Artist

John Legend

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Nominations

About John Legend

"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

Year	Award	Artists	Work	All Nominees
2026	Best Gospel Performance/Song	Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend, Anthony Brown, Brunes Charles, Annatoria Chitapa, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Jonas Myrin	Church	All Nominees
2025	Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals	Matt Jones, John Legend, Sufjan Stevens	Always Come Back	All Nominees
2025	Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella	Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly, John Legend	Bridge Over Troubled Water	All Nominees
2025	Best Children's Music Album	John Legend	My Favorite Dream	All Nominees
2023	Best Rap Performance	DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay Z, John Legend, Fridayy	GOD DID	All Nominees
2023	Best Rap Song	Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, DJ Khaled, Fridayy, Jay Z, John Legend, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Streetrunner	GOD DID	All Nominees
2023	Song Of The Year	Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, DJ Khaled, Fridayy, Jay Z, John Legend, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Streetrunner	GOD DID	All Nominees
2021	Best R&B Performance	Jhené Aiko, John Legend	Lightning & Thunder	All Nominees
2021	Best R&B Album	John Legend	Bigger Love	All Nominees
2020	Best Melodic Rap Performance	DJ Khaled, Nipsey Hussle, John Legend	Higher	All Nominees
2020	Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album	John Legend	A Legendary Christmas	All Nominees
2019	Best Musical Theater Album	Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Erik Grönwall, Jin Ha, John Legend, Norm Lewis, Jason Tam, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Harvey Mason jr.	Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert	All Nominees
2016	Best Melodic Rap Performance	Big Sean, Kanye West, John Legend	One Man Can Change The World	All Nominees
2016	Best Song Written For Visual Media	Common, Che Smith, John Legend	Glory	All Nominees
2016	Best Melodic Rap Performance	Common, John Legend	Glory	All Nominees
2016	Best Rap Song	Common, Che Smith, John Legend	Glory	All Nominees
2015	Best Pop Solo Performance	John Legend	All Of Me (Live)	All Nominees
2014	Best R&B Album	John Legend	Love In The Future	All Nominees
2013	Best Melodic Rap Performance	John Legend, Ludacris	Tonight (Best You Ever Had)	All Nominees
2011	Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance	John Legend, The Roots	Hang On In There	All Nominees
2011	Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal	John Legend, The Roots	Shine	All Nominees
2011	Best R&B Song	John Legend	Shine	All Nominees
2011	Best R&B Album	John Legend, The Roots	Wake Up!	All Nominees
2011	Best Melodic Rap Performance	John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona, Common	Wake Up Everybody	All Nominees
2010	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	John Legend	This Time	All Nominees
2009	Song Of The Year	will.i.am, Keith Harris, John Legend, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, Estelle, Kanye West	American Boy	All Nominees
2009	Best Melodic Rap Performance	John Legend	Green Light	All Nominees
2009	Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal	Al Green, John Legend	Stay With Me (By The Sea)	All Nominees
2007	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	John Legend	Heaven	All Nominees
2007	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	John Legend	Save Room	All Nominees
2007	Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal	John Legend, Joss Stone, Van Hunt	Family Affair	All Nominees
2006	Best Melodic Rap Performance	Common, Kanye West, John Legend	They Say	All Nominees
2006	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	John Legend	Ordinary People	All Nominees
2006	Song Of The Year	will.i.am, John Legend	Ordinary People	All Nominees
2006	Best R&B Song	will.i.am, John Legend	Ordinary People	All Nominees
2006	Best R&B Album	John Legend	Get Lifted	All Nominees
2006	Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal	John Legend, Lauryn Hill	So High	All Nominees
2006	Best New Artist	John Legend		All Nominees
2006	Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance	John Legend	Stay With You	All Nominees