L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Going country has turned out to be a rather shrewd move by crooner Lionel Richie. This week the artist scores his first chart-topping album in more than 25 years, as his twang-enhanced "Tuskegee" scoots into the top spot after earning a 35 percent sa... more info

The Newsroom — The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Britney Spears may be close to an "X Factor" deal, Lionel Richie hits the top of the charts, and Nicollette Sheridan will get her day in court - again. more info

ContactMusic — Lionel Richies country duets album Tuskegee has hit the top of the U S charts giving the soul icon his third number one The reworked hits album debuted on the Billboard 200 chart behind Madonnas Mdna three weeks ago and it slipped to number four last... more info

411 Mania — Tuskegee holds off Adele... more info

Mjsbigblog — When HDD was predicting last week’s top 15, they didn’t count on Lionel Richie being a game changer. He had a special on CBS on Friday night when few people watch television anyway. Well, those shut ins obviously know their way to a record store... more info

ContactMusic — Lionel Richie looks set to be greeted with another round of media quips about how hes likely to be dancing on the ceiling as his latest album continues to be a roaring success with Billboard now reporting that its expected to go right to the top of t... more info

411 Mania — Tuskogee makes a last-minute play to top Adele… more info

ContactMusic — Singer Lionel Richie was left awestruck after discovering his great-grandfather was born to a slave and her white plantation owner while tracing his family history on U S show Who Do You Think You Are on Friday 13Apr12 Richie was blown away by the fi... more info

CNN Showbiz — The IRS has issued a tax lien against singer Lionel Richie for unpaid taxes, the performer said through his publicist Friday. more info

Starpulse — Lionel Richie is in debt to the United States - he owes over 1 million dollars to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Most of the debt was incurred due to unpaid income taxes from 2010, according... more info