John Legend

John Legend's upcoming collaborative release with The Roots is not your average covers album. Aptly titled 'Wake Up!,' the album includes the oft-overlooked Bill Withers track 'I Can't Write Left-Handed,' Ernie Hines' 1970 classic 'Our Generation' and Donny Hathaway's 'Little Ghetto Boy...

Artist: John Legend and The Roots feat. Melanie Fiona and Common Song: 'Wake Up Everybody' Why You Should Watch: Melanie Fiona and Common join the pairing of Legend and the legendary Roots crew in the video for the first single off the collaborative project titled 'Wake Up...

Last night John Legend and the Roots were on hand in Las Vegas to provide background music for the Miss Universe pageant. Not a bad gig, although the Cirque du Soleil's 'Viva Elvis' orchestra got to soundtrack the swimsuit part of the competition...

Early in August, John Legend tweeted a photo of a broken Grammy Award, explaining that his nephew was to blame for the casualty. "I hope they send replacement Grammys!" Legend wrote on Twitter, after showing the photo of his mangled award for Best R&B Album of 2005. W...

John Legend has earned himself six Grammy Awards thus far in his musical career, but the R&B singer might be forced to cross one off the list after a small mishap this week. On Wednesday morning, Aug. 4, Legend posted a photo of a broken Grammy to his Twitter account, explaining that his nephew had snapped one of his awards in half. Th...

John Legend and the Roots will debut 11 tracks on their collaborative album 'Wake Up!' which will be released on September 21. The covers album -- produced exclusively by the Roots -- will feature remakes of 10 classic songs by artists including Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway and Mike James, in addition to Legend's original track 'Shine,' which will appear in the upcoming Davis Guggenhe

On June 27, John Legend was honored with BET's Humanitarian Award at the annual award show, but apparently the singer's hairline was more of a focal point than his charity work. Legend's, er -- 'uneven' hairline became a trending topic on Twitter, when viewers began to comment on it, with the hashtag #JohnLegendsHairLine...

Big Boi named his shark Billy Ocean, and that is awesome. "I did , a long time ago," Big Boi explained. "He was real laid-back. Watching TV back when I was younger, I remember 'Caribbean Queen' coming on all the time. I thought it was really gangsta how he had a Jheri curl and a glitter suit and a bow tie...

On September 21, John Legend will unveil his new covers album 'Wake Up!' which has been produced entirely by the Roots. The collaborative project -- which originally began as an idea to create one single track -- will feature a collection of socially-conscious songs from the 60s and 70s era that have been re-worked by the six-time Grammy winner...

John Legend will be honored with the Humanitarian Award at the BET Awards on June 27, after three successful years of work with his Show Me Campaign. The non-profit organization has mobilized efforts in Africa and the U.S. to battle poverty through education reform, and the six-time Grammy winner tells The BoomBox that he is happy to spread the message...