With Queen Bey herself as their opening act, Common and John Legend brought their politically aware Selma anthem “Glory,” to their biggest stage yet: The Grammys. Backed by strings and a choir, and ...

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 ...

Lots of people have called it racist that the black female director of the civil rights drama “Selma,” Ava DuVernay, didn’t get an Oscar nomination. But rapper Common, who co-wrote the movie’s ...

We couldn’t be more excited about the release of the Ava DuVernay‘s film Selma. The film is both a tribute to the 1963 marches held in Selma, Alabama (that would lead to the 1965 Voting Rights Act) ...

After winning the Golden Globe for "Glory," Common and John Legend release the music video for the 'Selma' theme song. By Erika Ramirez After winning the 2015 Golden Globe for Best Original Song for ...

Hip-hop made its presence felt at the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards, when Common and John Legend won the category of Best Original Song for their song “Glory” on the “Selma” soundtrack. The ...

On the heels of their Golden Globe win for Best Song in a Motion Picture, Common and John Legend premiere the music video for their freedom song, “Glory,” from the soundtrack of Selma. The music video ...

Can a song written for a movie about events of 50 years ago, with a rap verse that dares to be relevant and edgy by inserting hot-button topics and incidents of today, possibly become an Oscar winner ...

Hip-hop’s hottest stage is the dining room. Following the lead of Joe’s Pub, B.B. King’s, and the now-shuttered Spotlight Live, dinner theater is back, and the dish best served at your next meal is a ...

A Hollywood movie couldn't have scripted it any better. On Thursday (Jan. 15) -- on what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s 85th birthday -- Common accepted best song at the Critics' Choice… By ...

The Oscars has always been a tear-soaked affair. But this year's Oscars has been particularly wet, especially when John Legend and Common came out to sing "Glory" from Selma. A quick pan of the ...

John Legend and Common closed out the 2015 Grammy Awards with a rousing performance of their hit 'Glory' from 'Selma.' It's always a tough act to follow the queen that is Beyonce herself, but if ...