▁the ▁" T ap ▁King " ▁dra ug ht ▁be er ▁product . ▁Rich ie ▁reported ly ▁received ▁A $ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁prom ot ional ▁campaign ▁that ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁music ian ▁singing ▁" Hello " ▁at ▁a ▁piano , ▁while ▁the ▁device ▁rest s ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁instrument . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Rich ie ▁played ▁to ▁an ▁audience ▁of ▁between ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 – 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁at ▁the ▁G last on bury ▁Festival , ▁England . ▁His ▁show ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" tri umph ant " ▁by ▁the ▁BBC ▁and ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁albums ▁chart ▁with ▁a ▁re iss ued ▁compilation ▁album ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁both ▁a ▁solo ▁artist ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁Com mod ores . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁ABC ▁announced ▁that ▁Rich ie ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁judge ▁for ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁American ▁Id ol . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Lion el ▁Rich ie ▁was ▁hon ored ▁at ▁Ber k lee ▁College ▁of ▁Music ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Com men cement ▁Con cert ▁where ▁gradu ating ▁students ▁performed ▁a ▁med ley ▁of ▁his ▁disc ography . ▁Rich ie ▁was ▁also ▁awarded ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Doctor ate ▁of ▁Music . ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ,