John Legend on His Friend Kanye, How Artists Should Respond to Trump

After scoring his first-ever Number One song with his last album, John Legend was confident enough to take a huge risk on his new one, Darkness and Light: He sought out indie-leaning producer-guitarist Blake Mills, whom he admired for his work with Alabama Shakes. Mills is more of a critics' fave than a hitmaker,

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