• John Legend's Ferguson, Eric Garner Op-Ed Calls for End to "Structural Racism"

    John Legend is a rare breed in these times: a chart-topping artist (his single, "All of Me," hit No. 1 this spring) who doesn't hesitate to stand up for his political values. This month, he wrote an op-ed in Billboard that focused on Ferguson, Eric Garner and flaws in the American justice system, saying that "the problems of structural racism are old and ongoing."

  • Ludacris Shares New Track 'In My Life' Featuring John Legend From Upcoming 'Burning Bridges' EP [LISTEN]

    After previewing his new song "In My Life" through a series of Instagram clips on Monday (December 8), Ludacris has unveiled the entire song, which you can check out below. The song, which is thankfully not a Beatles cover, features some lush, jazzy production, with John Legend providing the soulful hook, and though it's not as silly and outrageous as Ludacris's previous hits, it does show some remarkably maturity from the 37-year-old Atlanta rapper.

  • John Legend and Chrissy Teigen Hired Food Trucks for Eric Garner Protests

    Many artists have taken to social media to express their outrage at the decisions by two juries in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City to not indict two police officers in the killings of two unarmed black men: Michael Brown and Eric Garner. Some have written or repurposed songs to protest the current state of affairs in the United States between the African-American community and the police. Even a few have gone out and joined the protests themselves, like J Cole and Macklemore.But John Legend and his wife, model Chrissy Teigen, have decided to use his resources to put their money where their mouths are and fund the protests taking place in New York City, via "Billboard."In an idealistic world, protestors could subsist on camaraderie and high hopes. But in the real world, they must be given food and water in addition to any other materials that may fend off police countermeasures like an LRAD or tear gas. The couple decided to hire food trucks to head down to Union Square to give out free food before protestors headed out on their march for the night.

  • Ludacris Previews John Legend Collab 'In My Life'; Quincy Jones Approves [LISTEN]

    Ludacris is just more than a week away until the release of his upcoming EP "Burning Bridges" and has taken to Instagram to preview some new material from the EP. A long time coming from the Atlanta rapper, Ludacris gets set to drop a new EP ahead of his upcoming album "Ludaversal," slated for release March 31.In a series of six Instagram clips, Christopher Bridges — hence the name Burning Bridges — better known as Ludacris, teases "In My Life" in two different settings. The first is Luda sitting in a room alongside John Legend, playing the instrumental that sounds like a throwback Timbaland beat, before putting Ludacris apparently in the home of Quincy Jones to play the jazz legend a section of "In My Life" that mentions Jones.

  • GRAMMYs 2015 Nominations: Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, Pharrell Williams Among Early Nominees

    The biggest night in music is just around the corner, even if it's hard to believe that yet another year has passed. Today (Dec. 5), the nominations for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards are being rolled out via Twitter and various television appearances. Early on, predicted favorites lead the nominations with Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea, Sia, Taylor Swift and Pharrell Williams all racking up multiple nods.

  • John Legend, Common Share New Song - "Glory" - From Upcoming 'Selma' Film [LISTEN]

    The nominees for the 87th Academy Awards will be announced on Jan. 15 and today, R&B singer John Legend has shared his Best Original Song hopeful -- "Glory" -- which will be featured in the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. drama, 'Selma.' The song features some socially conscious guest verses from Common, who references the recent unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, and joins the ever-growing list of artists to release tribute songs to Michael Brown.

  • DJ Earworm Releases "United State of Pop 2014" Featuring Taylor Swift, Hozier, Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea & More [LISTEN]

    2014 is coming to a close, and you know what that means...year-end music wrap ups! In the world of mashups, there is no better summation of any given year than DJ Earworm's "United State of Pop" series. Yesterday (Dec. 3), Earworm released "United State of Pop 2014," featuring 25 of this year's biggest hits from the likes of Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, Iggy Azalea and Ariana Grande in one four-minute extravaganza.
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