LIONEL RICHIE: His tour with Mariah Carey is postponed until this summer
Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey have postponed their All the Hits Tour.
In a statement to E!News, Richie blamed it on his slow recovery from recent knee surgery. "When you have been performing as long as I have, it takes a toll on your body... I don't want to disappoint my fans and I look forward to being back on stage so we can all be 'Dancing on the Ceiling' together again."
Lionel's rep says the tour will likely be rescheduled for this summer.
JOURNEY: Arnel Pineda is thankful for fan acceptance
Journey's show in Manila earlier this month was not just the band's first show in the Philippines in four years. It was a homecoming for current lead singer Arnel Pineda.
In an interview with the U.S. Embassy in Manila, the vocalist discussed his admiration for the band's fans and the legacy the band built since breaking through in the late 1970s.
Arnel Pineda is grateful for the way Journey fans have accepted him: "Me being the newbie in the band, you know it's such a big task and I'm just too grateful to find out that you know, that they have embraced... me... my inception with the band, so. So kind and very generous and I'm thankful."
[courtesy - US Embassy in Manila]
Arnel Pineda tips his hat to how his Journey band mates created and recorded the music they made famous: OC: "The reason why this music was able to stand the test of time is because they were just... they were just beautiful. These guys are you know, one of the geniuses in the music industry."
[courtesy - US Embassy in Manila]
Journey perform in Hawaii Tuesday. They'll spend March on the West Coast and in the Midwest before heading to New York for their April 7th induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (Manila Bulletin)
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