Grammy award-winning pop singer Lionel Richie said Saturday that he and the Commodores will reunite soon for a tour. Richie said a reunion could happen in the next two...
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Lionel Richie didn't dance on the ceiling, and Steve Miller didn't fly like an eagle, but both veterans seemed pretty thrilled to pick up lifetime achievement honors...
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Like any new grandfather, Lionel Richie can't stop gushing. "G-Pa is right here," Richie announced to E! News anchor Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show...
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Nominees announced Thursday in top categories for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards:
Record of the Year: "Irreplaceable," Beyonce; "The Pretender," Foo Fighters; "Umbrella,"...
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If Nicole Richie is indeed in the family way, there's one member of her family she apparently hasn't informed.
After performing at the Essence Music Festival in...
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Island Def Jam is reviving the
legendary Mercury Records imprint in the United States, eight
years after it was mothballed in the wake of a corporate
merger.
The label...
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Jamie Foxx is quietly enjoying one
of the most successful concert tours of the year, even if raw
numbers indicate otherwise.
The Oscar-winning actor/comedian/singer's...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lionel Richie summed up the appeal of the swag suite at the Grammy Awards pretty succinctly as he strode through: "Free! Free, free, free!"
Richie...
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Mary J. Blige has a leading eight Grammy nominations and her triumphant comeback was the feel-good story of the 2006. So it seems as if her coronation on Grammy night is all...
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Barry Manilow became one of the world's best-selling artists by making timeless classics out of unknown songs. But these days, he's more likely to rely on other people's...
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Scorned by country music radio, the Dixie Chicks are all right by the Grammys.
The finger-pickin' trio, just about nixed from Nashville for lead singer Natalie Maines'...
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Here's the complete list of nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles:
Album Of The Year
Taking the Long Way,...
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Tuesday's American Music
Awards featured a flashback segment with Lionel Richie in a
heavily sequined jacket from his trophy-winning peak in the
mid-1980s.
There were no...
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Pop diva Mariah Carey, whose
commercial success has not translated into awards show acclaim,
was snubbed at the American Music Awards on Tuesday, despite
scoring three...
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Two lovers of R&B/hip-hop working
in a rock-oriented world: That was the situation facing Tor
Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen nine years ago when the
pair established a...
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On Monday I celebrated
the fifth anniversary of the iPod's introduction at the
Laundromat, listening to a recent "Theme Time Radio Hour With
Your Host Bob Dylan" on my own...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Everything `80s is in vogue again. Skinny jeans. Oversized striped shirts. And Lionel Richie.
With his new album, "Coming Home," which debuted at No....
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Lionel Richie, one-time member of
'70s soul group the Commodores, is back on the R&B charts for
the first time in 10 years.
His single "I Call It Love" is No. 23 on Hot...
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You may have seen the recent photos
of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his
44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936
classic about...
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Lionel Richie, father of size-zero Nicole Richie, says he's hurt by media chatter about his daughter's weight loss.
"I'll be honest with you, it hurts me more than it...
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Former teen idol Leif Garrett has
been sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years probation on
charges stemming from drug possession.
Garrett, 44, was sentenced late on...
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Fats Domino, who became a symbol of
survival for this year's New Orleans jazz festival, was taken
to hospital on Sunday, forcing him to cancel a headlining
appearance at the...
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Fats Domino is coming out of his post-Katrina seclusion to help a cause near to his heart — getting instruments into the hands of the city's young musicians.
The...
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With all the former pop princesses spending more time in the tabloids than on the charts (Britney trying to tame Kevin, Christina celebrating a new marriage, Jessica ending...
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The Boss is heading to New Orleans.
A performance by Bruce Springsteen is one of 35 added to the lineup for this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, scheduled...
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The Boss is coming to New Orleans. A performance by Bruce Springsteen is one of 35 added to the lineup for this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, scheduled over...
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Let the Good Times Roll!
Vowing to gather the biggest names in music to celebrate
New Orleans, organizers of Jazz Fest on Wednesday unveiled an
eclectic line-up with the...
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In LOS ANGELES story headlined "Diana Ross ends 9-year
absence from singles chart" please read the headline as "Diana
Ross ends 6-year absence from singles chart" and the...
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Lionel Richie will be the headline act at next year's Barbados Jazz Festival, organizers said Sunday.
Richie will be joined by Grammy nominated jazz artist Jill Scott and...
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Designed to raise consciousness about African poverty, the Live 8 concerts will feature some of black music's biggest stars — especially those representing...
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The third chart entry proves to
be the charm for Mario, who rises to a new career peak on the
Billboard Hot 100 with "Let Me Love You" (3rd Street/J). The
single moves 3-2,...
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A trip to "The Red Light
District" scored Ludacris his second consecutive No. 1 album on
the U.S. pop charts Wednesday.
The Atlanta rapper/actor's fourth Disturbing Tha...
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A little more than a week after
announcing a North American tour, Lenny Kravitz has postponed
his road plans due to unspecified "family matters."
The trek was due to kick...
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Concert organizers on Monday blamed communications glitches for forcing the last-minute cancellation of what would have been the biggest international music show ever...
