John Legend
Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Producer and Entrepreneur
Undergraduate Student Choice Speaker
An Evening of Speaking, Q&A, and Songs with Piano
Rescheduled to Thursday, December 3, 2015, 8 p.m.
Alumni Arena, UB's North (Amherst) Campus
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In December 2004, John Legend released his debut album, "Get Lifted," a platinum-selling breakthrough which garnered eight Grammy nominations and three golden statues for Best New Artist, Best R&B Album and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Still one of the industry's most innovative artists, whom fellow music pioneer Quincy Jones calls "a genius," the singer, songwriter, pianist and producer continues to achieve new milestones.
In the summer of 2013 came his first #1 single, "All of Me," which dethroned Pharrell Williams' ubiquitous "Happy" and spent three weeks at the peak of Billboard's Hot 100 chart. "All of Me," a devotional piano ballad and love song to his wife, Chrissy Teigen, dominated airplay across five radio formats, hitting #1 on Top 40, Rhythm, Adult Contemporary (AC), Hot AC and Urban Adult Contemporary, and racking up over four billion in cumulative radio audience. It was also an international smash, reaching #1 on the official radio and sales charts in nine additional countries spanning the UK, Canada and Australia, and topping the digital charts in dozens more around the world. The official video of his single, "You & I," has over 44 million views on YouTube.
Both songs derive from Legend's fourth solo studio album, "Love in the Future," an immersive experience about romance, love, hope, commitment and optimism. Released in September 2013, "Love in the Future" resonated with critics and audiences alike, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200 and rising to #2 on the R&B Albums and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.
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