Editing Cliff Richard (section)

===2008–present: 50th anniversary and Shadows reunion===
[[File:Cliff Richard & Shadows Final Reunion Brussels.jpg|thumb|L–R: Bruce Welch, Richard, Brian Bennett and Hank Marvin, 2009]]
2008, Richard's 51st year in the music business saw the release of the eight-CD box set ''[[And They Said It Wouldn't Last (My 50 Years in Music)]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cliffrichard.org/shopping/cdsTrackList.cfm?collection_id=345&showTrackList=1 |title=And They Said It Wouldn't Last (My 50 Years in Music) |publisher=cliffrichard.org |access-date=29 January 2012}}</ref> In September, a single celebrating his 50 years in pop music, titled "Thank You for a Lifetime" was released. On 14 September 2008 it reached No. 3 on the UK music charts.

On 11 November 2008, Richard's official website announced that Cliff and the Shadows would reunite to celebrate their 50th anniversary in the music business. A month later they performed at the [[Royal Variety Performance]]. In 2009, Cliff and the Shadows brought their partnership to an end with the Golden Anniversary concert tour of the UK.

A new album, titled ''[[Reunited – Cliff Richard and The Shadows|Reunited]]'', by Richard and the Shadows, was released in September 2009. It was their first studio project in forty years. The 28 tracks recorded comprise 25 re-recordings of their earlier work, with three "new" tracks, originally from that era (and earlier), the single "[[Singing the Blues]]", along with [[Eddie Cochran]]'s "[[C'mon Everybody]]" and the [[Frankie Ford]] hit "[[Sea Cruise]]". The album charted at No. 6 in the UK charts in its opening week and peaked at No. 4. The reunion tour continued into Europe in 2010. In June 2009, it was reported by Sound Kitchen Studios in Nashville that Richard was to return there shortly to record a new album of original recordings of jazz songs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soundkitchen.com/newsitem.cfm?uid=06152009143535|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103172454/http://www.soundkitchen.com/newsitem.cfm?uid=06152009143535|url-status=dead|title=Sound Kitchen Studios|archive-date=3 January 2015}}</ref> He was to record fourteen tracks in a week.

[[File:Cliff Richard (8454760629) cropped.jpg|right|thumb|Richard performing at the [[State Theatre (Sydney)|State Theatre]], Sydney in 2013]]
Richard performed "[[Congratulations (Cliff Richard song)|Congratulations]]" at the 70th birthday celebrations of [[Margrethe II of Denmark|Queen Margrethe II]] in Denmark on 13 April 2010. On 14 October 2010, Richard celebrated his 70th birthday, and to mark the occasion, he performed a series of six concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. To accompany the concerts, a new album of cover versions of [[Swing music|swing]] standards, ''[[Bold as Brass (Cliff Richard album)|Bold as Brass]]'', was released on 11 October. The official party celebrating Richard's 70th birthday was held on 23 October 2010, with guests including Cilla Black, [[Elaine Paige]] and [[Daniel O'Donnell]].

After a week of promotion, Richard flew out to rehearse for the German Night of the Proms concerts in Belgium at the end of October. He made a surprise appearance at the [[Antwerp]] concert of the Night of the Proms on Thursday, 28 October 2010 and sang "We Don't Talk Anymore" to a great reaction from the surprised 20,000 fans at [[Sportpaleis Antwerp]]. In all, he toured 12 German cities in November and December 2010, during the Night of the Proms concerts, as the headline act. The total of 18 concerts were attended by over 300,000 fans. Richard performed a selection of hits and tracks from the ''Bold As Brass'' album. In November 2010, he achieved his third consecutive UK No. 1 music DVD in three years with the DVD release of ''Bold as Brass''.

[[File:Cliff Richard - Old Royal Naval Yard Greenwich - Saturday 1st July 2017 CliffGreenwich010717-43 (35672276090) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Richard performing in 2017]]
In October 2011, Richard released his ''[[Soulicious (Cliff Richard album)|Soulicious]]'' album, containing duets with American soul singers including [[Percy Sledge]], [[Ashford and Simpson]], [[Roberta Flack]], [[Freda Payne]] and [[Candi Staton]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cliff Richard – Soulicious: Review by Jon O'Brien |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/soulicious-mw0002218296 |work=AllMusic |access-date=18 November 2013}}</ref> The album was produced by [[Lamont Dozier]] and was supported by a short UK arena tour. ''Soulicious'' became Richard's 41st top 10 UK hit album.

