-Our first guest tonight
is an Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning musician.
His new album "Bigger Love" is on sale now,
and he's currently serving as a coach on this season
of "The Voice," which airs Mondays and Tuesdays
right here on NBC.
Please welcome back to the show John Legend.
How are you, John? -Hey, Seth. Good to see you.
-Good to see you as well.
Obviously, a lot of people were celebrating this weekend.
You guys made it a family affair in Los Angeles.
-Yes, we did.
We were feeling the energy around us
and seeing on social media so many people out
honking their horns and celebrating,
and we were like, "Let's get out of the house.
Let's go and interact with the people."
So we went out to West Hollywood,
Santa Monica Boulevard,
and there was an impromptu dance party happening,
and we just drove through for a little bit
and celebrated with the crowd.
-We actually have a short video here.
Here you are with the family.
-Hey!
[ Crowd cheering ]
-Whoo!
-It should be noted, to a lot of voters in America,
that's what West Hollywood always looks like.
[ Light laughter ]
-Yes. That's a fair --
that's a fair approximation.
[ Laughs ]
But it was really nice to celebrate with everybody.
-That's great. I want to ask as well, about "The Voice."
Very exciting to have another season going.
How's it been for you so far?
-It's been so good. You know, this is our
first season in the COVID environment
where we were able to go back to the studio
and with all of these new protocols, tape the show,
but the talent hasn't changed a bit.
In fact, I've said that this year's blind auditions
were the best group of singers that we've had
since I've been on the show, which this is my fourth season.
So, I'm really impressed with the artists
that we're able to work with, and I think we're putting on
a really great show for the country.
-It is so exciting to watch any kind of
live performance these days, and the show's done
such a good job of grabbing that.
Of course, there are really strong COVID protocols in place.
We talked to Gwen about how she used a T-shirt cannon
to shoot T-shirts to her team.
You took a different approach.
You can't quite tell what we're talking about
with this picture there, but this close-up
really brings home how creepy that is.
Was that your idea?
-I took a substantially inferior approach to --
[ Laughter ]
"The Voice" producer suggested I use a rubber hand
to reach out and shake everyone's hand,
and you can see how creepy it looks.
And, I make fun of myself and my glove for the entire season,
and deservedly so. [ Laughs ]
-You -- I know you have new music.
You have a new album. -Yes.
-Obviously, you're not alone in being a performer
who hasn't been able to get out and do live shows.
Are you hopeful you'll be able to do that soon?
And how badly have you missed it?
-Well, with the good news about the vaccine today,
I'm hopeful that the world can get back to normal
by the middle of next year.
We have a tour scheduled for August.
We postponed it from this year's August to next year's August.
So, we'll see if it's able to happen,
but I think the news about the vaccine
makes that a little more possible.
-You're doing a song for us tonight later in the show
called "Wild."
What was the inspiration behind that song?
-Well, it's a song about being in love, and being passionate.
And the video, of course,
featured my wife and our family,
and it's a really powerful song.
Also features the great Gary Clark Jr. on guitar.
He's not on our performance tonight,
but he's on the album version.
And I -- it's really one of my favorite songs on the album,
one of Chrissy's favorites,
and hopefully everyone loves it tonight.
-I want to end that you were in Philly with your family,
again supporting -- this was the night before the election,
so before he was president-elect.
-Yes.
-Was that a special night?
Did you enjoy being there supporting?
-It was so special. We wanted to be there to help.
We knew that Pennsylvania was going to be close,
and we knew that if we could drive up turnout
in Philadelphia and the surrounding areas,
that Joe Biden would have a chance to win.
And Philly came through, Pennsylvania came through,
other states around the country came through.
And we're very, very excited that Joe Biden
is the president-elect of the country.
We need someone with his leadership skills, his empathy,
his intelligence, his team.
We think it's going to be much better for the country.
-Well, I'm neither here nor there on it,
because I'm not political. [ Laughter ]
-Clearly.
Absolutely neutral! [ Laughter ]
-Hey, thank you so much for being here.
And thank you, as well, for doing the song for us.
We can't wait to see it.
It's always a pleasure to see you.
Love to your family.
-Thank you, Seth. Great to see you too.
-"Bigger Love" is out now, and "The Voice" airs
Mondays and Tuesdays right here on NBC.