LIONEL RICHIE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM AND TOUR

Coming to BOS CENTER, Springfield, IL

Live From Las Vegas

Set For August 23 Release On Capitol Records

Hello Tour Launches May 28

Tickets Go On Sale Friday, March 29

www.theboscenter.com

Lionel Richie takes fans on a spectacular musical journey with his new album, Live from Las Vegas. The collection, set for release on August 23, marks the legendary artist’s first release on Capitol Records. See below for track listings.

Richie will launch the Hello tour on May 28 at Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land, TX. He’ll be playing all the hits during the headline outing, which includes shows at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. All online tickets purchased for the summer 2019 North American headline tour will include a CD copy of Richie’s new album, Live from Las Vegas. VIP packages will also be available.

“I am so excited to bring my Live from Las Vegas album to life and to share it with my fans. Also, I’m really looking forward to going on tour and performing for everyone this summer – it’s going to be one big party,” said Lionel Richie.

Citi is the official card of the Hello tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase pre-sale tickets beginning tomorrow, March 26, at 10:00 AM local time until March 28 at 10:00 PM local time through Citi’s Private Pass program. Pre-sales in some markets may begin later. For complete details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

Tickets for most dates on  the tour go on sale to the general public this Friday, March 29, at 10:00 AM local time at https://lionelrichie.com/shows/. See below for itinerary and further information.

The album Live from Las Vegas wasrecorded at Zappos Theater at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. It features Richie performing material from throughout his career, including beloved songs from his solo albums (“All Night Long,” “Say You, Say Me,” “Hello,” “Dancing On The Ceiling” and “Truly”) and his time with The Commodores, where he developed a groundbreaking style that defied genre categories, penning smash hits such as “Three Times a Lady” and “Easy.” The album also includes an inspiring performance of the landmark song “We Are the World,” which Richie co-wrote for USA for Africa.

With more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, an Oscar®, a Golden Globe®, four Grammy Awards®, the distinction of MusicCares Person of the Year in 2016 and Kennedy Center Honoree in 2017, Lionel Richie is a true music icon. The Tuskegee, Alabama native is one of only two songwriters in history to have charted No. 1 records for nine consecutive years. In March 2018, Richie put his handprints and footprints in cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood, one of Hollywood’s oldest honors.

He was a judge on ABC’s “American Idol” in 2018 and has returned to the judge’s chair for the 2019 season.

Track Listings – Live from Las Vegas

Standard Edition

1. Easy – My Love
2. Truly
3. You Are
4. Stuck On You
5. Dancing On The Ceiling
6. Three Times A Lady
7. Sail On
8. Brick House
9. Hello
10. Say You, Say Me
11. We Are The World
12. All Night Long

Deluxe Edition
Includes all 12 tracks from the standard edition, plus:
       (Commodore Medley)

1. Fancy Dancer
2. Sweet Love
3. Lady You Bring Me Up
    
   Target Edition
    Includes all 12 tracks from the standard edition, plus:
4. Running With The Night
5. Penny Lover
6. Just To Be Close

Lionel Richie – Hello Tour 
^ CD copy not included with online ticket purchase

• Citi pre-sales beginning later than March 26 at 10:00 AM local time
• Public ticket on sales beginning later than March 29 at 10:00 AM local time
  ++ Tickets on sale now

05/28/19 Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Centre
* Citi pre-sale begins March 27, 10 AM local time 
05/30/19 Chattanooga, TN – Riverbend Festival ^
++ Tickets on sale now
06/1/19 Jacksonville FL – Daily’s Place Amphitheatre
06/11/19 Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival
* Citi pre-sale TBD
+ Public ticket on sale begins May 8, 6:00 AM local time
06/12/19 Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival
* Citi pre-sale TBD
+ Public ticket on sale begins May 8, 6:00 AM local time
06/14/19 Springfield, IL – The Bank of Springfield Center 
06/27/19 Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage ^ 
No Citi pre-sale
+ Public ticket on sale begins April 5
06/29/19 Youngstown, OH – Covelli Centre
06/30/19 Detroit, MI – DTE Amphitheatre 
* Citi pre-sale begins April 2, 10:00 AM local time
+ Public ticket on sale begins April 5
07/2/19 Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
++ Tickets on sale now 
07/10/19 Portsmouth, VA – Union Bank & Trust Pavilion 
07/12/19 Atlantic City, NJ – Mark G. Etess Arena 
07/13/19 Atlantic City, NJ – Mark G. Etess Arena 
07/15/19 Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts 
* Citi pre-sale TBD
+ Public ticket on sale begins April 6, 10 AM local time
07/17/19 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall 
* Citi pre-sale begins March 26, 11:00 AM local time

