Lauryn Hill Asks For Leniency In Tax Case, Faces Prison And Fines
Lauryn Hill is facing a possible prison sentence on Monday (April 22) for failing to file taxes on income of $1.8 million. But she is asking the judge to consider her past before making a judgement on...
View ArticleLauryn Hill Ordered To Pay $504,000 In Back Taxes In Two Weeks
Lauryn Hill was scheduled to appear in court today (April 22) for failing to file taxes on $1.8 million in past income. According to the New Jersey Star-Ledger, her sentencing was postponed to May 6....
View ArticleLauryn Hill Announces New Music, Speaks On Tax Evasion
In the midst of court appearances and possible jail time, Lauryn Hill has found time (and the peace of mind) to pen a deal with Sony to release new music. The former Fugees singer posted on her Tumblr...
View ArticleLauryn Hill Sentenced to Three Months Of Home Confinement
Lauryn Hill was sentenced to three months in prison on Monday (May 6) for failure to pay taxes. The sentence also comes with three months of home confinement. The former Fugees singer was given two...
View ArticleListen to Lauryn Hill’s New Post-Prison Track ‘Consumerism’
(Jason Miller/Getty Images for Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame) Lauryn Hill was released from prison after a three-month sentence for tax evasion today (October 4), but hours before her release she...
View ArticleLauryn Hill Thanks Fans with Letter While Court Documents Hint at Tour
(Jason Miller/Getty Images for Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame) Letters from prison have always been a key and moving insight into the mindset of an activist, artist or historical figure. In the case of...
View ArticleHear Drake’s New Track ‘Draft Day’
By Shannon Carlin On his latest track, “Draft Day,” Drake is calling out Chance the Rapper and shouting out Jennifer Lawrence, all while making it clear even after five years in the rap game, he’s...
View Article10 Women Who Should Headline Coachella In 2015
By Shannon Carlin Now that the first weekend is over and we’ve siphoned the pounds of dust out of our lungs, let’s examine this year’s headliners at Coachella. There’s Arcade Fire, who held their own...
View Article12 Songs Musician Moms Wrote About Their Kids
By Radio.com Staff Aristotle once said, “Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.” Whether this is true or not, we’ll never actually know, but...
View ArticleLauryn Hill Shows Up Late to Chicago Concert, Removes Fan for Heckling: Watch
By Courtney E. Smith A video has surfaced from Lauryn Hill’s concert at the House of Blues in Chicago on July 16 that shows the singer lecturing and eventually removing a fan from the show — after...
View ArticleDrake’s OVO Fest Set Includes 40 songs and Special Guests Lauryn Hill, Usher,...
By Shannon Carlin Drake seriously knows how to throw a festival. First, he gets Outkast to headline the first night of the two-day fest, celebrating its fifth year. And then he takes the stage for the...
View ArticleLauryn Hill Dedicates Her Song ‘Black Rage’ to Ferguson: Listen
By Shannon Carlin These are a few of Lauryn Hill’s least favorite things. Related: Killer Mike Talks Changing Face of ‘More Miltarized’ Police Force: ‘I’m Afraid for All Americans’ Her track, “Black...
View ArticleRadiohead, the Doors, Lauryn Hill Albums Added to Library of Congress Registry
By Courtney E. Smith The Library of Congress has announced 2015’s new entries into the National Recording Registry. The wide-ranging list includes works from the Doors, Sesame Street, Joan Baez,...
View ArticleMs. Lauryn Hill, Jazmine Sullivan Sing the Praises of Nina Simone Live at The...
by Gary Suarez Nobody waiting in the line outside the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem seemed to mind the dreary, wet and unseasonably cold New York weather, though perhaps it’s because they knew what...
View ArticleHear Lauryn Hill’s Lovely Cover of ‘Feeling Good’
By Ezra Marcus On June 26, Netflix will air “What Happened, Miss Simone?”, a documentary about the legendary blues and jazz singer Nina Simone (which we saw earlier this month). In celebration of the...
View ArticleStream ‘Nina Revisited… A Tribute to Nina Simone’ Featuring Lauryn Hill,...
By Marissa G. Muller At the tail end of June, Nina Simone received a tribute in the form of the Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone? With it came a sprawling sonic homage, a 16-song...
View ArticleIs a Follow-Up to Lauryn Hill’s ‘Miseducation’ Close?
By Amanda Wicks Lauryn Hill never released a follow-up to her 1998 solo debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. For years, it seemed like a new musical project from the artist wasn’t going to...
View ArticleLauren Hill Launches “Diaspora Calling” Music Festival
By Robyn Collins Former Fugees singer Lauryn Hill has just launched the inaugural Diaspora Calling! Music Festival, a three-day series of music and art events celebrating the African Diaspora. Lauryn...
View ArticleLauryn Hill ‘Regrets’ Late, Short Concert Appearance in Atlanta
By Hayden Wright Lauryn Hill left fans disappointed when she appeared two hours late to a Friday concert in Atlanta and performed for fewer than 40 minutes. The venue observes a strict 11 p.m. curfew,...
View Article5 People Who Could Replace Lin-Manuel Miranda in ‘Hamilton’
By Jonathan Hailey Over the past few months, Hamilton has taken Broadway by storm. The hip-hop driven musical has brought a new generation of theater-goers to the Great White Way, and was awarded by...
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