Lionel Richie

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FILE - In this April 2, 2012 file photo, Lionel Richie, left, and Nicole Richie perform at ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends in Concert in Las Vegas. Richie went solo from The Commodores in 1982, and enjoyed even greater success, including winning the Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe. In June 2014, he'll receive the lifetime-achievement award from Black Entertainment Television at its annual BET Awards. (AP Photo/Jeff Bottari, file)

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FILE - In this April 2, 2012 file photo, Nicole Richie speaks onstage at ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends in Concert in Las Vegas. Lionel Richie went solo from The Commodores in 1982, and enjoyed even greater success, including winning the Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe. In June 2014, he'll receive the lifetime-achievement award from Black Entertainment Television at its annual BET Awards. (AP Photo/Jeff Bottari, file)

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FILE - In this March 25, 1986 file photo, singer Lionel Richie, performs his Oscar-winning song "Say Me, Say You," at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Richie went solo from The Commodores in 1982, and enjoyed even greater success, including winning the Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe. In June 2014, he'll receive the lifetime-achievement award from Black Entertainment Television at its annual BET Awards. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)

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FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2014 file photo, recording artist Lionel Richie performs onstage at The 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Salute to Industry Icons with Clive Davis, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Richie is keeping busy with his “All the Hits All Night Long” tour, which kicks off its second North American leg May 29, 2014, in Vancouver. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP, file)