in New York for a while, getting ready for the summer tour and working on some new music too. I’m excited that many of the summer shows are going on sale now. I hope you’re getting your tickets. This will be the best one yet! I hope you all got to read the Time 100 issue. I...
April 2009
1 post
Thank you Japan!
We just spent over a week in Japan and we had a great time. Thanks to all of our Japanese fans. We did shows in Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo. We had great crowds everywhere, especially the final night in Tokyo. My dad visited me out here too, so that was cool. He did a lot of sightseeing and shopping around Tokyo. I was working too much to join him most of the time. I’m a little jealous. I need a...
March 2009
4 posts
Seoul!
I don’t single cities out a lot, because I love all of y’all. But I have to say last night in Seoul was off the chain! One of the best crowds I’ve ever played for. We sold out the Olympic Hall in my first ever visit to Seoul, and they rolled out the red carpet. So much energy, so much enthusiasm. We also had a special guest, Korean-American rapper singer T. She came out and...
Goodbye, Europe!
Hey people.
I’m sitting in my hotel room in Amsterdam, getting ready to fly to the Philippines in a few hours. I’m reflecting on a very successful European tour. I was in Italy the last few days. I love Italy. The people are lovely and there is great shopping, some beautiful scenery and interesting architecture everywhere you look. But, more than anything, I love the food. I know...
Who's Killin Em In the UK???
Hey everybody. We just finished the show in London at Brixton Academy. It was a beautiful night. Great crowd. Great energy. I had so much fun. The European tour has been incredible so far. We’re playing to sold out houses all over the continent. This week we’re in the UK. We started in London. Next stop Glasgow. Then Manchester and Birmingham. If they’re anything...
February 2009
6 posts
Greetings from Dubai!
Hey beautiful people. It’s been a busy few days. We had a great time at the Oscars. Thanks to the folks at the Academy for inviting me to fill in for Peter Gabriel. It’s always a little strange performing someone’s song as they sit in the audience, but I hope I did it justice. Regardless, we had a blast, and I’m glad I had the opportunity. And, pardon the Kanye...
Open Letter to the New York Post
Dear Editor:
I’m trying to understand what possible motivation you may have had for publishing that vile cartoon depicting the shooting of the chimpanzee that went crazy. I guess you thought it would be funny to suggest that whomever was responsible for writing the Economic Recovery legislation must have the intelligence and judgment of a deranged, violent chimpanzee, and should be shot to...
Heading to the Oscars!
Hey people. I’m flying out to LA to go to the Academy Awards for the first time ever. Stay tuned for more details, but don’t be surprised if you see me making a little cameo.
Who do you think will win? I honestly haven’t seen most of the nominees. I loved “Slumdog” but I haven’t seen just about anything else. I’m gonna try to catch “Benjamin...
Raymond E. Lloyd, Sr. (1920-2009)
I don’t usually use this space to talk about my family, but I wanted to briefly pay tribute to my maternal grandfather, Bishop Raymond E. Lloyd, Sr. He passed away on Saturday night at the age of 88. He lived a long, full life where his leadership and dedication made a great impact on me and hundreds of others in my community. He was the pastor of the church in which I was brought up, El...
New York, New York
Man, it feels good to be home. I’m in my apartment right now, trying to stay warm. It’s like 15 degrees outside. But I’m excited to be back in New York anyway. I’ve lived here for the last 9 years, and I played a lot of clubs and other venues in the city as I was trying to get a record deal. I’ve pretty much played everywhere in town, but I’ve never headlined...
Super Bowl!
What a game last night! I’m not a big fan of either team, but I was rooting for the Steelers so I’m glad they won. My prediction for the score was pretty close. I said Pittsburgh would win 27-20. They won 27-23. Not bad.
Thanks to T-Pain for joining me on stage for “Green Light.” We had a great time. I hope y’all enjoyed that.
We’re heading up to...
