TMZ — The Commodores -- who famously and shockingly survived Lionel Richie's departure back in the 80s -- are now suing an ex-member ... accusing him of jacking the group's name.According to the lawsuit ... Thomas McClary ditched the Commodores 30 years…... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Gather your best-known hits and divvy them up among your pals and admirers: It’s become a go-to move for musicians of a certain age, including John Fogerty, Tony Bennett and Lionel Richie, who scored an unexpected No. 1 album in 2012 with “Tuskeg... more info

TMZ — Lionel Richie isn't like us ... when he owes $1.1 MILLION in back taxes, he just pulls out his checkbook and pays.The IRS slapped him with a tax lien back in 2012 ... for allegedly failing to pay more than $1M in income tax for 2010.According… ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lionel Richie upon seeing this list (more by Tim Griffin) According to some dumb survey making the Internet rounds ("carried out by online streaming service Blinkbox Music, which questioned 2,000 adults"), below is the list of the 10 weirdest song... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Lionel Richie also defends Chris Brown backstage at the BET Awards and we hit red carpet for the LA premiere of Tammy... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Legend sticks up for Breezy backstage at the BET Awards. See what he's got to say here... more info

Stereogum — Last night, BET held its annual awards show, hosted by Chris Rock and featuring a vast number of entertainers. But they could’ve probably used another editor on hand, since they managed to throw an errant T into Lionel Richie’s name onscreen as t... more info

Mercury News, California — Also, Hugh Laurie of 'House' fame performs at the Fillmore in San Francisco. more info

ContactMusic — Kim Kardashian's sibling Kylie Jenner has risked falling foul of the law after tattooing her initials on Lionel Richie's son.The reality Tv star, 16,... more info

The Daily Mail — Kylie Jenner reportedly tattooed her initials onto the hand of Lionel Ritchie's son at a Hollywood recording studio on Friday evening. more info