John Legend

Rock Hall Rocks to a $4 Million-Plus Haul

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 11.06.2009 | Entertainment


Harvey Wasserman

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation's Joel Peresman has confirmed that last week's monster benefit concerts in Madison Square Garden will yield at least $4 million.

John Legend At World Series: Singer Will Perform National Anthem At Game 2

AP | Posted 10.28.2009 | New York


LOS ANGELES — John Legend is going to the World Series. Major League Baseball says the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter will perform the nation...

An Interview with Raphael Saadiq Plus This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.16.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

Though his latest album The Way I See It was released last year, Saadiq still is touring pretty much non-stop. He took a quick break from his schedule for this interview.

John Legend Commencement Speech: Praises "Politics Of Empathy," Condemns Falsehoods That Led To War, Financial Crisis

Posted 06.18.2009 | Entertainment


Scroll down for video and full text Grammy-winning singer-songwriter John Legend delivered a stirring commencement address on Sunday at the Universit...

John Legend and Jeffrey Sachs: Philanthropy's New BFFs

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 06.18.2009 | Entertainment


Kristi York Wooten

A philanthropist is a philanthropist, no matter the level of his fame or whether his contribution is monetary, artistic, or simply a PowerPoint grid of ideas about how to save the world.

A Timeless Evening with The Time 100

Liz Neumark | Posted 06.06.2009 | Media


Liz Neumark

From the caterer's perspective, blogging was made for nights like tonight. When the magical feeling in the room is so potent that you need to share it as fast as possible before anything fades.

Sherri Shepherd, Oprah Agree: No One Would Dance At TIME 100! (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 06.06.2009 | Media


Sherri Shepherd may have freaked out when Oprah winked and blew her a kiss at Tuesday night's TIME 100 gala in New York, but the co-host of "The View"...

Top 5 Greenest Bands, According To Billboard (VIDEO)

Billboard | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.04.2009 | Green


Billboard Magazine is unveiling its top ten green artists on Monday, but HuffPost Green got a little teaser. Greening tours has become fashionable...

HuffPost Reviews: Van Morrison -- Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl / Asa -- Asa

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

With a basic reverence for the original record, Morrison's live arrangements allow for musicians to add new layers of strata though jams, while acknowledging forty years has passed since the original was slated.

Obama's Inauguration: What You Didn't See On TV!

Ariston Anderson | Posted 02.21.2009 | Entertainment


Ariston Anderson

We can't remember Washington ever being so cool. What follows are our most unforgettable moments from the inauguration festivities.

HuffPost Video Premiere: Playing For Change Presents "Don't Worry"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.19.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

Featuring over twenty musicians from four continents who have never met, "Don't Worry" makes its auspicious debut today, on Martin Luther King Day, and is featured here.

A Post-Thanksgiving Cornucopia: World AIDS Day, The Birth of (RED)WIRE, Milk and Prop 8

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.31.2008 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

The new online digital magazine (RED)WIRE will sponsor a series of unique performances by artists such as U2 and Sheryl Crow, in its bid to help fight AIDS.

Paul Simon's Lyrics & The Case Of The Vanishing Compact Disc

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

The problem of compact discs disappearing from the marketplace is worse than it was only a year ago. Store buyers just ain't a-buyin' from the labels, and it's looking grim all over.

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

Huffington Post | Posted 09.28.2008 | 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 06.09.2008 | 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 06.05.2008 | 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 10.13.2008 | 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 03.28.2008 | 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 03.28.2008 | 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 03.28.2008 | 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 03.28.2008 | 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 ...