LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lionel Richie staved off stiff competition to hold onto the top spot of the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, beating out new entries from Jason Mraz and Train. "Tuskegee," the country music-inspired 10th studio album from the 62-year-old soul singer, made the rare climb to No. 1 last week, three weeks after the alb...

Lionel Richie's new country duets album, Tuskegee, has claimed the No. 1 spot on the overall Billboard Top 200 albums chart

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran soul singer Lionel Richie knocked Nicki Minaj off the top spot of the Billboard chart on Wednesday as his country album "Tuskegee" made the rare climb to No. 1, three weeks after its release. It is uncommon for albums to climb to the top position in weeks following their release. Most chart-toppers tend to debut a...

Richie owes the federal government $1,130,609.11 in unpaid income tax

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Madonna retained the title Queen of Pop by taking the throne of the Billboard 200 album chart for the eighth time on Tuesday, as her latest album "MDNA" beat Lionel Richie's country themed "Tuskegee" to the top of the weekly sales list. Madonna's 12th studio album, dedicated to club-friendly dance tracks, sold 359,000 cop...