John Legend has spoken out about the results of this week's presidential election in the USA, which saw Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton to the White House.

He took to his official Instagram account earlier this morning (November 10) and told his followers that he refuses to give up fighting for justice and equality: 

"You all know how I wanted and expected the election to go. I wanted us to choose unity and inclusion over building walls and singling out ethnic and religious groups for hate and suspicion. I wanted us to choose progress over yearning for some long-lost mythical era when America was supposedly greatest. I wanted us to destroy the highest glass ceiling instead of electing an admitted sexual assaulter. But we did not. These are the election results and all of us will have to learn to deal with it. I will not give up though. I will continue to be aware and vigilant. I will continue to speak out for justice."

He went onto to confess that his music video for "Love Me Now" will be released tomorrow (November 11) because he feels it's something the world needs sooner rather than later:

"We didn't think about the election when we planned the release date for this song and video. But in this time of conflict and uncertainty, it's clear that we all need more love. I find it in my family and in my music. Embracing my family has made today full of love and light despite the bad news. But it's also important that we show love and empathy to people who may not look like us or live like us."

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Watch the "Love Me Now" lyric video here: