Juneteenth — the holiday marking the end of slavery in the US on June 19, 1865.“I’m excited that the album’s coming out that day,” says Legend of “Bigger Love,” which arrives two days before his “John Legend and Family: A Bigger Love Father’s Day” special airs on ABC. “And I’m excited that people are taking a moment to celebrate the ending of slavery in this country … It also reminds us that we still have a ways to go to get more free in this country.
Hopefully everyone is paying attention to that as well.”People have been paying attention to Legend ever since he took us higher with his 2004 debut, “Get Lifted,” which featured his breakout hit, “Ordinary People,” and earned him the first three of his 11 Grammys.