I did well in high school and then went to an Ivy League school, but I was the exception.
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He explained to Black Enterprise magazine why education is such an important issue to him: "I come from a city where 40 percent to 50 percent of our kids drop out of high school. Legend serves as a vice-chairman on the HVA board. He is a supporter of the Harlem Village Academies, a New York City organization that runs several charter schools. Outside of music, Legend is involved in numerous social and charitable causes. This album is a celebration of love, joy, sensuality, hope and resilience, the things that make our culture so beautiful and influential.” Personal Life and Wife But It’s important for us to continue to show the world the fullness of what it is to be Black and human. “Lately, the images of Black people in the media have been showing us with knees on our necks, in mourning, or expressing our collective outrage. Legend released Bigger Love on June 19, 2020. “During these painful times, some of us may wonder if it’s ok to laugh or dance or be romantic,” he said. Legend went on to claim bragging rights as the winning coach with his selection of Maelyn Jarmon, before returning for season 17 of the show in fall 2019.
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In late summer 2018, it was announced that Legend would join Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson as a coach on season 16 of the singing competition series The Voice. That spring, with the public reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, he contributed to Lady Gaga's massive One World: Together at Home benefit concert, before pairing with Jennifer Hudson for a highly praised rendition of "Beauty and the Beast" for The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II. Legend went on to release a new single, "Conversations in the Dark," and announce plans for a summer 2020 tour.
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October 2018 brought the release of A Legendary Christmas, a mix of traditional and original holiday songs that included an assist from Stevie Wonder on "What Christmas Means to Me." Although A Legendary Christmas was unable to capitalize on its Grammy nomination for best traditional pop vocal album, Legend did earn a Grammy for best rap/sung performance at the 2020 ceremony, sharing the win with DJ Khaled and Nipsey Hussle for their collaboration on "Higher." So honored they trusted me to play Jesus Christ.
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"Sirs Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice and I joined that group when we won an Emmy for our production of their legendary show Jesus Christ Superstar. "Before tonight, only 12 people had won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony in competitive categories," Legend wrote on Instagram. (EGOT stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.) Legend, along with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, shared the Outstanding Live Variety Special Emmy for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. On September 9, 2018, Legend made history as the youngest person ever - and the first African American man - to join the exclusive EGOT club. On October 7, 2016, Legend debuted a new single, "Love Me Now." He followed in December with his fifth solo studio album, Darkness and Light, which features collaborations with Miguel and Chance the Rapper. The tune also won a Grammy and an Academy Award, with both artists using their Oscar acceptance speeches to highlight contemporary issues that connected to the Civil Rights Movement. 1 ballad "All of Me" as well as tracks like "Made to Love" and "You & I (Nobody in the World)." In 2015, the songwriter, along with rapper Common, won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song-"Glory"-from the film Selma. Acclaim for 'All of Me' and 'Glory'Ģ013 saw Legend release his next solo album, Love in the Future, which featured the No. Later that year, Legend contributed a new track to Quentin Tarantino's film Django Unchained. The musical stars coached and performed with the contestants on the show. He worked alongside Kelly Clarkson, Robin Thicke and Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland.
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Legend tried his hand at reality television with the singing competition Duets during the summer of 2012.