American Idol” judge Lionel Richie booked six more dates for his Wynn Las Vegas residency Oct. 15, 17-18 and 24-25.

Hello country music — is it Lionel Richie ... his first-ever country album — decades after scoring his first hit in the genre with Kenny Rogers' "Lady," written by Richie, 73.

Lionel Richie told ITV's Lorraine ... The same time period also marked a hiatus from music for Richie, following the 1986 release of his album Dancing on the Ceiling. His kids, too, helped ...