MBUTA NANGA!! HAHHAHAHA'' I WANT TO KNOW WHO WAS THE PRODUCER'S MBONA MAJANGAA'' All night wrong: Producers of the BET Awards must have been Dancing On The Ceiling when they saw Lionel Richie's name had been misspelt at Sunday's show in Los Angeles
It was almost as bad as celebrating his famous song All Night Wrong.
For the team broadcasting the BET Awards managed to misspell Lionel Richie's name as Ritchie on Sunday night.
To make matters worse, it was flashed on the screen in big letters as the soul legend was given a lifetime achievement gong at the event, which was being watched by millions in America and beyond.
Luckily for them, Lionel, 65, is renowned for being a class act, and is sure to have had a jolly chuckle rather than throwing a fit when he discoversedtheir mistake.
Of course, the blunder could not spoil a fabulous night for fans of the star, who was recognised for almost half a century as a music legend.
He was given his expensive paperweight by the relatively young gun Pharrell Williams, who seemed overjoyed to be honoring his hero.
Class act: No doubt the Alone star will spare plenty of blushes by laughing off the whole sorry incident''
When he took to the stage, Lionel tried to share his experience with the young guns in the crowd, saying: 'The funny thing about this award tonight is exactly 35, 40 years ago when I started writing these crazy songs, I must tell you the words tonight, these are all the songs they told me would ruin my career.
'Sail On, you're out of your mind, All Night Long, what the heck are you doing.
'Soul is a feeling, not a colour. Talent is a god given gift and not a category.
'And out of the box is that magical place where talent, true talent, goes to live and thrive and breathe, and may you never give it up as long as you're in this business.'
The generation game: Young superstar Pharrell was delighted to honour his hero Lionel Richie
Legend: Soul man Lionel was delighted to be given the lifetime achievement award
Touchingly, he found time to pay tribute to The Commodores, saying 'without them I would not be standing on this stage, so I honour my brothers for pushing me out and telling me to go higher and higher.'
He also paid tribute to Motown legend Barry Gordy, lauding him as his hero, and thanking him for introducing him to Michael Jackson and his brothers.
Finally he thanked his own loved ones, saying: 'I have the greatest family in the world, they understand dad is going to be dad, I live in the world and I travel in the world.
'This is my mission on this planet. God has blessed me with so many wonderful things. But this is what I do for a living.'
And after a parade of stars - with John Legend leading the way with a wonderful piano-led performance - covered some of his biggest hits, the man himself delighted the crowd with a typically classy turn.
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