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Lionel Richie is still buzzing with the magic from “The Greatest Night In Pop” exactly 39 years later … the legendary singer proved he can still bring the house down with today’s fresh, young talent!!!
TMZ also obtained footage of LR performing a duet with Jon Batiste of his chart-topping track, “All Night Long,” inside Delilah in West Hollywood.
Lionel introduced Jon and Andra Day to the stage … and was enjoying the show until Jon played the opening keys of “All Night Long” and Lionel couldn’t resist joining in … can’t have those TikTokers thinking JB came up with the track!!!
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Jon spoke on the song being a beacon of togetherness and he and Lionel harmonized the ‘Jambo Jumbo’ together.
Later, Jon and Andra joined forces to belt out their version of “We Are the World” … earning LR’s approval!!! Good job, guys.
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Netflix had its premiere for “The Greatest Night In Pop” at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood beforehand … a doc that chronicles the backstory of 1985’s megahit “We Are the World” … the African charity megahit that became the fastest-selling single at the time.
The record boasted of virtually every superstar in music at the time … Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles — you name it … and goes into detail about how they were able to manage dozens of legends’ egos and end up winning 4 Grammy awards.
More importantly, though … this charitable effort raised tons of cash — upwards of $60 mil toward fighting famine and hunger in Ethiopia. So, it was a success on all fronts.
Inside the premiere, Lionel joked about the differences between the film and music industry and got a hearty laugh from the crowd … because it’s probably true!!!
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From his experience, making movies is much more taxing in his book — but this one was worth it!!!