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Lionel Gets a Day, We get A Lionel ‘Did You Know’

todayAugust 23, 2018

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Lionel Richie has been in Las Vegas at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino with his current residency, and this past week was honored by County Commissioner Jim Gibson with a special day – his own, as last Wednesday, August 15th was declared “Lionel Richie Day” in Vegas.

Lionel has been packing the house in Las Vegas these past few months with his wonderful show called ‘Lionel Richie — All the Hits’ and took time to be the center of attention on his special day. The performer will remain in Sin City through October 20th and has a busy fall as he’s returning as one of the judges on the upcoming new season of American Idol on ABC.

Here are three things you may not have known about this world-class performer…

Lionel’s net worth is estimated to be valued at over $200 million, a majority of the revenues coming from songwriting residuals. Lionel’s MTV video “All Night Long” was not only one of the most popular videos at the time, it also made the producers at MTV consider other African American stars for the channel. Finally, Lionel is a collector of fireplaces of all things


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Written by: Vipology Staff Writer

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