Newly anointed EGOT winner and critically acclaimed, multi-platinum singer-songwriter John Legend has announced his first Christmas album, A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS, executive produced by Raphael Saadiq. To accompany the album, John will embark on a 25-date A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS Tour, including a stop at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Friday, December 21st. Join us for an evening of holiday hits!
Critically acclaimed, multi-platinum singer-songwriter John Legend has garnered ten Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Tony Award, and an Emmy Award among others. John is the first African-American man to earn an EGOT and one of only 15 people in the prestigious EGOT club. In 2016, John released his fifth studio album “DARKNESS AND LIGHT,” to rave reviews and toured to sold-out audiences across the globe. Beyond his music career, he is a principle partner in Get Lifted Film Co., a film and television production company based in Los Angeles. Get Lifted Film Co. served as Executive Producers on NBC’s live production of “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!,” the HBO documentary “Southern Rites,” 2018 Tribeca Audience Award Winner Documentary “United Skates,” WGN America’s series “Underground,” and films such as “Southside With You” and “La La Land.” In 2015, John initiated the #FREEAMERICA campaign in an effort to change the national conversation surrounding our country’s misguided criminal justice policies and to end mass incarceration. In April 2018, John released a new track, “A Good Night” featuring Blood Pop, and starred as Christ in NBC’s “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!” He was nominated for an Emmy Award this year for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie and won an Emmy as a producer in the category of Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!”
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Critically acclaimed, multi-platinum singer-songwriter John Legend has garnered ten Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Tony Award, and an Emmy Award among others. John is the first African-American man to earn an EGOT and one of only 15 people in the prestigious EGOT club. In 2016, John released his fifth studio album “DARKNESS AND LIGHT,” to rave reviews and toured to sold-out audiences across the globe. Beyond his music career, he is a principle partner in Get Lifted Film Co., a film and television production company based in Los Angeles. Get Lifted Film Co. served as Executive Producers on NBC’s live production of “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!,” the HBO documentary “Southern Rites,” 2018 Tribeca Audience Award Winner Documentary “United Skates,” WGN America’s series “Underground,” and films such as “Southside With You” and “La La Land.” In 2015, John initiated the #FREEAMERICA campaign in an effort to change the national conversation surrounding our country’s misguided criminal justice policies and to end mass incarceration. In April 2018, John released a new track, “A Good Night” featuring Blood Pop, and starred as Christ in NBC’s “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!” He was nominated for an Emmy Award this year for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie and won an Emmy as a producer in the category of Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!”
Newly anointed EGOT winner and critically acclaimed, multi-platinum singer-songwriter John Legend has announced his first Christmas album, A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS, executive produced by Raphael Saadiq. To accompany the album, John will embark on a 25-date A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS Tour, including a stop at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Friday, December 21st. Join us for an evening of holiday hits!
Critically acclaimed, multi-platinum singer-songwriter John Legend has garnered ten Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Tony Award, and an Emmy Award among others. John is the first African-American man to earn an EGOT and one of only 15 people in the prestigious EGOT club. In 2016, John released his fifth studio album “DARKNESS AND LIGHT,” to rave reviews and toured to sold-out audiences across the globe. Beyond his music career, he is a principle partner in Get Lifted Film Co., a film and television production company based in Los Angeles. Get Lifted Film Co. served as Executive Producers on NBC’s live production of “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!,” the HBO documentary “Southern Rites,” 2018 Tribeca Audience Award Winner Documentary “United Skates,” WGN America’s series “Underground,” and films such as “Southside With You” and “La La Land.” In 2015, John initiated the #FREEAMERICA campaign in an effort to change the national conversation surrounding our country’s misguided criminal justice policies and to end mass incarceration. In April 2018, John released a new track, “A Good Night” featuring Blood Pop, and starred as Christ in NBC’s “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!” He was nominated for an Emmy Award this year for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie and won an Emmy as a producer in the category of Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!”
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Critically acclaimed, multi-platinum singer-songwriter John Legend has garnered ten Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Tony Award, and an Emmy Award among others. John is the first African-American man to earn an EGOT and one of only 15 people in the prestigious EGOT club. In 2016, John released his fifth studio album “DARKNESS AND LIGHT,” to rave reviews and toured to sold-out audiences across the globe. Beyond his music career, he is a principle partner in Get Lifted Film Co., a film and television production company based in Los Angeles. Get Lifted Film Co. served as Executive Producers on NBC’s live production of “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!,” the HBO documentary “Southern Rites,” 2018 Tribeca Audience Award Winner Documentary “United Skates,” WGN America’s series “Underground,” and films such as “Southside With You” and “La La Land.” In 2015, John initiated the #FREEAMERICA campaign in an effort to change the national conversation surrounding our country’s misguided criminal justice policies and to end mass incarceration. In April 2018, John released a new track, “A Good Night” featuring Blood Pop, and starred as Christ in NBC’s “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!” He was nominated for an Emmy Award this year for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie and won an Emmy as a producer in the category of Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!”
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