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"Glory" is a song by American rapper Common (Lonnie Lynn, as awarded) and American singer John Legend. It was written by John Legend, Common, and Rhymefest. [2] [3] [4] The song was released on December 11, 2014, by Columbia Records as the theme song from the 2014 film Selma, which portrays the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches.
John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist.He began his musical career working behind the scenes for other artists, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything," and performing as an uncredited backing vocalist on Jay-Z's "Encore" and Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name".
The discography of American singer John Legend consists of ten full-length studio albums, five live albums, two video albums, three extended plays, 51 singles and two promotional singles. Prior to the release of Legend's debut album, his career gained momentum through a series of successful collaborations with multiple established artists.
An original song, titled "Glory", performed by Common and John Legend, is a protest anthem, that refers to the 2014 Ferguson protests. [5] The song was released by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records on December 11, 2014 as a single , and peaked at number 49 on the US Billboard Hot 100 commercially, upon release. [ 6 ]
John Legend is an American soul singer, songwriter and pianist.In 2005, Legend received fifteen nominations and won two, including Best New Artist at the Black Entertainment Television Awards (BET Awards) and Best R&B Act at the MOBO Awards.
John Legend is an impromptu songwriting king!. On Monday, Nov. 25, the musician, 45, appeared on The Jennifer Hudson Show and performed an improvised song based on a funny photo of his wife ...
"Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" is a song by American singer-songwriter John Legend featuring American rapper Ludacris. Written alongside Miguel and production group Phatboiz, the song served as the lead single from the soundtrack to the 2012 American romantic comedy film Think Like a Man.
"Encore" features vocals by John Legend, Don Crawley, GLC and Kanye West.The song was released by Roc-A-Fella Records and produced by West for Konman Productions.. The production samples the trumpet introduction to John Holt's cover of "I Will" by The Beatles, therefore there is a Lennon–McCartney songwriting credit on the song.