ContactMusic — Soul star Lionel Richie has discovered his great great grandfather was a slave owner, who freed the woman who bore him a child - the singer's great grandfather. The Hello hitmaker recently taped an episode of Lisa Kudrow's hit family tree show Who... more info

Guardian Music — The list of stars who have performed for the Gaddafi clan is impressive, but few have gone quite as far as rapper 50 CentA huge source of frustration for any performing artist is that you can't choose your fans. And the more popular you get, the more... more info

Guardian Music — If Gaddafi goes, who will bankroll enormous gigs of the kind played by Lionel Richie and Beyoncé?Like everyone, Lost in Showbiz has spent this week looking aghast at events in Libya: the violence, the bloodshed – and Gaddafi's insistence that ever... more info

Stereogum — Yeasayer trotted out Odd Blood’s “I Remember” on Valentine’s Day for obvious reasons. Sophia Peer’s suitably romantic video for the track melds Lionel Ritchie’s “Hello,” a Toro Y Moi smoke-out, and Vincent Gallo’s The Brown Bunny. ... more info

ContactMusic — LIONEL RICHIE's track STUCK ON YOU has been named the most popular love song of all time.The 1984 hit topped Last.fm's rundown of the most romantic tracks their users listen to, while it was closely followed by the Bee Gees' Follow the Wind. Mohit Ch... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Singer, songwriter, and Sirius deejay Dallas Wayne has been announced as the replacement for Gary Claxton in the band Heybale. The Austin Chronicle‘s Margaret Moser published a really cool profile on Elizabeth McQueen, who in turn, dishes out a lot... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Singer, songwriter, and Sirius deejay Dallas Wayne has been announced as the replacement for Gary Claxton in the band Heybale. The Austin Chronicle‘s Margaret Moser published a really cool profile on Elizabeth McQueen, who in turn, dishes out a lot... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Soul star Lionel Richie is recording a duets album with the biggest names in country music. more info

ContactMusic — Soul star LIONEL RICHIE is recording a duets album with the biggest names in country music.The Easy singer has re-recorded his biggest hits with stars like Tim MCGraw, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffet and longtime pal Kenny Rogers. Little Big Town and the... more info

ContactMusic — LIONEL RICHIE's "dream" came true when he played host at his daughter NICOLE's wedding to JOEL MADDEN earlier this month (Dec10) - because he always wanted his children to marry at his home.Richie wed the Good Charlotte rocker at her father Lionel's ... more info