John Legend is an American singer-songwriter from Springfield, Ohio, known for his smooth R&B sound. Before he became a frontman, his music career developed behind the scenes. Legend played piano for Miss. “Everything Is Everything” by Lauryn Hill, and also appeared on Jay-Z’s “Encore” and Alicia Keys’ “You Don’t Know My Name.” His debut album, Rise up, was released in 2004 on Kanye West’s GOOD Music label and became the first artist other than Kanye himself to be signed to the label. After signing with GOOD Music, he began using the nickname “Legend”, which was given to him by poet J. Ivey, because his music reminded him of something from the old school.
Over the years, Legend has received 31 Grammy nominations and 12 Grammy awards. John Legend has collaborated with many prominent artists, such as The Roots, with whom he recorded his fourth studio album. Wake up in 2010 year. This album resulted in perhaps his most famous hit, “All of Me”. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and has since been certified Diamond and 14X Platinum.
In addition to releasing highly acclaimed records, Legend was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his acting role and won for his role as the show’s producer. He also won a Tony Award for co-producing. Jitney for the Broadway stage and portrayed Jesus Christ in NBC’s adaptation of the rock opera. Jesus Christ Superstar. Legend won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Golden Globe Award in 2015 for co-writing the song “Glory” from the film. Selma. All these awards earned him the title of EGOT; making him the first black man and second youngest person to win all four major American entertainment awards: an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony.
John Legend will perform at the Beacon Theater in New York, NY on November 7th and 8th for “An Evening of Songs and Stories!” Tickets are already on sale at https://www.johnlegend.com/.
Venue: Mayak Theater.
Address: 2124 Broadway @ 74th St, New York, NY 10023.
Show time: 8:00
Ticket price: $171-949.
Age: All ages
John Legend’s upcoming tour dates:
October 28: Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live
October 19: Tampa, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa
11/07: New York, NY – Beacon Theater.
August 11: New York, NY – Beacon Theater.
October 11: Mashantucket, CT – Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resorts Casino
November 11: Brookville, New York – Tilles Center for the Performing Arts