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Next for Richie: 'World Beat' Disc, Commodores Reunion

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted May 19, 2009 2:35 PM CDT

(Newser) – Not yet done touring to promote his new album, Lionel Richie is already talking up his next effort, Billboard reports. “I’ve plugged into a world beat somewhere,” Richie said of the upcoming disc, which he will produce himself with collaborators. “I can always tell when I’m going in the right direction—I scare the record company to death!”

He also confirmed rumors of a Commodores reunion—sort of. “I can honestly tell you before the end of the year, for sure, you'll hear a rumble,” he said. “I think now might be the proper time.”

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Lionel Richie performs during the 2009 Echo Music Award Show in Berlin. (Getty Images)

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I go to Berlin and check 'em out. I go to London and check 'em out, New Delhi. ... And then I go back to the hotel room and, while I'm in that same mood, I start to write.

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