It was only the second group that a teenaged Lionel Richie had ever been in, but they still needed a name. Leaving it up to fate, bandmember Michael Gilbert closed his eyes, opened a dictionary, and ...

Lionel Richie once passed up on an opportunity to march alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other Freedom Fighters. During a recent interview with The Guardian about his new memoir, “Truly,” the ...

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 ...

In an interview with The Guardian, Richie got candid about his late pal, whom he met in 1971 when his band, The Commodores, opened for The Jackson 5. At the time, Richie was 22 and Jackson was 12. “I ...

Lionel Richie opened up about his relationship with his eldest child, Nicole Richie The "Easy" singer adopted Nicole with his first wife, Brenda Harvey, in the '80s He added of their relationship, ...

Lionel Richie has learned some touching lessons courtesy of his daughter, Nicole Richie. Richie and his first wife, Brenda Harvey, became Nicole’s legal guardians when she was 3 and later adopted her ...

Lionel Richie is looking back on the lonely days of his early career. The iconic singer and American Idol judge, 76, admits that while he was surrounded by his bandmates in the Commodores, he often ...

Lionel Richie says the late King of Pop’s poor hygiene earned him another memorable nickname. Lionel Richie is opening up about Michael Jackson’s poor hygiene habits. In his newly released memoir, ...

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 ...

In his newly released memoir "Truly," Lionel Richie shares a surprising and humorous behind-the-scenes story about his close friend Michael Jackson — including why legendary producer Quincy Jones ...

*Lionel Richie is speaking out about a painful chapter from 1988 when his first wife, Brenda Harvey-Richie, confronted him and his mistress Diane Alexander at Alexander’s Beverly Hills apartment.

The now-ex wives of Lionel Richie had a 1988 showdown that the R&B singer-songwriter will never forget. Richie and Harvey are the adoptive parents of Nicole Richie, 44, while the vocalist shares a son ...