▁Lion el ▁Rich ie ▁received ▁the ▁Kennedy ▁Center ▁Hon ors . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Lion el ▁Rich ie ▁had ▁secured ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁Curt is ▁May field ▁bi op ic . ▁In ▁a ▁statement ▁he ▁said , ▁" I ' m ▁so ▁grateful ▁to ▁be ▁working ▁closely ▁with ▁[ May field ’ s ▁wid ow ] ▁Al the ida ▁May field , ▁[ son ] ▁Che aa ▁May field ▁and ▁the ▁Curt is ▁May field ▁Est ate ▁and ▁couldn ' t ▁be ▁happ ier ▁to ▁be ▁moving ▁forward ▁on ▁this ▁amaz ing ▁project ▁about ▁a ▁one - of - a - kind ▁music ▁genius ." ▁Al the ida ▁May field ▁added , ▁" It ’ s ▁time ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁and ▁re - evalu ate ▁Curt is ' ▁legacy . ▁For ▁years , ▁too ▁many ▁others ▁have ▁tried ▁to ▁claim ▁what ▁he ▁alone ▁did . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁genius , ▁always ▁stood ▁on ▁his ▁own ." ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Rich ie ▁announced ▁a ▁ 3 3 - date ▁tour ▁across ▁North ▁America ▁for ▁the ▁summer . ▁His ▁' Hello ▁Tour ' ▁k icked ▁off ▁May ▁ 1 0 ▁at ▁Ar ling ton ' s ▁K A AB O O ▁Festival ▁and ▁runs ▁through ▁August . ▁ ▁Popular ity ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ▁world ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁Rich ie ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁popular ▁music ian ▁in ▁various ▁Arab ▁states , ▁and ▁has