AllHipHop — New Orleans rapper Juvenile and Canadian import Drake will share the stage with an all-star lineup of legendary Jazz and R&B artists during The 41st Annual Jazz Fest.   The rappers will perform alongside artists like Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, ... more info

The Independent — Van Morrison and Aretha Franklin will perform at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, along with Pearl Jam, Lionel Richie and actor Steve Martin, who plays banjo in his bluegrass group the Steep Canyon Rangers. The 41st annual event is s... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — RAMA, Ont. - Tell anyone you're going to a Lionel Richie concert and they'll start singing his songs back to you. more info

Guardian Music — Stars such as Lady Ga Ga, Katie Price and, er, the Vatican, compile lists for relaunch of music-based social networking siteFor the launch of MySpace Music today, the site asked a selection of artists to create a playlist to share with their fans ââ... more info

Guardian Music — Cadogan Hall, LondonSynth-pop pioneer, Oscar-winning soundtrack king, bossa nova obsessive, opera composer and pioneer of a futuristic take on world music dubbed "neo geo", Ryuichi Sakamoto has also found time in the last three decades to record seve... more info

Persona Sauna — Here is the music from last night's GLEE - Ballad.My favorite parts of the past two episodes have been the genius comedic timing of Cheerio Brittany. That is all I have to say about that.Lionel Richie & Diana Ross - Endless Love (Glee Cast)The Polic... more info

Starpulse — Socialite Nicole Richie has been hospitalized with pneumonia. Lionel Richie's daughter checked herself into Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after developing symptoms for the illness.[...] Read more! more info

The Newsroom — Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT has become a worldwide phenomenon, with fans flocking to theatres in Paris, London, Berlin and the Philippines. Lionel Richie, attending the premiere in Tokyo, talked about his old friend Michael. more info

Mjsbigblog — The Track list for Glee Music, Volume 2 has leaked, via Tommy2net. Volume 2 is not to be confused with Volume 1, available everywhere on November 3rd (Pre-Order at Amazon). The second volume covers the final 3 episodes of the first half of season ... more info

Esau Mwamwaya seems to ease into greatness. His songs and life sound charmed, inevitable even. The son of a civil servant in Malawi, he grew up listening to Dolly Parton and Lionel Ritchie. A month after he started singing for his first band, when he... more info