The rapper also addresses the song's Oscar chances: "The bigger the platform, the more people the message can reach" By Chris Willman The trailer for the civil rights drama Selma was scored with a hip ...

Selma may have gotten shut out at the 87th Academy Awards for major nominations, but the film scored a huge win at the night’s telecast. John Legend and Common won the Oscar for Best Original Song.

Lots of people have called it racist that the black female director of the civil rights drama “Selma,” Ava DuVernay, didn’t get an Oscar nomination. But rapper Common, who co-wrote the movie’s ...

John Legend and Common closed out the 2015 Grammy Awards with a rousing performance of their hit 'Glory' from 'Selma.' It's always a tough act to follow the queen that is Beyonce herself, but if ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Edmund Pettus Bridge stood center stage in both the performance and acceptance speeches by John Legend and Common for their Oscar-winning song “Glory” from the film “Selma”. The ...

The Oscars has always been a tear-soaked affair. But this year's Oscars has been particularly wet, especially when John Legend and Common came out to sing "Glory" from Selma. A quick pan of the ...

With their stirring anthem from “Selma,” John Legend and Common have been making all the major awards-season stops. The duo picked up a Golden Globe trophy from Prince, they closed the Grammys (with ...

Rapper Common and singer John Legend performed their inspirational song "Glory" at the 87th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday night (Feb. 22). The collaborative tune is from the Oprah Winfrey-produced ...