Easy to choose? Lionel Richie’s greatest songs – ranked!
Forty years after Hello was released as a single, we rate the best of Richie’s work – solo and with Commodores, from Sly Stone-influenced funk to epic pop ballads
January 2024
‘A sense of Ocean’s 11’: the fascinating true story behind We Are the World
In the Netflix documentary The Greatest Night in Pop, A-listers from Stevie Wonder to Michael Jackson come together for the recording of an iconic song
May 2023
King Charles and Queen Camilla make surprise cameo on American Idol – video
King Charles and Queen Camilla make surprise cameo on American Idol
Coronation Concert review – a cobbled-together bunch of B-listers
Coronation Concert: Take That, Katy Perry, Nicole Scherzinger and more perform to celebrate King Charles III – as it happened
April 2023
King’s coronation concert: Take That, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry to perform
Opera singers Andrea Bocelli and Sir Bryn Terfel also in lineup for Windsor Castle concert on Sunday 7 May
September 2020
Sheila E: 'I'm mad that Prince isn't here any more'
Following childhood abuse, music saved the musician’s life – and led to a creative and romantic partnership with Prince. Now she’s passing on her skills and beating the drum for Biden
March 2020
We Are the World for coronavirus: why charity single reboots are suspect
Chris Molanphy
Revisiting his kitsch anthem proves Lionel Richie’s heart is in the right place. But are the motives of such celebrity singalongs always entirely pure?
July 2019
Barbra Streisand review – a legend keeps it kooky
Hyde Park, London She may have to read her jokes from a screen, but Streisand has charisma to burn and the hits, when they come, are fantastic
November 2018
Reclining album sales? Why pop stars are making sofas not songs
From Louise Redknapp’s footstools to Kylie’s Atmosphere Duvet, an increasing number of musicians are turning to home furnishings
July 2018
Lionel Richie ticket error made problems all night long
A couple whose concert trip was ruined took on resale website Seatwave – and won £388
March 2018
Does America need the American Idol reboot right now?
With a new network and new judges after a two-year break, the show returns to TV more optimistic, gentle, and subtly patriotic than ever
February 2018
By gum, that Britney’s coming to Scarborough! If only we could afford a ticket…
Helen Pidd
The Yorkshire seaside town eagerly awaits the US pop princess, but many local people won’t be singing along
July 2017
Princess Diana’s dancing days weren’t all bad
Barbara Ellen
Princess Diana's music collection to feature in summer exhibition
June 2017
Lost in showbiz
Don’t want to lose you: how Lionel Richie keeps track of his girl
No need for the singer to call his 18-year-old daughter Sofia to say hello. He just uses her phone tracker to see what she’s doing
May 2017
Readers recommend
Readers recommend playlist: songs about hedonism
A playlist in the pursuit of pleasure, with Pet Shop Boys, Magnetic Fields and Lionel Richie all joining the party
January 2017
Lionel Richie to produce Sammy Davis Jr biopic
Based on a memoir from 1965, the production will involve all of the late singer’s heirs after years of legal disputes
July 2016
Lost in showbiz
Parenting post-60: is a baby what Lionel Richie is really looking for?
The Hello singer wants to hear the pitter patter of tiny feet. Again. At 67.
