Singer Lionel Richie Calls on Akon and Ne-Yo for New Album

Lionel Richie enlisted Akon and producer Ne-Yo for his upcoming album, “Just Go,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. The CD is due to drop February 17 via Island Records. The first single, “Good Morning,” produced by the Movement, hit airwaves at urban AC stations on Tuesday. Ne-Yo and Akon share writing credits with Richie on the follow-up to the icon’s 2006 CD, “Coming Home,” which has sold 444,000 copies in the United States, according to trade a publication. Richie is scheduled to kick off his 2009 world tour on March 13 in Dublin.