Notícias
John Legend lança "A Legendary Christmas"
O multiplatinado cantor e compositor John Legend editou o seu primeiro álbum de Natal, intitulado A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS. O álbum contou com a produção executiva de Raphael Saadiq e foi disponibilizado física e digitalmente a 26 de outubro.
A acompanhar o lançamento do álbum, John Legend iniciou uma digressão de 25 datas (A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS Tour), que arrancou a 15 de novembro em Clearwater (Flórida), passando pelas cidades de Atlanta, Nova Iorque, Los Angeles, entre outros locais, terminando a 30 de dezembro em San Diego.
“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” feat. Esperanza Spalding e a inédita “Bring Me Love” são apenas alguns dos temas que fazem parte deste novo registo, recentemente editado.
No passado dia 28 de novembro, no canal televisivo NBC, foi emitido o especial de Natal de uma hora: “A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy”. A NBC também anunciou recentemente que, na Primavera de 2019, John Legend irá juntar-se ao novo painel de mentores do “The Voice”, ao lado de nomes como Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine e Blake Shelton.
Sobre John Legend:
EGOT-winning, 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!”