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John Legend, father of two and Emmy/Grammy/Oscar/Tony winner, is hosting a celebration of dads with a one-hour variety special, John Legend and Family: A Bigger Love Father's Day. The show is airing Sunday, June 21 at 8 PM ET on ABC. The evening blends live musical performances with comedy and what’s touted as “plenty…

Joe Biden raised money at a star-filled virtual fundraiser on Thursday that included performances by Jennifer Hudson, John Legend and Andra Day, jokes from Jay Leno, and a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump by Barbra Streisand. "Think of how many lives could have been saved if he had paid attention to the warnings and…

John Legend is executive producing a series of four virtual fundraising events over the next month aimed at helping House Speaker Nancy Pelosi maintain Democratic control of the chamber, with a lineup of celebrity participants that includes Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow, Harry Belafonte, Julia Roberts and Jennifer…

Day 2 of ATX TV… from the Couch!" featured a conversation with the cast and executive producers of the forthcoming Sherman's Showcase Black History Month Spectacular special. It is set to air on June 19, which is also known in the African American community, especially in the South, as Juneteenth, a day that…

EXCLUSIVE: Barbra Streisand and John Legend will headline a fundraiser for Joe Biden on June 11, the latest in a series of events the former vice president has on the schedule to raise money before the fall campaign. Other guests will be announced for the event, which will raise money for the Biden Victory Fund, a…

Editors' Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that already has claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline's Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences…

Artists from across the music world are coming together today for a massive concert produced by Global Citizen, to raise money for COVID-19 relief. The concert titled “One World: Together at Home” is curated by Lady Gaga, and will stream live throughout the day on several different platforms. The digital stream…

As 2020 presidential candidates sound the alarm to their supporters of the high stakes in Saturday’s South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday, their campaigns are enlisting celebrities to get out the vote and drive enthusiasm. On Sunday, Bernie Sanders’ campaign will hold a rally in downtown Los Angeles with a…

John Legend took to the campaign trail for Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday, telling a crowd of about 500 people at South Carolina State University that he had not planned to endorse in the primary but "it became abundantly clear the one candidate stood out from the rest." "We depend on our leaders to listen to us,&#8221…

Musician John Legend will go out on the campaign trail for Elizabeth Warren next week in advance of the South Carolina primary. Legend will appear with Warren at two rallies on Wednesday, including events in Orangeburg and Charleston. Legend and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, announced their endorsement of Warren in…

John Legend is celebrating Valentine’s Day with a new animated series on Facebook featuring love stories from around the globe, the social media giant announced today. Starting February 9, the singer-songwriter and Facebook will roll out eight episodes of the project titled Dear John: Legendary Love Letters. Each…

Nipsey Hussle loomed large over the Grammy Awards on Sunday night as the late rapper was honored with a star-studded tribute. Hussle, real name Ermias Asghedom, was fatally shot in Los Angeles on March 31, 2019. He was 33 years old. On Sunday night at the Staples Center, director Ava DuVernay introduced the tribute to…