ContactMusic — Lionel Richie has halted recording of his new album and pulled out of a star-studded concert in London after falling ill The Dancing on the Ceiling hitmaker was due to headline Bbc Radio 2s Live In Hyde Park gig on Sunday 11Sep11 alongside other star... more info

Impose Magazine — It's kind of comforting to think of Pure X sitting around listening to down-pitched Lionel Ritchie and excerpts from the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack as part of their daily routine -- sure, the band isn't indicted in the chillwave massacre, b... more info

USA Today Music — Why did the country singer become a last-minute fill-in at the July 4th show? more info

Topix — Lionel Richie will join the Boston Pops at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade for this year's July Fourth fireworks program. more info

Guardian Music — At Glastonbury 2011 Radiohead ignored their hits and paid the price, U2 worked hard but couldn't connect, Elbow made a triumphant return and Coldplay judged the temperature just rightThe topic of climatic conditions at Glastonbury is presumably one o... more info

ContactMusic — Shania Twain has recorded a new version of classic duet Endless Love with Lionel Richie. The country star has revamped the tune Richie recorded with Diana Ross for the finale of her reality TV show Why Not With Shania Twain, which will air in the U. ... more info

Perez Hilton — This NEEDS to be released as a single! Check out this clip from the final episode of Shania Twain's docu-series, Why Not?, in which the singer and Lionel Richie record a duet of the classic Endless Love together (above)! She sounds absolutely AMAZING... more info

Totally Fuzzy — "You can see why Jools Holland is so bats about Imelda May…authentic boogie-woogie piano, a genuinely great voice that revs like a hotrod at the start line, and she writes her own material." - Mojo Irish rockabilly songwriter and performer Imelda... more info

Impose Magazine — Keep an eye on this Stephin Merritt dude. This song is pretty good. Sounds like it was recorded in a basement in the early-to-mid 90s. Looks like it'll show up in a collection by the guy, called Obscurities (1994-99), out August 23 on Merge Recor... more info

Guardian Music — Dolly Parton is looking to seal her place in pop's colourful history of duets with a Lady Gaga collaborationThe history of pop is littered with colourful duets, from sensual (Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie), to the surprising (Nick Cave and Kylie Mino... more info