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 ...

He worked with Kanye West on West's 2004 debut album, The College Dropout Ever wondered how John Legend became a Legend? It started in the early 2000s while he was collaborating with then-fellow ...

During the first episode of Amazon Studios’ new series “Words+Music,” John Legend recalled how he made a deal with porn producer Johnny Legend to go by his iconic stage name. The 46-year-old singer ...

John Legend was forced to "negotiate" with an adult film producer to obtain his famous stage name. The All of Me singer had been performing under his birth name, John Roger Stephens, when he earned ...