Lionel Richie once said he got into the music business because he wanted to be Neil Diamond. He rose to fame in the 70s with the Motown group #Commodores before ultimately launching a career as a solo artist where he went on to write top hit songs, including "All Night Long", "Dancing on the Ceiling", "Hello", "Stuck On You" and more. As a 4x Grammy Award winner, #LionelRichie has collaborated with other stars like Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. And in 2011, Lionel Richie proved Neil's music is

Today we're celebrating Black Excellence with Lionel Richie, who once said he got into the music business because he wanted to be Neil Diamond. Lionel Richie first rose to fame in the 1970s with the Motown group, #Commodores, before ultimately launching a career as a solo artist, where he went on to write billboard charting hit songs, including “All Night Long”, “Dancing on the Ceiling”, “Hello”, “Stuck On You” and more. As a 4x Grammy Award winner, Lionel Richie has collaborated with some of yo