When Common and Legend were announced as the winners of Best Original Song at the Oscars, the hip-hop and R&B community celebrated their peers' major accomplishment on social media.
Rapper Common and singer John Legend performed their inspirational song 'Glory' at the 87th annual Academy Awards on Sunday night (Feb. 22). The collaborative tune is from the Oprah Winfrey-produced film, 'Selma,' which is up for two awards: Best Original Song and Best Picture.
Music's biggest night closed with one of hip-hop's most relevant and moving songs. Common and John Legend brought social issues to the forefront with their track, 'Glory,' featured in the lauded film 'Selma.'
Chart-topping artists Pharrell Williams, Beyonce and John Legend were among the winners in the music categories for the 2015 NAACP Image Awards. The annual event recognizes achievements made by African-Americans in television, music, film and literature.
Leave it up to Will Ferrell, Jimmy Fallon and Kevin Hart to engage in the Super Bowl of lip sync battles. In this special edition of 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the three comedians fall right into character with two cut-throat rounds of karaoke-style showdowns by performing hits from Beyonce to John Legend.
After Common and John Legend's song 'Glory' won for Best Original Song at the 2015 Golden Globe Awards, it became obvious the soulful cut written for the movie 'Selma' touched many, from critics to fans. It's likely the song will touch even more when the duo perform it at the 87th Academy Awards next month.
After winning the Golden Globe for Best Original Song for ‘Glory’, from the MLK movie ‘Selma,’ Common and John Legend will perform the tune at the 2015 Grammy Awards. Also hitting the stage is Usher and Pharrell Williams.
After taking home the Golden Globe for Best Original Song on Sunday (Jan. 11), John Legend and Common deliver the visual component to their award-winning song, 'Glory.'
John Legend and Common celebrated a major accomplishment Sunday night (Jan. 11), by taking home the award for Best Original Song at the 2015 Golden Globe Awards.