Stevie Wonder, Lenny Kravitz to honor Lionel Richie at MusiCaresOctober 27, 2015 - 19:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Stevie Wonder, Usher, Lenny Kravitz and Demi Lovato will honor Lionel Richie when he's named MusiCares person of the year in 2016, the Associated Press reports. John Legend, The Roots and Zac Brown will also pay tribute to Richie at the Feb. 13 event in Los Angeles, the Recording Academy said Tuesday, October 27. Previously announced performers include Pharrell Williams, Luke Bryan and Lady Antebellum. The event, scheduled two days before the 2016 Grammy Awards, will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Richie has had massive success as the lead singer of the Commodores and as a solo artist, with hits ranging from "Three Times a Lady" to "All Night Long (All Night)." Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |