Music veteran Lionel Richie believes authenticity wins when it comes to music. Featured in Business Week, Richie took on criticism from some who might think he recorded a country album for business reasons.

Now that we're just about halfway through the year, Billboard has revealed the most successful albums and artists of 2012 thus far. Leading the pack are Adele, Lionel Richie and Whitney Houston.

Lionel Richie is the latest superstar to be summoned by the federal government for money owed. According to TMZ, court documents reveal that the "Easy" hitmaker owes the IRS $1,130,609.11 for the 2010 tax year.