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Lionel Richie Readies Country Duets Album

Date Added: 10/27/2011 9:38:01 AM | SR Staff | Comments: 0

Veteran R&B/Soul singer Lionel Richie is going back to his country roots for his next studio album. On ‘Tuskegee,’ due out March 2012, Richie, 62, will feature 13 duets of his biggest hits, including "My Love" with Kenny Chesney, "Easy" with Willie Nelson and "Hello" with Jennifer Nettles.

"I was born and raised in Tuskegee, Alabama. I am a country boy and proud of it. To do this p...

EXCLUSIVE: Lionel Richie Gives Hope to Moroccan Fans at Festival Mawazine

Date Added: 5/28/2011 3:20:09 PM | SR Staff | Comments: 0

Legendary R&B singer Lionel Richie stole the show at the 2011 Festival Mawazine: Rhythms of the World on Friday May 27, 2011 in Rabat, Morocco. Running through his extensive catalog, which spans back to the 1970’s with The Commodores, the multi-Grammy winner delighted Moroccan fans with hits like “Say You, Say Me,” “Endless Love,” “All Night Long,” and “Hello,” which he sang a second time f...

Lionel Richie Featured Evening of Stars Airdate Set

Date Added: 01/22/10 | Newsroom | Comments: 0

Featuring performances from Chrisette Michele, Akon, Natalie Cole, Ledisi, Johnny Gill and more, the UNCF helmed 'An Evening of Stars' has received an official air date.

Taped late 2009, 'An Evening of Stars' honored legendary R&B/soul singer Lionel Richie with the UNCF Award of Excellence.

"This year's An Evening of Stars® program is special because in honoring the great&...

Usher, Richie, Wonder Join Michael Jackson Memorial

Date Added: 07/07/09 | Newsroom | Comments: 2

Chart-topping recording stars Usher, Lionel Richie and Stevie Wonder are amongst the growing list of celebrities slated to participate in a Michael Jackson memorial Tuesday.

The trio, slated to perform, join Jennifer Hudson, John Mayer, Mariah Carey, and Smokie Robinson.

News of the memorial line up, follows confirmation that Grammy Award producer Ken Ehrlich is behind the event.

Commodores Reunion Ready For 'Rumble,' Says Lionel Richie

Date Added: 05/19/09 | Newsroom | Comments: 0

Lionel Richie says his anticipated reunion with iconic group the Commodores is coming soon. In fact, the "Go" singer believes we'll hear a "rumble" by year's end.

"I think right now might be the proper time," Richie told Billboard Monday.

"I can honestly tell you before the end of the year, for sure, you'll hear a rumble".

At their peak, Richie and the Commodores scored the ...

Eminem, Lionel Richie Go Myspace Before 'Super Tuesday'

Date Added: 05/18/09 | Newsroom | Comments: 2

In anticipation of this Tuesday's massive amount of album releases, chart-topping recording artists Eminem, Lionel Richie, Method Man & Redman, Busta Rhymes and Tori Amos are going head to head at Myspace !

Albums from each of the aforementioned artists are in stores tommorow with Eminem expected to lead the pack with his first 'post retirement' album "Relapse".

Eminem's effort, ...

Smokey Robinson 'Double' Starred at Hall of Fame, Joins Miracles

Date Added: 03/21/09 | By NjaiJoszor | Comments: 0

Iconic singer Smokey Robinson not only has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, as of Friday, the singer has two stars he'll be able to enjoy.

Robinson, the original frontman of 'The Miracles,' was on hand Friday as The Miracles received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Previously honored for his solo work, Robinson told reporters "I've had a star for the last 20 years or so, a...

Lionel Richie Shifts For 'Go', Breaks Into Rap?

Date Added: 12/11/08 | By Njai Joszor | Comments: 1

Lionel Richie is on the move with "Just Go," the follow up to the former "Coming Home" singer's Grammy-nominated album.

"Lionel Richie 2009...What does he sound like? That's the question I asked everyone," says Richie when asked about his 'new school' line up of producers including The-Dream, Ne-Yo, Akon, Stargate and Johnta Austin.

"Some of these guys don't always necessarily deal w...

Ne-Yo, Akon, The-Dream 'Go' With Lionel Richie

Date Added: 11/04/08 | By Njai Joszor | Comments: 0

Chart topping stars Akon and Ne-Yo have joined Lionel Richie for his latest studio reports Billboard.

Slated for release, Feb. 17, "Just Go," features writing credits from the "Freedom" and "Year of the Gentleman" stars respectively.

Led by the single "Good Morning," produced by the Movement, Richie's "Just Go" packs a new school punch with Johnta Austin, Christopher 'Tricky' Stewart...

Rough Weekend For The Richies: Nicole Booted From Hotel, Lionel Banned

Date Added: 07/08/08 | By Njai Joszor | Comments: 1

That was some weekend ehh? According to recent reports father and daughter duo Lionel and Nicole Richie both got the boot over the weekend.

Kicking of the weekend, Lionel Richie was surprisingly banned from performing at a Hamptons home because neighbors feared his performance would be too noisy. The event, according to the New York Post’s Page Six column was to be held at party promoter Sc...

Lionel Richie Looks Forward to Commodores Reunion

Date Added: 06/15/08 | By Njai Joszor | Comments: 0

Grammy award winning singer and R&B legend Lionel Richie is looking forward to a Commodores reunion, the same group he broke away from in the late 70s to pursue a solo career.

Performing over the weekend at Antigua’s Romantic Rhythms Festival, Richie says “We better do it now, or in the next 10...

Lionel Richie: 'I'm A Survivor, I Survived Nicole'

Date Added: 06/13/08 | By Njai Joszor | Comments: 6

R&B legend Lionel Richie took a swipe at his daughter and often media target Nicole Richie earlier this week at a taping for the TV Land Awards.

Richie, while accepting the “Icon” award said "Forget about surviving 40 years in the music business. Just surviving 27 years of Nicole Richie has been a struggle-an...

ASCAP to Honor Lionel Richie at 25th Annual Pop Music Awards on April 9 in LA

Date Added: 03/06/08 | Singersroom News | Comments: 0

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will honor Lionel Richie at its 25th Annual Pop Music Awards on April 9th at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Richie will be presented with the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award, which is presented to songwriters, composers, and artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones. The invitation-only gala will a...

R&B Singer Lionel Richie Set to Release First Concert DVD

Date Added: 09/06/07 | Singersroom News | Comments: 1

R&B veteran Lionel Richie’s first concert DVD, Live in Paris, which premiered on PBS television pledge drives across the country this month as part of the prestigious Great Performances series, will be released commercially by Island Records on September 11th.

The concert, taped at the Bercy Arena in May 2007, will be available on DVD (with 19 live songs), and also as part of a deluxe ...

Lionel Richie Catches New Found Glory Beef

Date Added: 09/18/06 | Singersroom News | Comments: 0

Another Richie family beef. In an open press release, New Found Glory have called out Lionel Richie over the title of his comeback album, Coming Home. It reads in part, "Congrats this week on the release of your new CD Coming Home ? what an awesome title! Sounds familiar though, where did we hear that before? Oh yeah, it's the name of our new CD which drops Tues, Sept 19. Together we have the same...