January 2009
4 posts
The Sunshine State
Hey good people. We just got in to Florida yesterday. As I see the ice and snow sweeping through the Northeast, I’m thanking my booking agent for scheduling most of my January shows in the South! We’ll play in Orlando tonight, Clearwater tomorrow and Miami Beach on Friday. Then we’ll head back up to the Tampa Bay area for a special Super Bowl pre-game performance on Sunday. As...
We Are One: Inaugural Concert
I don’t know if you saw the concert on HBO yesterday, but it was pretty cool. So many superstars were there from Stevie Wonder to Mary J. Blige to Beyonce to Denzel Washington to Tom Hanks to Tiger Woods. Backstage was a lot of fun. As you’ll see from my kyte video footage, I spoke to a lot of the stars backstage, and we had a good time. My favorite was my duet with my “Soul...
Going to DC!!!
Hey everybody. Happy Friday. I had a great week of shows on the west coast. Vegas, Oakland, LA and Phoenix were all incredible. Great crowds. Great energy. We’re on the bus now, on the way to La Jolla/San Diego for the last show of the week.
After that, we fly to DC for the Inaugural Celebration. It’s going to be insane out there. It seems like the entire world will be in DC or at...
I'm baaaaack!
Hey people. It’s that time again. Vacation’s over. I’m rested and I got a nice tan this past weekend in the Caribbean (a nice brown since I was already tan). So it’s time to start up the tour again. Our first show is in Denver tomorrow then we continue our westward swing through Vegas, Cali and Arizona. Then we’ll do our Southern swing and end up in New York....
December 2008
3 posts
Live from Pakistan
Hey people. Just wanted to check in and say hello. I’m writing from Lahore, Pakistan. Why am I in Pakistan? Well, one of my best friends is Pakistani and he’s getting married here this weekend. So he invited all of his friends to come out and celebrate with him and his wife to be.
They do it big when it comes to weddings here. It’s a four-day affair with lots of food and...
Last Week of the First Leg...
The first leg of the Evolver Tour is almost over. One more week to go. I had a day off yesterday to rest a little bit before I do 5 shows this week.
A lot of people ask me what my days off are like. This weekend, my 8-year-old nephew Michael came to stay with me. We went Christmas shopping for him and his little brother Anthony. After I took Michael to the airport, I spent the rest of the day...
Grammys Nominations!
I’m very pleased to announce that I’ve received 3 more Grammy nominations. My album Evolver and most of the tracks were not eligible for consideration because it was released after the deadline for this year’s nominations. But “Green Light” and some of my collaborations were eligible.
I received nominations for Best Song for “American Boy,” which I wrote...
November 2008
3 posts
Thanksgiving (One Day Late...)
Happy Thanksgiving! We all have a lot to be thankful for. It’s been quite a year. I hope you get the spend the day with loved ones. I’m really grateful for the success of the tour so far. We’ve been to Minneapolis, Chicago, East Lansing and Detroit, and every night has been incredible. Thanks to everyone who has been coming out to see the shows. Post your comments to let us know...
John Legend en Español!
Hey everybody. I hope everybody’s doing well. I’m excited to start the world tour next week. I hope you’re planning to come see me soon. The band is sounding better than ever. The show will be better than ever. I promise!
In the meantime, I’m in Houston right now preparing for the Latin Grammys. That’s right, the Latin Grammys. I recently recorded a Spanish version...
Wow
Wow. I don’t know what to say really. I’m so proud and happy and moved this morning. I couldn’t sleep last night. Thanks to everybody who volunteered, rallied and voted. I feel really inspired right now. Like Barack said last night though, this is not the change we seek; this just gives us the chance to pursue that change. There’s a lot more work to do. Don’t tune out...
October 2008
1 post
Welcome Message from John!
Good morrrrrrrning! (sung in the tune of my new song, of course) Welcome to the new and improved JohnLegend.com. Thanks so much for coming to check me out. As you probably know, today is the day we’ve been waiting for. My third studio album, Evolver, is in stores everywhere today. Did you get your copy yet?
I started the morning waking up at about 5am to get to the CBS studios and sound...