Lionel Richie’s Platinum album “Tuskegee” is on sale for only $5 on Amazon.com! If you don’t already have this album GO GET IT NOW! It is AMAZING!

The country duets album, which held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top 200 for two consecutive weeks, sits at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart for the fourth week since its March 26 release.

The album features duets of 13 of his timeless hits with Jason Aldean, Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, Billy Currington, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson, Jennifer Nettles, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Rogers, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton and Shania Twain.

The $5 price is only good for a limited time so HURRY!

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Lionel Richie will be celebrated after the ACM Awards next week with a special featuring several duet partners from his album Tuskegee. Take a look at his video for “Endless Love” featuring the ever amazing Shania Twain.

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Grammy winner and bestselling R&B/pop crooner Lionel Richie is, in his own words, returning home to country music with his upcoming album release.

Richie sold 20,000 copies of his new country duets CD, “Tuskegee,” in just one hour on the Home Shopping Network on Friday (Mar 16).

The CD is new, but the tunes are not. Rather, “Tuskegee,” named for Richie’s Alabama hometown, is a greatest hits collection with a twist: Richie’s doing countrified covers of his own hit songs, paired with country stars.

He sings with Blake Shelton on “You Are,” for example, Kenny Chesney on “My Love,” Rascal Flatts on “Dancing on the Ceiling,” Willie Nelson on “Easy,” Kenny Rogers on “Lady” (a song Rogers previously covered for a solo hit), Tim McGraw on “Sail On,” Shania Twain on “Endless Love” and fellow country crossover artist Darius Rucker on “Stuck on You.”

Richie, who’ll also be a judge on ABC’s upcoming singing competition series “Duets,” tells Rolling Stone he’s been drawn to country music for some time.

“Conway Twitty wanted me to come years ago and ‘be country,“’ Richie said, “but I was too busy being a Commodore. Then Kenny Rogers wanted me to go country, but I was too busy being the ‘pop’ Lionel Richie.

”Then all of a sudden we went into an area where it was, ‘Can Lionel Richie rap?’ No! Trust me. I can do it, but you don’t want to hear me. Flava Flav said, ‘Don’t try it! If you want somebody to rap, you call me. I’ll rap. You just sing!“

Richie will also perform a CBS concert with several of his new country cohorts in April. ”ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends — In Concert“ will be taped in Las Vegas on April 2 and broadcast on CBS on April 13, with performances by McGraw, The Band Perry, Rogers, Rascal Flatts, Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride and Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles.

”Tuskegee“ will be released by Universal Music Nashville on March 26.

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Have you heard?  Lionel Richie’s “Tuskegee” is hitting stores NEXT WEEK, Monday, March 26.    The highly anticipated new album features 13 of his timeless hits performed as duets with country stars.

“Tuskegee is one of the most special albums I have ever done in my life,” he says. “It’s a moment in time when all of these artists got together and celebrated music.”

Tuskegee debuted at No. 1 on iTunes Canada on Monday, the day of its Canadian release. The album is also available in United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Europe and Australia, and will be released to the rest of the world on Monday.

CMTT is starting our celebration early by giving our readers the chance to win 1 of 2 GREAT prizes.

• Grand Prize: An autographed lyric sheet from one of the songs from the album, a Tuskegee CD and a poster
• Runner Up: Tuskegee CD and a poster

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Lionel is hitting the media circuit to promote the album.

