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 ...

Dua Lipa‘s Radical Optimism tour is an ultimate ode to dancing the night away. Her set list is an unrelenting string of pop hits, from “Training Season” to “Levitating” to “Physical” and, of course, ...

Lionel Richie gets candid about his memoir—“Truly”—growing up during the Civil Rights era, and politics today. Lionel Richie once passed up on an opportunity to march alongside Dr. Martin Luther King ...

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 ...

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, ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. In 1988, he was married to Brenda Harvey, and together they ...

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, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “In June of 1988 came the point of no return. What very few people knew was that Brenda and I were ...

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 ...

*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.

Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson changed the world with the 1985 charity single "We Are the World" — but Richie wishes Jackson had changed his clothes. "Michael was very close with his family, but ...