John Legend was in the hot seat on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live.” The Grammy winner and his model girlfriend Chrissy Teigen were faced with all sorts of awkward questions on Wednesday’s live show. During a game of “Plead the Fifth,” Legend was asked which artist he thinks is overrated and responded with Ke$ha.

But he had little to say when questioned about Chris Brown and Rihanna’s latest collaborations. “I don’t have any thoughts about it,” he said.

His fiancé, however, was more than happy to weigh in with her thoughts. “I absolutely think it’s terrible,” she said. “That’s just me speaking. John cannot because he’s in the music realm, but I am not, so I am more than happy to say that I think it’s terrible.”

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John Legend brought his own heat to the Cayman Islands. The Grammy-winning crooner touched down in the tropical destination with a steamy serving of his hits. He removed his jacket and got down on his knees while performing his sexy new single “Tonight (Best You Ever Had)” for the first time live, and paid homage to Adele with his gospel-tinged version of her smash “Rolling in the Deep.” Watch Mr. Legend live.

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Dim the lights. John Legend takes it to the bedroom on his smooth new single “Tonight (Best You Ever Had).” “I hit you with the best stroke, freestyle and the breast stroke/ Till you blowing cigarette smoke/ And now the bed’s broke,” sings Mr. Legend on the explicit Phatboi production, which features a verse from Ludacris. The song will appear on his upcoming fourth solo album and the soundtrack to the romantic comedy Think Like a Man.

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John Legend isn’t the only talent in the Stephens family. The younger brother of the Grammy-winning crooner, Vaughn Anthony, is readying a mixtape Life of a Player for release this March, featuring collaborations with Rick Ross, Olivia, and Prodigy. The Ohio native is no stranger to the music scene, having opened for India.Arie, Robin Thicke, Raphael Saadiq, and Estelle, and collaborated with Rick Ross (“It’s Alright”) and Ghostface Killah (“Paragraphs of Love”).

He duets with his brother on “Hold Me Down,” the first single off his self-titled debut, due in May. Listen below.

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2012 is about to be legendary. John Legend is readying his return to the spotlight with a new single and album.

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John Legend’s music is a staple at weddings and now the R&B crooner is ready to walk down the aisle himself. The “Ordinary People” singer is engaged to his longtime girlfriend, model Christine Teigen.

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Mariah Carey makes it a family affair in the festive video for “When Christmas Comes,” her soulful duet with John Legend, which originally appeared on her 2010 holiday album Merry Christmas II You. The pop songbird’s loved ones gather around the piano as she belts out the James Poyser-produced tune with Legend.

The Sanaa Hamri-directed clip, which was filmed at Mariah and Nick’s Beverly Hills home, features footage from “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Mimi frolicks in the snow and cooks up a holiday meal for her guests, while her adorable twins Monroe and Moroccan, dogs, and Santa Claus suit-wearing husband all join the festivities.

“I wanted this to be the most fun, family Christmas,” explained Mariah. “It’s like a soulful family Christmas song and yet I wanted to add all the elements of anything magical that could happen at Christmas.”

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Common keeps the dream alive on “The Believer,” another No I.D.-produced cut off his ninth album The Dreamer/The Believer (Dec. 20). The Chicago MC spits words of wisdom, while John Legend takes ‘em to church on the soulful number. “Even through the unseen, I know that God watch us/ From one King’s dream, he was able to Barack us,” raps Common. Rise up.

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