John Legend

My Interview With John Legend

Max Blumenthal | Posted 08.30.2008 | Entertainment


Max Blumenthal

2008-08-31-jlegend.jpg I first met Legend when he was a 16-year-old freshman at the University of Pennsylvania named John Stephens. I lived down the hall from him in Penn's massive dormitory complex.

John Legend, will.i.am "Yes We Can" Performance At Democratic Convention (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.28.2008 | Entertainment


Will.i.am and John Legend performed "Yes We Can," the viral video created by will.i.am that was a smash hit online. Watch the performance below. Pl...

Robin Hood Foundation: Raising My Spirits And Raising The Bar

Verena von Pfetten | Posted 06.01.2008 | Living


Verena von Pfetten

Last Tuesday marked the annual Robin Hood Foundation Gala. And I, by some mysterious twist of fate, got invited. If you're not familiar, Robin Hood is...

Robin Hood Gala Raises More Than $56.5 Million In One Night

Bloomberg | Posted 05.28.2008 | Business


The Robin Hood Foundation's annual gala, which collects millions of dollars from hedge-fund managers and gives it to New York charities, raised more t...

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, John Legend Join MoveOn For "Obama In 30 Seconds"

Huffington Post | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics


MoveOn.org is teaming up with Hollywood to produce an ad for Barack Obama. Actually, there hoping that readers all over will submit their own pro-Oba...

Could A Grassroots Viral Vid Become The Song of Super Tuesday? Yes It Can

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 02.04.2008 | Media


For those who think that getting thousands (likely millions at this point) of views is of value the day before a neck-and-neck election, the video just might prove to have an impact.

Stars Come Out For Celeb-Filled Obama Music Video

Posted 02.02.2008 | Politics


Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas has released a new celeb-studded music video in support of Barack Obama with appearances from Scarlett Johansson, Joh...

Emmy Afterparties: Kanye Performs, Jeremy Piven Smokes Cigars

AP | SOLVEJ SCHOU | Posted 09.17.2007 | Entertainment


The biggest star of the Emmy afterparties wasn't the cast of "The Sopranos" or a cigar-chomping Jeremy Piven. It was Kanye West. The 29-year-old rapp...

Emmy Awards 2007: After-Parties Battle For Sunday Supremacy

Variety | JOSEF ADALIAN | Posted 09.13.2007 | Entertainment


After the last Emmy is handed out on Sunday night, the real competition begins -- namely, the party circuit battle to attract TV's biggest movers and ...