Born to Peter Michael Escovedo III and Karen Moss on Sept. 21, 1981, Nicole was adopted at age 9 by R&B singer Lionel Richie ...

That success is part of a unique statistic in Richie’s songwriting story, which is that from 1976 to 1986, in a run of 11 years, he wrote or co-wrote a No.1 song on the US pop and/or R&B charts ...

Many a smash hit might have been lost to history without objective parties around to convince the composers of the worth of those songs. Richie made ... edged funk and R&B each time they settled ...

Nicole Richie’s parents may be famous ... fell in love with her," Brenda recalled to Vanity Fair in 2006. Lionel, who split from Brenda in 1993, shared a similar sentiment with PEOPLE in ...

Here is a recap of Billboard Boxscore's top 10 R&B tours of 2024, featuring Janet Jackson, Usher and more. By Eric ...

Lionel Richie has sold more than 100 million records ... is both powerful and dignified. It’s a staple of R&B radio station Christmas playlists, but it remains a festive classic in need of ...

Released in 2012, Lionel Richie’s 10th studio album is his first and only country album. All the songs featured are re-imagined Lionel Richie songs and feature some of Nashville’s biggest acts.

There’s no denying the singer is a cultural icon – now 84, the star will soon return to Australia for a series of concerts.

Concerts this week in the Lehigh Valley include Philadelphia Funk Authority and tributes to Queen and Hank Williams.

As of 2024, the category ranks the year’s best-performing acts based on activity on the Billboard 200 albums chart and the Billboard Hot 100 songs survey ... country, R&B/hip-hop, rock and ...

Taylor Swift had a few more tricks up her sleeve during the final performance of her Eras Tour. The pop star, 34, took the ...

and also witnessed legacy acts like Usher and Beyoncé continue to dominate. Let's take a look back at some of the best R&B songs to soundtrack our lives from 2010 to 2019.