John Legend Reveals He Was Only Paid $500 for His First Ever Musical Credit: I Didnt Really Know What to Ask for
John Legend did not make a fortune off his first musical credit. The 46-year-old musician was still going by his birth name John R. Stephens when he played the piano on Lauryn Hill's song "Everything is Everything" off her critically acclaimed 1998 album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The opportunity came years before he rolled out his debut album — 2004's Get Lifted. During a March 18 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where he discussed a 20th anniversary edition of Get Lifted and a forthcoming tour, Legend revealed how he landed a feature on Hill's album and why he was only paid $500 for the deal.
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