John Legend is one of the most esteemed musicians in America today. The long-time singer-songwriter has had a decorated career spanning 25 years. In this piece, we'll be taking a look at John Legend's net worth in 2022.
John Legend's Net Worth in 2022 (Estimate): $100 million
John Legend's net worth in 2022 is approximately $100 million. This is according to numerous reputable sources, including Celebrity Net Worth.
John Roger Stephens was born in Springfield, Ohio, to musically-inclined parents; his father was a drummer while his mother was the director of a church choir (wherein his grandmother was the organist). In fact, John himself performed for the church choir in his youth.
He was quite the prodigy himself. John learned to play the piano at just age 4, after which he started to perform in the church choir when he was 7. Moreover, he skipped two grades due to his advanced academic level, enabling him to attend high school at 12 years old.
John attended North High School in Springfield, Ohio, wherein he graduated as salutatorian of his class. He was also able to squeeze in a win in a McDonald's-sponsored essay competition in his 4 years in HS.
Coming out of high school, he received numerous scholarship offers as well as an admission offer to Harvard University. He chose to go to the University of Pennsylvania.
John continued to pursue music in college via extracurriculars. He served as the president and musical director of a capella group The Counterparts. Their recording of Joan Osborn's “One of Us” particularly received critical acclaim. He was also involved in the making of iconic rapper Lauryn Hill's album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, playing piano on the track Everything is Everything.
John graduated college magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in English, specializing in African-American literature.
He first worked as a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), all while making music independently on the side. He released his first albums independently, while working on and sending his demos out to various record labels.
At this point, John was introduced to a certain Kanye West, eventually getting hired to sing the hooks of West's songs. West eventually signed him to his record label, GOOD Music. He was also introduced to poet J. Ivy, who gave John his stage name.
“You sound like one of the legends. As a matter of fact, that's what I'm going to call you from now on! I'm going to call you John Legend” – J. Ivy to John Legend.
Legend would release his debut album, Get Lifted in 2004. The album sold 116,000 in its first week and debuted at number 7 on th US Billboard 200. The album would get gold certified by the RIAA and would win the 2006 Grammy Award for best R&B album. Legend would also be nominated for Best New Artist and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. The album produced several singles, the most notable of which is “Ordinary People”. Quite a breakthrough for John Legend.
He collaborated with numerous artists for the next few years following a successful breakthrough. Legend featured alongside the liks of Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, and the Black Eyed Peas, among others.
2006 saw his second album Once Again get released. The album debuted at the top of the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200. Once Again eventually became a certified platinum. Obviously, all of this helped to add to John Legend's net worth in 2022.
Legend released his third studio album, Evolver, in 2010. The single “Green Light” featuring Andre 3000 was Legend's highest charting single since “Ordinary People”. His collaborative album with the Roots, Wake Up Everybody, was also released this year. Legend won a Grammy for Best R&B song for “Shine”, Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Hang On in There”, and Best R&B Album from the collaboration.
Next would be Love in the Future (2013), which would debut at 4 on th Billboard 200. Legend's hit single “All of Me” from the album was an absolute success. It peaked at number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 consecutive weeks and became one of the most succssful digital singles of all time.
Three years later, Legend would release his latest album entitled Darkness and Light. The album would most notably produce the well-known single “Love Me Now”.
John Legend has also featured prominently in movies, whether it be in the soundtrack or in an on-screen role. He notably performed the title track with Ariana Grande for Beauty and the Beast (2017). He was also a prominent character in La La Land (2016) as Keith.
With his long tenure as a musical artist and actor, it is no surprise that Legend has acquired such a large amount throughout the years. As of the time of this writing, John Legend is worth a stagerring $100 million. A disclaimer, though — this figure includes the considerable amount that his wife, Chrissy Teigen, has earned ever since their marriage in 2013.
Nevertheless, were you stunned at all by John Legend's net worth at 2022?
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