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Just because you have the method doesn't mean you can be the man.
Despite a strong showing by rapper-actor Method
Man, the artist on top of Billboard's Top 200 album...
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A star-studded cast assembled by "We Are
the World" producer Quincy Jones rocked Rome's ancient chariot
track on Sunday in a concert to raise money for children...
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Motown is emptying its archives into
Apple's iTunes Music Store to mark its 45th anniversary.
The famed label is making available the first 45 singles it
issued as well as...
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Nearly 20 years after recording the
ground-breaking charity album "We Are the World," producer
Quincy Jones is at it again -- assembling an all-star ensemble
concert to...
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Quincy Jones is finalizing plans for his all-star We Are The Future concert, May 16, at the Circus Maximus in Rome. And he says the event, which will raise money to aid...
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Starship may have built this city on rock and roll, but Blender magazine is tearing it down, naming the band's "We Built This City" as the worst song ever.
Some tunes on...
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With American music fans more
fickle than ever, many acts increasingly are scoring their
biggest paydays overseas.
Veterans Mariah Carey , Bon Jovi and Lionel Richie are...
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A 21-year-old French singer won an international competition of young performers who shot to fame on reality shows that coached them on how to become pop stars.
Elodie...
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Lionel Richie said that he was "scared to death" after hearing that his soon-to-be ex-wife, Diane Richie, was seeking $300,000 a month in support, according to BBC News....
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Lionel Richie may have to sell a lot of copies of his soon-to-be-released album, Just For You, in order to afford the monthly payments to his estranged wife, 37-year-old...
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The estranged wife of singer Lionel Richie wants $300,000 a month in child and spousal support, saying she had "no limit on what I could spend" during their nearly...
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Justin Timberlake has backed out of an agreement to co-host ABC's "Motown 45" special because of a conflict with filming his first movie, Timberlake's spokesman said...
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If someone compiled a list of the
most commercially successful and prolific producers in
R&B/hip-hop, Timbaland's name would likely be near the top of
the list.
In less...
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The red-velvet formality of Hanoi's Opera House took on a different groove for a night, becoming the backdrop for the rousing beats and catchy rhymes of the Black Eyed...
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Small gatherings of Michael Jackson fans held candlelight vigils around the world Saturday to support the pop megastar as he faces allegations of child molestation.
There...
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Musicians worried that new media ownership rules will make it harder to get airtime are taking the fight from the Capitol to their own turf, embarking on a grass-roots music...
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So much for endless love: Lionel
Richie and wife Diane are calling it splits.
The
"Hello" crooner is saying goodbye to Diane Alexander, a former dancer
and fashion...
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Lionel Richie received a special present when he turned 52 on Friday (June 20): a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
The former singer-songwriter of the Commodores is...
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Marvin Gaye would have been 64 years old today (April 2). The musical legend was shot and killed by his father while trying to protect his mother during a domestic violence...
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Rob Zombie has teamed up with Lionel Richie and female rapper Trina for "Brickhouse 2003," a version of the '70s pop and R&B hit. The Zombified track will appear as part of...
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Lionel Richie shared his thoughts on the importance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy as America remembers the slain civil rights leader on his national holiday Monday...
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Lionel Richie scored the first goal in the new Arena Auf Schalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. In a ceremony similar to a first pitch at a baseball game in the U.S., Richie...
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Lionel Richie fans in the New York City area have an opportunity to see the former Commodores lead singer for free. Richie will take to the CBS Early Show concert-series...
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Lionel Richie's new album, Renaissance, doesn't hit store shelves until March 20; however, the first single "Angel" is already garnering airplay. Renaissance represents...
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Lionel Richie is another performer who's paying tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as the nation observes the King holiday today (January 15). LAUNCH asked...
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Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie is preparing to re-enter the market this spring with the release of Renaissance, a new album with production and songwriting contributions...
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American fans of Lionel Richie now know when they can get the singer's new album -- Renaissance now has a scheduled U.S. release date of March 20, ending months of...
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Chaka Khan and Lionel Richie were among the performers at a star-studded political fundraiser Saturday (June 24) at the Beverly Hills home of superproducer-artist Kenneth...
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At the two concerts he played with Tina Turner over the weekend at New York's Madison Square Garden, Lionel Richie surprised the audience by premiering a song from his...
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Last night (March 23),
Tina Turner kicked off her
Twenty Four Seven Tour in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The special guest on the North
American leg of the tour is Lionel...
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Lionel Richie has just about finished his new album, which will be called Renaissance. A spokesperson for Richie told LAUNCH that all the recording sessions have been...
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Summer blockbuster films aren't only knocking 'em dead at the box office, they've spawned some of the biggest albums of the season.
On the new album chart the City Of...
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The Grammy Awards are coming back to Los Angeles after a two-year stint in New York. The 41st Annual Grammy Awards will be held at the Shrine Auditorium on February 24,...
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Lionel Richie, whose career has slowed in the 1990s after dominating pop music in the '80s, has turned to a new management team for his revival.
Richie has signed with the...
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