Lionel Richie Cancels Shows After Heart Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation
The singer undergoes a procedure to treat atrial fibrillation, canceling three tour dates with Earth, Wind & Fire while his Las Vegas residency remains on schedule.
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First reported by Variety, 2 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
7 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 22 Sept 2026. Variety published first, on 22 September at 15:45 UTC; Consequence followed 3 min later. The most recent article, from The Hollywood Reporter, appeared on 22 September at 18:57 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Consequence, Billboard, Times of India, Rolling Stone, Deadline.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- VarietyLionel Richie Undergoes Atrial Fibrillation Procedure, ‘Will Be Back on Stage Soon’ After Canceling Next Three Shows
- VarietyLionel Richie Undergoes Heart Procedure, ‘Will Be Back on Stage Soon’ After Canceling Next Three Shows
- ConsequenceLionel Richie Hospitalized for Irregular Heartbeat, Cancels Additional Shows
- BillboardLionel Richie Undergoes Heart Procedure, Cancels 3 Upcoming Shows: ‘Everything Went Perfectly’
- Times of IndiaLionel Richie hospitalized again with irregular heartbeat, has AFib procedure
- Rolling StoneLionel Richie ‘Doing Well’ After Heart Procedure and Hospitalization
- DeadlineLionel Richie Recovering From “Common Procedure” For Atrial Fibrillation; Three Shows Canceled But Vegas Residency On Schedule
- The Hollywood ReporterLionel Richie Postpones Tour Dates After Undergoing Heart Procedure
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Lionel Richie Postpones Tour Dates After Undergoing Heart Procedure The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Lionel Richie Undergoes Atrial Fibrillation Procedure, ‘Will Be Back on Stage Soon’ After Canceling Next Three Shows Variety ·
- Lionel Richie Undergoes Heart Procedure, ‘Will Be Back on Stage Soon’ After Canceling Next Three Shows Variety ·
- Lionel Richie Recovering From “Common Procedure” For Atrial Fibrillation; Three Shows Canceled But Vegas Residency On Schedule Deadline
- Lionel Richie ‘Doing Well’ After Heart Procedure and Hospitalization Rolling Stone
- Lionel Richie hospitalized again with irregular heartbeat, has AFib procedure Times of India
- Lionel Richie Undergoes Heart Procedure, Cancels 3 Upcoming Shows: ‘Everything Went Perfectly’ Billboard
- Lionel Richie Hospitalized for Irregular Heartbeat, Cancels Additional Shows Consequence
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- Lionel Richie
- Earth, Wind & Fire