Don’t let the easy-listening ballads and pastel sweaters fool you: Lionel Richie, starting his fifth season on ‘American Idol,’ is a true Black music pioneer ... around a piano with Wonder ...

Lionel Richie, already a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2022 inductee, was also the recipient of the American Music Awards ... several camaraderie-filled piano duets of Richie’s greatest ...