An R&B singer/songwriter who draws inspiration from yesterday's luminaries and today's innovators, John Legend crafts thoughtful, forward-thinking music that always has soul on its mind. Ballads like “All of Me” and pointed political tracks like “In America” echo the work of titans like Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder; 21st-century contemporaries like Lauryn Hill and Raphael Saadiq, meanwhile, guide his explorations of soul's next frontiers.