▁An ▁A udi ence ▁with ▁Lion el ▁Rich ie . ▁Two ▁months ▁later , ▁he ▁performed ▁" Hello " ▁on ▁the ▁ 4 9 th ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁show . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Rich ie ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁George ▁and ▁Ira ▁G ers h win ▁L if etime ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award ▁at ▁U CLA ' s ▁annual ▁Spring ▁Sing . ▁In ▁accepting ▁the ▁award , ▁Rich ie ▁said : ▁" For get ▁about ▁surv iving ▁ 3 0 ▁some ▁odd ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁business , ▁Lion el ▁Rich ie ▁surv ived ▁ 2 7 ▁years ▁of ▁N icole ▁Rich ie ." ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Rich ie ▁performed ▁in ▁Times ▁Square ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve ▁celebr ation ▁and ▁ball ▁drop . ▁He ▁also ▁performed ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁season ▁finale ▁for ▁American ▁Id ol ▁with ▁D anny ▁Go key . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁get ▁The ▁Com mod ores ▁back ▁together ▁soon , ▁" or ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁no ▁one ▁will ▁care ." ▁An ▁album , ▁Just ▁Go , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁On ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Rich ie ▁performed ▁" J es us ▁is ▁Love " ▁at ▁Michael ▁Jackson ' s