John Legend to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Legend fans. Speculation had been rife that the American singer best known for hit songs like Green Light or Ordinary People, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 46, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 14/05/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a singer isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a singer-songwriter-actor just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouJohn
For a little while on Tuesday evening, #ThankYouJohn was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“John Legend was unlike any other singer we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouJohn”
— @universalObserver, 13 May 2025
“Legend wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 13 May 2025
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