John Legend wins Grammy for his work on “Higher”

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Springfield native John Legend won a Grammy for his work on “Higher” at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.

“Higher” was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance and was up against “Drip too Hard” by Lil Baby and Gunna, “Panini” by Lil Nas X, “Ballin” by Mustard featuring Ricch, and “The London” by Young Thug featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott.

Legend worked alongside DJ Khaled and Nipsey Hussle, a rapper who was killed in 2019.

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“I want to thank all of you for supporting this and for lifting Nipsey’s name up,” Legend said. “We all love him. We all miss him. It is terrible that we had to lose him so early.”

He added, “We are just honored to be here tonight.”

Legend, Khaled, Kirk Franklin, Meek Mill, Roddy Ricch and YG performed a tribute of “Higher” in honor of Hussle.

“We’ve seen so much tragedy today, last year and so much has gone on but let’s love each other , let’s love our family, let’s hold each other tight,” Legend said. “God bless.”

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Legend was also nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for “A Legendary Christmas,” but was beaten out by Elvis Costello and The Imposters for their work on “Look Now.”

In 2018, Legend became the first African American man to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award. He now has 11 Grammys.

Local legends Dave Chappelle and John Legend both managed to  secure Grammy wins at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards on January 26, 2020.

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