Lionel Richie

"I couldn't have asked for a better mentor."

Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie will all be back for Season 3 of 'American Idol' on ABC.

"It's gonna be something surprising," he says.

“I’ve never seen anything like this.”

Richie says he feels he's known Bryan from way, way back in time!

Hicks discussed his thoughts regarding Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Katy Perry.

Just one of the perks of being Luke Bryan is you get to sing with your musical heroes -- on more than one occasion.

Luke Bryan joined in as part of an all-star tribute to pop icon Lionel Richie at the 2016 Grammy Awards on Monday night (Feb. 15).

With a long and mega-successful career, you would think that Lionel Richie would have been nominated for practically every music award there is by now. But in the short time since he crossed over into the country side of things, Richie hasn't been formally honored for his work -- until now, that is. This year, the 'Just for You' hitmaker received his first ever CMA Awards nomination.

If you've ever visited Blake Shelton's official Twitter account, you know just how funny the 'Hillbilly Bone' country superstar can be. Although Lionel Richie was aware of the singer's reputation, the music legend admits he was surprised at Shelton's knack for telling a good joke as they were recording 'You Are' for Richie's country duets project, 'Tuskegee.'