John Legend‘s daughter Luna Stephens, his eldest of four children with wife Chrissy Teigen, led her first interview — outside of a school homework assignment — with Dad, on behalf of Billboard Family.
Young Luna, age 8, conducted the on-camera Q&A like a pro for the latest episode of Billboard Family‘s new video series of kids interviewing their famous parents. Watch the father-daughter conversation in the video that’s seen above.
It all starts off with cute small talk, with Luna negotiating the age she’ll be allowed to get a smartphone (Dad’s leaning toward 16, while Luna’s eyeing 9), before focusing on Legend’s Grammy-nominated children’s album, My Favorite Dream.
“I wanted to make a children’s album because now that I have four kids, and I’ve watched all of you guys react to music and fall in love with music in different ways, I felt like I was inspired to write an album for my kids, and all the other kids that are out there and their parents too,” John tells Luna of the collection, which was released on Aug. 30 and is nominated for best children’s album in the 2025 Grammy Awards.
Luna comments on how cool that is and delves into Dad’s inspiration for the title of My Favorite Dream, his favorite part of making the album and more.
“My favorite thing was singing with my wife and my two oldest children, Luna and Miles. Do you know Luna and Miles?” John teases.
They all sing together on the album single “L.O.V.E.,” one of the original children’s songs he wrote for the album he produced with Sufjan Stevens. Recording vocals on the song “was fun” and somewhere “in between” hard and easy, Luna tells her dad during their convo.
Eight-year-old Luna not only sang on “L.O.V.E.,” but also designed the art for all the single covers for the My Favorite Dream. Her design work is also seen on hoodies currently available on John’s webstore.
“You and I, that’s one of the ways we bond with each other,” John reminds Luna in their interview. “We draw in the playroom together. It was very natural for you to design the single covers for the album. You killed it. You did a great job.”
“L.O.V.E.” is one of Luna’s three favorite songs on her dad’s album, along with “Always Come Back” and “Three Little Birds.”
John shares “Always Come Back” as a top pick. He’s candid about why the song is so personal to him in his Q&A with Luna.
“I wrote it for you guys,” he tells Luna. “I have to travel a lot for work. Mommy has to go away for work sometimes. But we’ve always been telling you since you were a little baby that Mommy and Daddy always come back. When I wrote that song, it was very emotional for me because the day I wrote it I was actually leaving to go away for a while, and I played it for you guys. It will always have that kind of sentimental feeling.”
“I try not to leave for more than two weeks because it feels so long when I’m gone for two weeks. I feel bad about it sometimes when I leave you. That song makes me feel better about it,” John says.
Among the many sweet moments in the interview, John also tells Luna, “I think it’s the most pure love you can have, the love you have for your family. It’s so pure. When me and Mommy look at you, and look at your brothers [Miles and Wren] and sister [Esti], we see ourselves and we want to pour all this knowledge and these lessons we’ve learned in life into you and help you become the best adults you can be.”
Watch Luna’s interview for Billboard Family — embedded at the top of this article — to hear more. The pair chat about John’s reaction to his children’s album being nominated for a Grammy, his thoughts on the 20-year anniversary of debut album Get Lifted, what he’s working on next (Broadway music!) and his favorite part of his job.
My Favorite Dream is available to purchase or stream now. It’s nominated for best children’s album at the Feb. 2, 2025 Grammy Awards alongside Lucky Diaz and The Family Jam Band’s Brillo, Brillo!, Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats’ Creciendo, Rock for Children’s Solid Rock Revival and Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids’ World Wide Playdate.