• On Friday, March 23, CMT will premiere CMT Presents: Lionel Richie: Tuskegee at 10:30 a.m. ET/9:30 a.m. CT. This 30-minute show contains an exclusive interview with Richie, as well as footage from the studio with his duet partners and the “Endless Love” video with Richie and Shania Twain. On Tuesday, March 27, at 8 a.m. ET/7 a.m. CT, Richie takes over as CMT’s VJ for a Day and shares his favorite country videos in the one-hour special.
• BET will air CENTRIC Presents: Lionel Richie: Tuskegee on March 24 at 9:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. CT.
• NBC’s Weekend Today will air Lester Holt’s interview with Richie on Sunday, March 25. Richie will also appear on NBC’s The Voice on Monday, March 26.
• On Tuesday, March 27, he will be joined by Little Big Town to perform “Deep River Woman” on the Today show. That evening, Jason Aldean will duet with Richie on “Say You, Say Me” on Late Show with David Letterman. On Wednesday, March 28, he will be interviewed on Piers Morgan Tonight, which airs on CNN at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.
• He will appear on the 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS on April 1 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT. The next evening, the Academy of Country Music and dick clark productions will tape an all-star concert special, ACM PRESENTS: Lionel Richie and Friends–In Concert, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The show will air on CBS on April 13 at 9 p.m. ET/ 8 p.m. CT. Some of his greatest hits will be performed by Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans, Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Jennifer Nettles, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Rogers and many more.
• On April 2, he will perform on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
• Billy Currington will join Lionel on the duet of “Just For You” for ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live on April 4 and on The Talk on CBS on April 5.

Lionel says Tuskegee is “By far, this is probably the most fun ever because of the fact I did not have a clue as to what it was going to be from one session to the next,” he says. “What started out as a group of very talented, very successful collaborations with great artists ended up brand new, very good old friends. We’ve had so much fun. I learned more jokes.  I’ve gotten more jokes to tell.  I have jokes I can never say again.

“Nine months later and beyond my wildest dreams, as far as creativity, something was finished that even blew me away.”

CLICK Read More for the full Track Listing of Duets from Tuskegee:

Lionel Richie’s Tuskegee Track-Listing:

1. “You Are” with Blake Shelton
2. “Say You, Say Me” with Jason Aldean
3. “Stuck On You” with Darius Rucker
4. “Deep River Woman” with Little Big Town
5. “My Love” with Kenny Chesney
6. “Dancing On The Ceiling” with Rascal Flatts
7. “Hello” with Jennifer Nettles
8. “Sail On” with Tim McGraw
9. “Endless Love” with Shania Twain
10. “Just For You” with Billy Currington
11. “Lady” with Kenny Rogers
12. “Easy” with Willie Nelson
13. “All Night Long” with Jimmy Buffett

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I love Kelly Clarkson! I know she is not 100% country but the girl can sing and she covers a TON of our favorite country songs. Take a listen as she takes on Shania Twain’s “You’re Still the One” as the nights fan requested song.  Beautiful as always Kelly!

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I for one am TOTALLY excited for Shania Twain’s big come back in Vegas!  CMTT was there when she made the announcement and I can only hope that we will be able to attend at least one of her shows at Caesars Palace.

“The Las Vegas Sun” says Shania is in Vegas now and has begun pre-production on her “Shania: Still The One,” production. An insider tells the newspaper that Shania got an unexpected chance to “walk, dance and sing onstage” last week, when illness forced Celine Dion to cancel a show. The insider explains that Shania “wanted to get the feel of the building” and “know where her band and the crew would be hanging out.”

Shania reportedly checked out the dressing rooms and the sound system at the venue. The source adds that Shania is “really excited, and everybody already knows she’s on the right track as the new family is being built around her.”

What do you think about the come back of Shania Twain?  Do you think we will get the old Shania back or a newer version?

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This album is AMAZING!  I have my review copy and can’t stop listening to it!  Check out the behind the scenes footage from the recording of Tuskegee!  The new album Tuskegee will be in stores March 27th!

Lionel Richie’s Tuskegee Track-Listing:
1. “You Are” with Blake Shelton
2. “Say You, Say Me” with Jason Aldean
3. “Stuck On You” with Darius Rucker
4. “Deep River Woman” with Little Big Town
5. “My Love” with Kenny Chesney
6. “Dancing On The Ceiling” with Rascal Flatts
7. “Hello” with Jennifer Nettles
8. “Sail On” with Tim McGraw
9. “Endless Love” with Shania Twain
10. “Just For You” with Billy Currington
11. “Lady” with Kenny Rogers
12. “Easy” with Willie Nelson
13. “All Night Long” with Jimmy Buffett

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