TV Tribute To Kenny Rogers Announced, Will Feature Virtual Performances By Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie & More

Even a global pandemic will not stop Ryan Seacrest from finding the next American Idol. The singing competition will move forward with the newest season using remote performances from its final 20 contestants, TV Guide has learned.

American Idol season 18 will continue, pandemic or no pandemic.  ABC announced today that the show will continue to film, while following all stay at home guidelines, with the top 20 performing from their own homes while the judges judge from their own homes, with viewers voting from—you guessed it—their homes. Allow judge Katy Perry to explain: "How will American Idol continue? I'll be judging from California, Lionel Richie from LA, Luke Bryan & Bobby Bones in Nashville.

Miranda Lambert is reminding us all that music is medicine.

Rita Wilson will host a TV benefit special in honour of late country music star Kenny Rogers.

Lady Antebellum dedicated a very special performance of “What I’m Leaving For” to all the first responders out there tackling the coronavirus.

Country’s biggest stars came together for a special night on Sunday, joining together for “ACM Presents: Our Country”, a series of performances recorded from their homes as the country practices social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Country's biggest stars came together for a special night on Sunday, joining together for a series of performances recorded from their homes as the country practices social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Country's biggest stars came together for a special night on Sunday, joining together for a series of performances recorded from their homes as the country practices social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Kenny Rogers is being remembered by CMT. On Thursday, the network announced that it will air in honor of the late country singer, who died last month at age 81.

The music world mourned the loss of Kenny Rogers last month, and on April 8 CMT will celebrate the late legend with CMT GIANTS Kenny Rogers: A Benefit For MusiCares.

Kenny Rogers is getting the tribute treatment. An all-star lineup of artists -- including Dolly Parton, Jennifer Nettles, Lionel Richie and more -- will offer "virtual performances" in “CMT GIANTS Kenny Rogers: A Benefit For MusiCares" in tribute to the late country icon, CMT confirmed to Fox News.

Following Kenny Rogers’ March 20 death, Capitol Nashville has serviced his song “Goodbye” to radio.Though it’s unclear exactly when the track was recorded, the swelling ballad was one of the last songs Rogers recorded for Capitol Records, according to the label.

Sofia Richie may be quarantined with her boyfriend Scott Disick, but the model, 21, is really missing her family. She took to Instagram on March 25 to post a super rare throwback pic with her dad, music legend Lionel Richie.

Lionel Richie is planning to revive the star-studded aid anthem, We Are The World, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

As the coronavirus continues to spread, the world needs a unifying anthem. And for Lionel Richie, that anthem is 1985's "We Are the World," which lent a hand to famine in Africa.Richie, who wrote the song with Michael Jackson, told People that he is thinking of the chorus, which has the line "There's a choice we're making, we're saving our own lives," during this difficult time.

The world is in need of some unity amid the coronavirus pandemic — and Lionel Richie thinks a re-release of «We Are the World» might do the trick. 

"The message is so clear."

It has been 35 years this month since “We Are the World” was recorded by over 40 stars to raise money for African famine.

Lionel Richie's heart is "broken" over the loss of fellow music legend Kenny Rogers. Rogers passed away late Friday night of natural causes, according to a statement from his family.