John Legend
Wins
13
Nominations
39
Category
Biography
"Beauty is the goal. I want you to feel it and have some sort of revelation. I want you to get the chills."
- Born John Roger Stephens on Dec. 28, 1978, in Springfield, Ohio
- John Legend's debut album, 2004's Get Lifted, was peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. The album featured his first Top 40 hit, "Ordinary People," which hit No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- At the 48th GRAMMY Awards, Legend won his first three GRAMMYs: Best R&B Album (Get Lifted), Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ("Ordinary People") and Best New Artist. The year prior, at the 47th GRAMMYs, Legend made his GRAMMY stage debut, performing "I'll Take You There" with Mavis Staples.
- Did you know? Legend appeared on an episode of "Sesame Street" in 2006, performing "It Feels Good When You Sing A Song" with Hoots the Owl.
- In 2014 Legend joined Ryan Seacrest and Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow to present the first-ever Music Educator Award to Kent Knappenberger during the 56th GRAMMY Awards telecast.
- In 2015 Legend made a $500,000 donation toward efforts to renovate a 700-seat auditorium located in the Springfield City School District in his hometown. The theater has been rechristened the John Legend Theater.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for John Legend
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Best Gospel Performance/Song
Church
Jonas Myrin, Anthony Brown, John Legend, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Brunes Charles, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Annatoria Chitapa
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Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella Winner
Bridge Over Troubled Water
John Legend, Tori Kelly, Jacob Collier
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Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Always Come Back
John Legend, Sufjan Stevens, Matt Jones
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Best Children's Music Album
My Favorite Dream
John Legend
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Best Rap Performance
GOD DID
DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Jay Z, John Legend, Rick Ross, Fridayy
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Best Rap Song
GOD DID
DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Streetrunner, Jay Z, John Legend, Rick Ross, Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Fridayy
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Song Of The Year
GOD DID
DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Streetrunner, Jay Z, John Legend, Rick Ross, Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Fridayy
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Best R&B Performance
Lightning & Thunder
John Legend, Jhené Aiko
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Best R&B Album Winner
Bigger Love
Gerry "The Gov" Brown, John Legend, Bobby Campbell, Hotae Alexander Jang
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Best Melodic Rap Performance Winner
Higher
DJ Khaled, John Legend, Nipsey Hussle
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Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
A Legendary Christmas
John Legend
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Best Musical Theater Album
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
Norm Lewis, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sara Bareilles, Harvey Mason jr., Alice Cooper, John Legend, Brandon Victor Dixon, Ben Daniels, Erik Grönwall, Jin Ha, Jason Tam
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
One Man Can Change The World
Big Sean, Kanye West, John Legend
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Glory
Common, John Legend
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Best Song Written For Visual Media Winner
Glory
Common, Che Smith, John Legend
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Best Rap Song
Glory
Common, Che Smith, John Legend
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Best Pop Solo Performance
All Of Me (Live)
John Legend
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Best R&B Album
Love In The Future
John Legend
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Tonight (Best You Ever Had)
Ludacris, John Legend
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Best Traditional R&B Performance Winner
Hang On In There
The Roots, Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas, Owen Biddle, Questlove, James Poyser, John Legend
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R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Shine
The Roots, Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas, Owen Biddle, Questlove, James Poyser, John Legend
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Best R&B Song Winner
Shine
John Legend
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Best R&B Album Winner
Wake Up!
Jimmy Douglass, The Roots, Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas, Owen Biddle, Alex Venguer, Questlove, James Poyser, John Legend
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Wake Up Everybody
Common, The Roots, Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas, Owen Biddle, Questlove, Melanie Fiona, James Poyser, John Legend
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
This Time
John Legend
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Song Of The Year
American Boy
will.i.am, Estelle, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, Kanye West, Keith Harris, John Legend
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R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Winner
Stay With Me (By The Sea)
Al Green, John Legend
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Green Light
André "3000" Benjamin, John Legend
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Male R&B Vocal Performance Winner
Heaven
John Legend
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Male Pop Vocal Performance
Save Room
John Legend
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R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Winner
Family Affair
Van Hunt, Joss Stone, John Legend
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Male R&B Vocal Performance Winner
Ordinary People
John Legend
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
They Say
Common, Kanye West, John Legend
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Song Of The Year
Ordinary People
will.i.am, John Legend
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Best R&B Song
Ordinary People
will.i.am, John Legend
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Best New Artist Winner
John Legend
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R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
So High
Lauryn Hill, John Legend
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Best R&B Album Winner
Get Lifted
Anthony Kilhoffer, Manny Marroquin, John Legend
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Best Traditional R&B Performance
Stay With You
John Legend
