Lionel Richie pulls out of recording and gigs due to illness

Lionel Richie pulls out of recording and gigs due to illness

Lionel Richie has been forced to stop recording his new album and has pulled out of a star-studded concert in London after taking ill.

The Dancing on the Ceiling hitmaker was due to headline BBC Radio's Live In Hyde Park gig on Sunday along with Lenny Kravitz and Will Young.

Richie has been battling illness, and has decided to postpone his recording sessions and frop out of the line-up for the show to recover.

BBC Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans told his Thursday morning listeners: "Due to illness, Lionel Richie will not be able to perform at Hyde Park as billed...

"As much as Lionel is distressed at cancelling this show for his fans and Radio 2, he would never allow himself to give less than 100 per cent excellence in performance.

"We talked to him in America yesterday, he said, 'I'm sorry that I wont be able to make the concert on Sunday'. He was recording his new album, that's also had to stop as well."

In a statement, Richie adds: "The show has a fantastic line up and I was looking forward to joining the other artists on what promises to be a fabulous day of entertainment. To all the fans that bought tickets I promise to be back very soon and make up for it with something very special."


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