John Legend’s moniker wasn’t always so legendary. In fact, it took a legal contract to secure the right to even use his now-popular stage name. “J. [Ivy] heard me singing, playing and doing all I was ...

The Voice Season 29 Coach vowed to be "super truthful" during a round of "Truth or Dab" with Hot Ones host Sean Evans.

The rest is the stuff of legend and Legend. The artist formerly known as John Roger Stephens signed with Columbia Records in May 2004 and released I Get Lifted that year on Dec. 28, his 26th birthday.

John Legend shares how he adopted his iconic stage name, his early collaborations with Kanye West, and the story behind his debut album.

The "All of Me" hitmaker had been performing under his real name, John Roger Stephens, when he landed the nickname during a ...

The origin stories behind stage names usually make for good cocktail conversation. John Legend’s path to his moniker, however, involved something far more unusual: a legal negotiation with a porn ...

John Legend had to "negotiate" with a porn producer to secure his stage name. The All of Me hitmaker had been performing under his real name, John Roger Stephens, when he landed the nickname during a ...

The singer and his wife Chrissy Teigen are parents to daughter Luna and son Miles, as well as infants Esti and Wren — who were born this year Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He ...

The singer wasn't even going by John Legend when he played piano on a track from Lauryn Hill's critically acclaimed 1998 album 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' Michael Nied has been a digital news ...

John Legend is sharing more details about the having to negotiate with a porn producer in order to officially go by his iconic stage name. The star, 46, previously revealed he came to an agreement ...

People's Sexiest Man Alive talks about his time at UPenn. As John Legend basks in the glory of his latest honor -- being named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive-- he's counting his blessings while ...

John Legend has a unique stage name, but the thirteen-time Grammy winner revealed that he had to strike a deal with a porn producer to be able to use his moniker. Per PEOPLE, Legend, 46, touched on ...