John Legend Partners with Bilt for October Rent Day® to Support Students at Four Universities and Help Cover Rent for College Students, Ahead of Releasing New Album Muse

Bilt Members can win a month of free rent through Rent Free™, pre-order a vinyl of ‘Muse’ with a cover shot exclusively for Bilt, a chance to attend a private John Legend show, and donate Bilt Points to Scholarship America, with Bilt helping to cover rent for 50 students at universities Legend personally selected

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bilt, the membership that connects where you live with the places you love, today announced that John Legend, an EGOT-winning, multi-platinum artist and producer who has garnered 13 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award and four Emmy Awards, among others, will join as October's Rent Day collaborator. On October 23, he’ll release his new studio album, Muse, produced in full and co-written by Pharrell Williams. Advance tracks “Fireflies”, out today, and lead single “Daylight” offer a window into an album that finds Legend exploring new territory more than two decades into his recording career.

The month's Rent Day^® programming spans four moments built around the album's release: a chance to win free rent through Rent Free™ (the better Legend does answering questions, the more Bilt Members win free rent), a member-exclusive vinyl of Muse with a custom cover only for Bilt Members, the chance to attend a private John Legend show on October 21 in San Francisco, and the ability to donate Bilt Points to Scholarship America, a cause dear to Legend. The Bilt-exclusive limited edition vinyl of Muse is available for pre-order starting today, while supplies last, and ships alongside the album's broader October 23 release.

"John's music has been the soundtrack to the pivotal moments of so many people’s lives: falling in love, moving in together and exploring a neighborhood, getting married, and coming home,” said Ankur Jain, Founder and CEO of Bilt. “It feels right to build this Rent Day around him and around Muse. And it feels even more right that in the same month members can win rent and pre-order the album, they can also turn their Bilt Points into scholarships for students who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford college.”

In partnership with Legend, Bilt will help cover rent for 50 students across four universities Legend personally selected: three historically Black colleges and universities, Morehouse College, Central State University, and Wilberforce University, the nation’s oldest private HBCU, as well as Legend’s alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania.

Beginning on Rent Day, members also will be able to donate Bilt Points to Scholarship America, an organization that connects students with the scholarships they need to attend and complete college – specifically those living off-campus and who are at risk of eviction. Six in ten students can't afford college without financial help, and 100% of Bilt Points donated will go to Scholarship America. This cause also reflects work Legend has championed alongside his music for the better part of his career.

“Education has always been such an important thing for me. I know what it meant for me to be able to go to college and get a great education; it set me up for life,” said John Legend. “So, we’re partnering with Scholarship America to launch a Rent Assistance Program for students at several schools. [Many of] these students are at risk of eviction and they need our help. Together with Bilt, we’re going to help cover off-campus housing costs.”

When asked about his living situation during college, Legend continued, “I lived on the quad [at Penn] my freshman year, and then I lived off-campus the remaining three years. So, I was paying my own rent, had a work-study job, and I had a job at a church. I was hustling and I was doing it so I could pay my rent, so I know what it feels like to be in that position where you’ve got to figure out how to do it yourself. I’m sure a lot of kids in school right now are in that same position.”

For more information, visit https://www.bilt.com/p/john-legend.

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Launched in 2021, Bilt is the membership for where you live and the hospitality platform powering the residential ecosystem around it. For members, Bilt makes where our members live the center of their lives – allowing them to earn rewards on housing payments, access neighborhood services, build a path to homeownership, and redeem points across a best-in-class travel and lifestyle ecosystem including airlines, hotels, boutique fitness studios, neighborhood restaurants, and more. For partners, from residential properties and neighborhood merchants to travel advisors, Bilt's hospitality platform provides the tools to deliver exceptional customer experiences and build deeper relationships with residents. The Bilt Alliance spans more than 7 million homes across the country, developed in partnership with some of the nation's largest residential owners and operators. Bilt boasts the highest value rewards currency on the market today. For more information, visit www.bilt.com and download the Bilt app.