WSJ. Magazine 2018 Entertainment Innovator: John Legend became the first black man in history to become an “EGOT”–a winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. The EGOT pays tribute to Legend’s wide-ranging artistic talents, from singing and songwriting, to producing music for movies like “La La Land”, and most recently, performing in the hit musical "Jesus Christ Superstar." Legend’s creativity is inspired by, he says, love. Love moves him to create art and to do his part to create a more just world. Legend says that it’s his responsibility, as a person with power and privilege, to amplify the voices of those who aren’t heard enough.

WSJ. Magazine 2018 Innovator Awards

Crafting a better future from a world in flux. This is the hallmark of WSJ. Magazine's 2018 Innovators—a group of visionary, foundation-shaking luminaries working across nine fields. This year's talents were honored at the annual Innovator Awards on November 7 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Selected by WSJ. Magazine editors, the honorees are: Ruth E. Carter (Design); David Chang (Food); Nonny de la Peña (Technology); Agnes Gund (Philanthropy); Jacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron (Architecture); Jonah Hill (Film); Ralph Lauren (Fashion); John Legend (Entertainment); and Pheobe Waller-Bridge (TV).

MediaStorm, for the fourth consecutive year, produced short films that pay tribute to their talents; showcasing exactly why WSJ. Magazine named them Innovators.  

The films premiered at the WSJ. Magazine 2018 Innovator Awards, on November 7, and was then published digitally by WSJ. Magazine and MediaStorm. It is a key tool for driving awareness to the magazine and the prestigious awards themselves.

With five global editions spanning 62 countries, WSJ. Magazine—which publishes 12 issues a year—is The Wall Street Journal's luxury-lifestyle publication dedicated to the power and passions of the Journal's readership.