Lionel Richie revealed that he almost joined the Episcopal priesthood before one encouraging shoutout from an audience member convinced him to pursue a musical career. In his new memoir “Truly,” the 76-year-old music icon recalled growing up, he was a “disastrously shy altar boy” who considered becoming a member of the clergy and was training for … Read more
Who knew Lionel Richie moonlights as an exorcist? The “All Night Long” singer stopped by Kelly Clarkson’s talk show this week to discuss living with grief, nearly two months after the host’s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, passed away from melanoma at the age of 48. Lionel Richie and Kelly Clarkson during “The Kelly Clarkson Show” on … Read more
Lionel Richie looking back on a “disastrous” moment in his love life. In his new memoir, “Truly,” the 76-year-old singer finally opened up about the June 1988 fight between his first wife, Brenda Harvey-Richie, and his second wife, Diane Alexander, an incident he called “the scandal of my century.” “What very few people knew was … Read more
Tracee Ellis Ross is the latest of a long list of celebrities who have been victimized by an at-home burglary attempt. In the early hours of Sunday morning, thieves shattered a rear glass door at the “black-ish” star’s Los Angeles home, the Los Angeles Police Department told NBC4 Investigates. Ross was out of town at … Read more
Goodbye, beach reads! From juicy memoirs to enthralling epics, it’s time to turn the page to autumn. Have a look at some of the most anticipated titles set to be released in the coming months. Nonfiction John Malone (Simon & Schuster)The 84-year-old billionaire and CEO of Liberty Media, who launched a number of early cable … Read more
Authorities have arrested one suspect believed to be linked to a recent break-in at the Beverly Hills home of music legend Lionel Richie. The Beverly Hills Police Department confirmed to Fox News Digital that officers arrested a 38-year-old man early Friday morning near Wilshire Boulevard and Beverly Glen Boulevard on suspicion of residential burglary. While the department … Read more
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie became stars thanks to their 2003 reality show “The Simple Life,” but their famous families weren’t initially on board. Hilton, daughter of Kathy and Richard Hilton, members of the Hilton Hotels family, and Richie, daughter of legendary musician Lionel Richie, had been friends for years, living a life of luxury and … Read more
Carrie Underwood’s “American Idol” return is 20 years in the making. The “Before He Cheats” singer was recently tapped to replace Katy Perry on the judges’ panel for the 25th season of the hit competition show. During an appearance at SiriusXM’s Music Row Happy Hour inside Resorts World Las Vegas, Underwood gave insight on the three ways she … Read more
Carrie Underwood is heading back to “American Idol.” The Grammy-winning singer, 41, is expected to be named a new judge of the singing competition show that made her famous, according to Deadline. Underwood will join judges Lionel Richie, 75, and Luke Bryan, 48, while replacing Katy Perry, 39, who announced earlier this year that she … Read more
He’s gonna miss her “Unconditionally.” Luke Bryan said it wasn’t a “huge shock” that fellow “American Idol” judge Katy Perry plans to exit the singing competition after this season. “I had heard whispers that she was thinking about it — it wasn’t like a huge shock,” the country star, 47, told Taste of Country. “I … Read more
These local talents are hitting all the right notes. Singers from New York and New Jersey are showcasing their vocal chops on “American Idol’s” Hollywood Week episode, airing Sunday on ABC. Among the aspiring “Idols” who wowed celebrity judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan was Brooklynite Ajii Hafeez, who credits his keyboard teacher … Read more
This contestant sang “I Kissed a Girl” … but Katy Perry did not like it. “American Idol” judge Perry appeared to cringe after one contestant took a massive gamble and sang the pop star’s 2008 hit “I Kissed a Girl” during Sunday night’s episode. The bold and rather theatrical cover of Perry’s debut single came … Read more
She’s a Honky Tonk Girl. Emmy Russell, 24, the granddaughter of the late country music legend Loretta Lynn, auditioned for “American Idol” on Sunday night’s episode of the ABC music competition show, surprising the judges. Judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan seemed to be in the dark about her impressive family tree — at … Read more
Can she bring the Sparks back to “American Idol?” Season 6 winner Jordin Sparks says she wants to return to the reality show as a judge after Katy Perry announced she’s leaving her role on the judging panel later this year. “Oh hiiii @AmericanIdol,” Sparks, 34, tweeted on Friday. “I hear a seat opened up … Read more
She was unconditionally moved by this meeting. Katy Perry got emotional during Sunday’s “American Idol” premiere as a contestant met her biological family for the first time following her live audition. Arizona native McKenna Breinholt stepped into the audition room and revealed to Perry and her fellow “Idol” judges, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, that she was adopted. … Read more
Lionel Richie has endless love for this left-out music legend. The “All Night Long” crooner revealed Friday that he and several celebrities made the mistake of not asking Madonna as well as Cyndi Lauper to appear on the iconic track “We Are the World” during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” The “All Night Long” … Read more
Lionel Richie has broken his silence about his fellow “American Idol” judge Katy Perry’s exit. During a Thursday appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Richie, 74, said, “It just made me run off the road when I first heard about it. My phone blew up.” But, he added, “I’m not mad.” On Monday night, during her … Read more
Katy Perry is leaving “American Idol.” Appearing on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Monday night, the “Firework” hitmaker announced news of her departure to an unsuspecting audience. After host Jimmy Kimmel asked the singer how long she plans to remain as a judge on the hit ABC show, Perry said that the upcoming 22nd season will be her … Read more
There’s a moment toward the end of “The Greatest Night in Pop” — the new Netflix documentary (premiering Monday) that goes inside the making of “We Are the World,” the historic 1985 charity single — where even Bob Dylan was intimidated by the star-studded session. Surrounded by everyone from Ray Charles, Diana Ross and Paul … Read more
“We Are the World” was one a once-in-a-generation meeting of musical giants when it was recorded on Jan. 28, 1985 — and released two months later on March 7 — to benefit African famine relief. Anyone who was anyone in music at that moment — a who’s who of legends including everyone from Stevie Wonder, … Read more