Lionel Richie wants to replace Mariah Carey with Diana Ross after poor tickets sales.
From another board.
The streets are talking the real reason LIONEL put the brakes on the tour was to disrupt a MAJOR financial LOSS if it had continued at this point. MARIAH isn't bringing in the sales he though her high profile name would. Her popularity has waned in the last decade and those lipsyncing rumors didn't help ticket sales. He is considering replacing her with DIANA ROSS. I think this is genius because DIANA consistently brings in a crowd and she is more his style than MARIAH. However, I don't see DIANA being anyone's opening act unless it's as a double act and doing a killer version on Endless Love, But he and MARIAH I'm sorry that is just a weird combination. It could work though. I thought MARY J. and MAXWELL were unequally yoked but their tour was a major success.
I don't blame him, I love Mariah and all but her management is ruining her legacy. Diana is a good replacement because she has an amazing legacy and still draws in big crowds.