He was among the performers at the [[Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Diamond Jubilee]] concert held outside [[Buckingham Palace]] in June 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Eames |first=Tom |title=Cliff Richard 'thrilled' with Diamond Jubilee gig |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a385303/cliff-richard-thrilled-with-diamond-jubilee-gig.html |work=Digital Spy |access-date=26 January 2014 |date=4 June 2012}}</ref> On 30 June 2012, Richard helped to carry the Olympic torch from [[Derby]] to [[Birmingham]] as part of the torch relay for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London. Richard said that his run with the Olympic torch would be one of his top 10 memories.<ref>{{cite news |title=Congratulations to Sir Cliff after Olympic torch relay |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18660902 |work=BBC News |access-date=26 January 2014 |date=30 June 2012}}</ref>

Richard was involved in a campaign to extend copyright on sound recordings in the UK from 50 to 95 years, and extend the number of years on which a musician can receive royalties. The campaign was initially unsuccessful, and the UK copyright on many of Richard's early recordings expired in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Musical copyright terms 'to stay' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6186436.stm |access-date=28 September 2014 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=27 November 2006}}</ref> In 2013, following another campaign, copyright on sound recordings was extended to 70 years after first publication to the public for works still in copyright at that point. This means Richard's recordings between 1958 and 1962 are out of copyright in the UK, but those from 1963 will be in copyright until 2034.<ref>{{cite news |title=Copyright in Sound Recordings |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/copyright-in-sound-recordings/copyright-in-sound-recordings |access-date=16 June 2016 |work=Intellectual Property Office |date=18 August 2014}}</ref> In November 2013, Richard released the 100th album of his career, ''[[The Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll Songbook]]''.  By that point, Richard had released 47 studio albums, 35 compilations, 11 live albums and 7 film soundtracks.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sir Cliff Richard to release 100th album |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23960026 |work=BBC News |access-date=15 September 2013|date=4 September 2013 }}</ref>

Richard was scheduled to open for [[Morrissey]] at a live concert at New York's 19,000-capacity [[Barclays Center]] on 21 June 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sir Tom Jones and Sir Cliff Richard to support Morrissey at major US shows |url=https://www.nme.com/news/morrissey/75468 |access-date=15 February 2014 |newspaper=[[NME]] |date=13 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Morrissey reveals Cliff Richard and Tom Jones as live gig special guests |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/13/morrissey-cliff-richard-tom-jones-us-gigs-2014 |access-date=2 April 2014 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=13 February 2014}}</ref> Morrissey said that he was "honoured and thrilled" to have Richard on the bill.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sir Tom Jones and Sir Cliff Richard to support Morrissey at major US shows |url=https://www.nme.com/news/morrissey/75468 |access-date=2 April 2014 |work=NME |date=13 February 2014}}</ref> It was reported on 16 June 2014 that Morrissey had cancelled the concert after collapsing with an "acute fever". Richard announced that he would stage a free show for fans in New York on the same night the cancelled concert was due to take place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cliff Richard Treating New Yorkers To Free Show After Morrissey Cancellation |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/story/cliff-richard-treating-new-yorkers-to-free-show-after-morrissey-cancellation_4246085 |publisher=contactmusic.com |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=17 June 2014}}</ref>

In October 2015, Richard performed on tour to mark his 75th birthday. He took to the stage across seven cities in the UK, including six nights at London's Royal Albert Hall, where he has performed on over 100 occasions during his career.<ref>{{cite web| title=Sir Cliff Richard – Cliff Richard To Tour For 75th Birthday |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/story/cliff-richard-to-tour-for-75th-birthday_4411915 |publisher=contactmusic.com |date=14 October 2014 |access-date=22 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Griffin |first=Matt |title=In pictures: Sir Cliff Richard's memorable moments at the Royal Albert Hall |url=http://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2015/october/in-pictures-sir-cliff-richard-at-the-royal-albert-hall-1959-2015/ |work=Royal Albert Hall |date=15 October 2015 |access-date=29 October 2015}}</ref> Richard's 2015 tour received a positive review from ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s rock music critic Dave Simpson.<ref>{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Dave |title=Cliff Richard review – funny, poignant show from pop's performing genius |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/02/cliff-richard-review-funny-poignant-show-from-pops-performing-genius |access-date=29 October 2015 |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=2 October 2015}}</ref>

[[File:CliffRAH241021 (8 of 54) (51629985922) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Richard performing in 2021]]
In August 2018, Richard announced the release of the album ''[[Rise Up (Cliff Richard album)|Rise Up]]'', which includes new material. The first single of the album, "Rise Up", was released in vinyl format and reached No. 1 on the UK Vinyl Singles Chart in October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40, 19–25 October 2018|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/vinyl-singles-chart/20181019/897/}}</ref> He performed a duet with Welsh singer [[Bonnie Tyler]] on "Taking Control", which appeared on her 2019 studio album, ''[[Between the Earth and the Stars (Bonnie Tyler album)|Between the Earth and the Stars]]''. In 2020  Richard released the album ''[[Music... The Air That I Breathe]]''. On 4 July 2022, Richard sang his 1963 hit "Summer Holiday" at the [[2022 Wimbledon Championships]], as part of the Centenary Celebration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/03/wimbledon-2022-sir-cliff-richard-leaves-wimbledon-fans-cringing-with-performance-16935100/|title=Sir Cliff Richard leaves Wimbledon fans 'cringing' with surprise performance|first=Charlotte|last=Manning|date=3 July 2022}}</ref>