Artist

John Legend

Wins

Nominations

Biography

"Beauty is the goal. I want you to feel it and have some sort of revelation. I want you to get the chills."

Born John Roger Stephens on Dec. 28, 1978, in Springfield, Ohio
John Legend's debut album, 2004's Get Lifted, was peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. The album featured his first Top 40 hit, "Ordinary People," which hit No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100.
At the 48th GRAMMY Awards, Legend won his first three GRAMMYs: Best R&B Album (Get Lifted), Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ("Ordinary People") and Best New Artist. The year prior, at the 47th GRAMMYs, Legend made his GRAMMY stage debut, performing "I'll Take You There" with Mavis Staples.
Did you know? Legend appeared on an episode of "Sesame Street" in 2006, performing "It Feels Good When You Sing A Song" with Hoots the Owl.
In 2014 Legend joined Ryan Seacrest and Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow to present the first-ever Music Educator Award to Kent Knappenberger during the 56th GRAMMY Awards telecast.
In 2015 Legend made a $500,000 donation toward efforts to renovate a 700-seat auditorium located in the Springfield City School District in his hometown. The theater has been rechristened the John Legend Theater.

All Grammy Awards and
Nominations for John Legend

Year	Award	Artists	Work
2026	Best Gospel Performance/Song	Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend, Anthony Brown, Brunes Charles, Annatoria Chitapa, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Jonas Myrin	Church
2025	Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement	Matt Jones, John Legend, Sufjan Stevens	Always Come Back
2025	Best Instrumental Arrangement	Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly, John Legend	Bridge Over Troubled Water
2025	Best Children's Album	John Legend	My Favorite Dream
2023	Best Rap Performance	DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay Z, John Legend, Fridayy	GOD DID
2023	Best Rap Song	Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, DJ Khaled, Fridayy, Jay Z, John Legend, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Streetrunner	GOD DID
2023	Song Of The Year/New Song Of The Year	Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, DJ Khaled, Fridayy, Jay Z, John Legend, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Streetrunner	GOD DID
2021	Best R&B Performance	Jhené Aiko, John Legend	Lightning & Thunder
2021	Best R&B Album	John Legend	Bigger Love
2020	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	DJ Khaled, Nipsey Hussle, John Legend	Higher
2020	Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album	John Legend	A Legendary Christmas
2019	Best Musical Theater Album	Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Erik Grönwall, Jin Ha, John Legend, Norm Lewis, Jason Tam, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Harvey Mason jr.	Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
2016	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	Big Sean, Kanye West, John Legend	One Man Can Change The World
2016	Best Song Written For Visual Media	Common, Che Smith, John Legend	Glory
2016	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	Common, John Legend	Glory
2016	Best Rap Song	Common, Che Smith, John Legend	Glory
2015	Best Pop Solo Performance	John Legend	All Of Me (Live)
2014	Best R&B Album	John Legend	Love In The Future
2013	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	John Legend, Ludacris	Tonight (Best You Ever Had)
2011	Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance	John Legend, The Roots	Hang On In There
2011	Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal	John Legend, The Roots	Shine
2011	Best R&B Song	John Legend	Shine
2011	Best R&B Album	John Legend, The Roots	Wake Up!
2011	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona, Common	Wake Up Everybody
2010	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	John Legend	This Time
2009	Song Of The Year/New Song Of The Year	will.i.am, Keith Harris, John Legend, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, Estelle, Kanye West	American Boy
2009	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	John Legend	Green Light
2009	Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal	Al Green, John Legend	Stay With Me (By The Sea)
2007	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	John Legend	Heaven
2007	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	John Legend	Save Room
2007	Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal	John Legend, Joss Stone, Van Hunt	Family Affair
2006	Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	Common, Kanye West, John Legend	They Say
2006	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	John Legend	Ordinary People
2006	Song Of The Year/New Song Of The Year	will.i.am, John Legend	Ordinary People
2006	Best R&B Song	will.i.am, John Legend	Ordinary People
2006	Best R&B Album	John Legend	Get Lifted
2006	Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal	John Legend, Lauryn Hill	So High
2006	Best New Artist	John Legend
2006	Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance	John Legend	Stay With You