Grammy Award winning singer Lionel Richie received an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from the prestigious Berklee College of Music. The music icon was honoured at Boston's Agganis Arena on May 13 alongside singers like Lucinda Williams, Todd Rundgren, Shin Joong Hyun, reports people.com. "For his contributions to contemporary culture, his humanitarian efforts, and the joy his music brings to so many, it is my pleasure to present Berklee's honorary doctorate of music to Lionel Richie," Berklee President Roger H. Brown said in his introduction for the 67-year-old singer and songwriter. The night before, Richie joined graduating students on stage at the annual commencement concert to perform his hit number "We are the world". "I wish Michael Jackson would have been with me to share that moment, because what I saw on your faces was the enthusiasm, the passion, the drive, the love, and the dreams," Richie told the audience.
Source: IANS
