Lionel Brockman Richie Sr. and Alberta R. Foster welcomed their son, Lionel Richie, in 1949. Here’s everything to know about ...

"So I'm guessing you come from a musical family," judge Carrie Underwood asked the singer before the truth came out.

An “American Idol” hopeful’s mom pushed him to take his singing seriously after signing him up for the show. Brajawn Upshaw, a mail handler from Georgia, said he sings while doing the night shift at ...

“Mom and Dad almost had a nervous breakdown,” Richie recalled. “And then from the community, you could see everyone passing going, 'Oh, there's poor Lionel. Poor misguided Lionel!’ ...