• Public ticket on sale begins March 29, 11:00 AM
  07/18/19 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall 
  * Citi pre-sale begins March 26, 11:00 AM local time
• Public ticket on sale begins March 29, 11:00 AM
  07/20/19 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
  07/23/19 Canandaigua, NY – Constellation Brands, Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center 
  07/25/19 Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum
  07/27/19 Hollywood, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Live Event Center 
  07/28/19 Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
  * Citi pre-sale begins April 2, 10:00 AM local time
  + Public ticket on sale begins April 5, 10:00 AM local time
  07/31/19 Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Amphitheatre  
  08/5/19 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl 
  08/6/19 Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl 
  08/9/19 Las Vegas, NV – Encore Theater, Wynn 
  * Citi pre-sale begins April 2, 10:00 AM local time
  + Public ticket on sale begins April 5, 10:00 AM local time
  08/10/19 Las Vegas, NV – Encore Theater, Wynn 
  * Citi pre-sale begins April 2, 10:00 AM local time
• Public ticket on sale begins April 5, 10:00 AM local time
  08/14/19 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre 
  08/17/19 Stateline, NV – Lake Tahoe Harveys Outdoor Arena ^
  08/20/19 Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park 
  08/21/19 Portland, OR – Theatre of the Clouds at Rose Garden Arena 
  08/24/19 Stanford, CA – Stanford University, Frost Amphitheater 
  08/30/19 St. Paul, MN – Minnesota State Fair ^
    ++ Tickets on sale now

LIONEL RICHIE TO DEBUT SONGS FROM HIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED COUNTRY DUETS ALBUM - TUSKEGEE - ON "THE 45th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS" AIRING NOV. 9 ON ABC

 

NASHVILLE, TN- International icon Lionel Richie will release Tuskegee, his much-anticipated Country duets album, in March on Mercury Nashville, after debuting songs on the national broadcast of "The 45^th Annual CMA Awards," airing live Wednesday, Nov. 9 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network.

During the broadcast Richie will perform select duets of his runaway hits with Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, and Rascal Flatts. Richie is no stranger to the CMA Awards stage. In 1984, Richie performed "Lady" with Kenny Rogers and in 1986, he performed "Deep River Woman" with Alabama.

"Twenty-five years is too long to wait and we are thrilled to have Lionel back on the CMA Awards stage performing alongside our superstar acts," said CMA Chief Executive Officer Steve Moore. "This is what the CMA Awards are known for. Those one-of-a-kind collaborations you don't want to miss because everyone will be talking about it the next day."

"The 45^th Annual CMA Awards" is hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood and features performances by Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Sara Evans, Faith Hill, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Scotty McCreery, Blake Shelton, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Thompson Square, Keith Urban, Chris Young, Zac Brown Band, plus Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter singing their hit collaboration "You and Tequila," Rascal Flatts and Natasha Bedingfield singing their current hit duet "Easy," and co-hosts Paisley and Underwood in their first live televised-performance of their No. 1 song "Remind Me."    

Surpassing his creative and personal boundaries, Richie comes full circle with the innovative and personal Tuskegee, performing 13 of his most revered "anthems of our day" with some of the biggest names in Country Music, including Aldean, Chesney, Billy Currington, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles, Rascal Flatts, Rucker, and Blake Shelton. On this worldwide, multi-genre album, Richie is also joined by the likes of such superstars as Shania Twain, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, and Jimmy Buffett.

Tuskegee is an exciting and transcendent arc in a career that has seen album sales of more than 100 million, 22 Top 10s, five Grammys, an Academy Award for Best Original Song, a Golden Globe, and a host of other awards from virtually every major entertainment organization.

While defying boundaries and breaking barriers throughout his storied career, Richie reveals once again that Tuskegee will join the ranks of his timeless body of work that touches people of all faiths, ages and demographics across the world.

"As my songwriting progressed, I realized that my songs perfectly translated to the Country genre," says the living legend as he taps on the keys of the piano in his state-of-the-art recording studio. It was when Conway Twitty sang "Three Times a Lady" along with songs such as "Lady" and "Deep River Women" that Richie knew Country Music was clearly omnipresent in the lyrics he wrote.

"I was born and raised in Tuskegee, Alabama. I am a country boy and proud of it. To do this project just felt natural," says Richie.

"Growing up with Country, R&B, gospel, and classical music from my grandmother and pop, Tuskegee was the perfect melting pot for my influences as a writer," he says, "and the title, Tuskegee, is a validation of my growing up there-the place I call home."

Envisioning and bringing Tuskegee to life with such grace and passion has been a rewarding, revelatory time for Richie.

"What began as a collaboration of talented people ended up being a great group of friends getting together to make great music," says Richie.

"Tuskegee is a state of mind as it is a place," he adds," a place of possibility, hope, promise, self-empowerment, and where dreams come true."

                                                   

Lionel Richie's Tuskegee Track-Listing:

"You Are" with Blake Shelton 

"Say You, Say Me" with Jason Aldean

"Stuck On You" with Darius Rucker

"Deep River Woman" with Little Big Town

"My Love" with Kenny Chesney

"Dancing On The Ceiling" with Rascal Flatts

 "Hello" with Jennifer Nettles

"Sail On" with Tim McGraw

"Endless Love" with Shania Twain

"Just For You" with Billy Currington

"Lady" with Kenny Rogers

 "Easy" with Willie Nelson

"All Night Long" with Jimmy Buffett

"The 45^th Annual CMA Awards" is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer, Paul Miller is the Director, and David Wild is the writer. The special will be shot in high definition and broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound.