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* Lauryn Hill has launched a three-day series of music and art events in Brooklyn designed to celebrate the African Diaspora. Diaspora Calling, Hill says, is a collection of works “intended to celebrate the rich tapestry of artists from the African Diaspora while also illumining persistent and irrepressible themes… Even if we work independently, we […]

Singer Lauryn Hill performs during The Wailers 30th Anniversary Performance at The Apollo Theater on November 29, 2014 in New York City *Lauryn Hill has canceled a scheduled performance in Tel Aviv because she wasn’t able to also schedule a concert in the nearby Palestinian city of Ramallah, a move she had hoped would represent […]

* Lauryn Hill has postponed a Pittsburgh concert that was scheduled to make up for one last month that started more than three hours late, Page Six reports. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust says Tuesday’s show at the Byham Theater has been moved to June 2 “due to a scheduling conflict.” On Jan. 31, Hill took […]

[…] the most influential or groundbreaking? You’re working on a biographical book about Tupac, where does he rank?  Powell: It may surprise people, but I’m going to say Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill to me is the most important hip-hop album release. And people are going to be like, “Well, it was a hip-hop […]

* Lauryn Hill is being sued by a former band member who claims the singer refuses to pay him thousands of dollars in wages. Jay Gore was a guitarist in Hill’s band on her 2007 European tour and he’s demanding that she pay up $23,600, which he claims includes owed wages, as well as $20,000 in […]

Ms. Lauryn Hill attends the Opening Night Party for the 2018 Greenwich International Film Festival at the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich on June 1, 2018 in Greenwich, Connecticut. *Lauryn Hill has canceled and postponed a series of dates on her “Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 20th Anniversary Tour due to “unforeseen production issues,” a […]

Lauryn Hill and Zion Marley with baby Zephaniah *It was just yesterday (well, 1998) that Lauryn Hill celebrated her first-born son Zion Marley in the track “To Zion.” According to reports, the 19-year-old is now a father himself after his girlfriend reportedly gave birth to their first child, a son named Zephaniah. Hill has […]

Surprise! She did it again. Unfortunately this time it went down in Pittsburgh, Tuesday night. Yep, once again the habitually tardy Lauryn Hill was late for another concert. Not just a few minutes or an hour late, but 3 hours late (!) for an appearance at Heinz Hall, according to folks in attendance who let […]

Lauryn Hill Performs in Paris (9-8-16) *Lauryn Hill is padding her tour with a second show in Miami and various locations throughout the Midwest and East Coast. The concert series, The MLH Caravan: A Diaspora Calling! (powered by Live Nation and Tidal), showcases artist performances from multiple parts of the African diaspora. It’s scheduled […]

* Lauryn Hill and her band had to cancel a performance in Lagos, Nigeria due to travel constraints, but she made up for it by giving them (and all of us) a video of herself performing one of the songs in the lineup…from her living room. “Listen, we’re very sorry we couldn’t be there with […]

Lauryn Hill Getty *Lauryn Hill stopped her performance to get her band’s mind right after they weren’t playing the right notes or chords. However, people on social media in the comment section kept referring to legendary pianist Robert Glasper‘s interview with The Madd Hatta Morning Show on 97.9 The Box. “She will go on […]

Lauryn Hill & Megan Thee Stallion / Getty *Lauryn Hill and Megan Thee Stallion will headline this year’s ESSENCE Fest in New Orleans as part of the event’s 50 years of hip-hop celebration.  The lineup will feature additional hip-hop acts including Wizkid, Monica, Coco Jones, Kizz Daniel, Doug E. Fresh, DJ Spinderella, DJ Kid […]

Kanye & Selah Marley *Selah Marley, the daughter of Lauryn Hill, has responded to the criticism over her wearing a White Lives Matter shirt when she walked in Kanye‘s Yeezy season nine presentation in Paris on Monday.  Marley, 23, is catching heat for her involvement with Ye’s latest stunt, Complex reports. Selah slammed the haters […]

Lauryn Hill performs at the Kaya Fest at Bayfront Park Amphitheater on April 22, 2017 in Miami, Florida. *Dave Chappelle is adding folks to his residency at Radio City Music Hall in August. Chance the Rapper, Lauryn Hill, and Yasiin Bey will join the comedian for his 14-show residency at New York’s historic venue. […]

Lauryn Hill *Complex reports that the 2022 lineup of the Lovers & Friends festival/concert has already been announced, and will feature Usher, Lauryn Hill, TLC, Brandy, Monica, and many more and festival will take place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. Next year will be the festival’s actual inaugural year, with it taking place […]