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]]>This year’s Essence Fest will return to New Orleans, Louisiana between June 29 and July 3, and it will be worth waiting for. Megan Thee Stallion will be headlining alongside Ms. Lauryn Hill, who’ll celebrate the 25th anniversary of her game-changing album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill at this year’s festival.
Vice President of Essence Festival, Hakeem Holmes, also pointed out that the upcoming edition will be held in honor of HipHop50, the ’50th anniversary of hip-hop.
“We couldn’t think of a better way to honor the contributions that genre has made on global culture and the impressions that these artists and their deep musical catalogs, which we all know so well, have been ingrained into the fibers of our day-to-day lives,” said Holmes in a statement.
The list of performers at the Festival of Culture stage will also include Wizkid, Monica, Coco Jones, and Kizz Daniel. Jermaine Dupri & Friends and Doug E. Fresh are expected to curate the HipHop5 celebration.
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]]>The single will be featured in the upcoming film Queen & Slim.
Lauryn Hill’s last release was “Black Rage” in 2014, a song after Michael Brown’s tragic shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. Prior to that, she hadn’t produced many songs since her Grammy award-winning debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
Her top singles include “Doo Wop (That Thing),” “Ex-Factor,” “Killing Me Softly,” and “Everything is Everything.”
Hill has continued touring and she has made guest appearances including in the 2019 Pusha-T single “Coming Home.”
You can check “Guarding the Gates” below.
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]]>Hill now decided to address her late showings, apologizing for the delays and justifying them with production challenges of organizing concert on a new continent.
“We’re working through the kinks of moving the production to Europe, with time changes and curfew restrictions, we’ve had a few challenges in these early shows,” – Hill wrote on Twitter. “With deep gratitude, I come on stage to perform an album that means so much to so many. Every day we push past inertia to present something sincere. Thank you for coming, supporting and for your patience and understanding.”
You can check out her full statement below.
— Ms. Lauryn Hill (@MsLaurynHill) November 21, 2018
Lauryn Hill kicked off her celebratory tour in July, performing live shows across North America through October. After wrapping up this leg of the tour, Hill came to Europe, where she will stay until the end of the year.
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill 20th anniversary tour continues in 2019 with shows in South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
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]]>The post Megan Thee Stallion & Lauryn Hill Headlining the 2023 Essence Festival appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>This year’s Essence Fest will return to New Orleans, Louisiana between June 29 and July 3, and it will be worth waiting for. Megan Thee Stallion will be headlining alongside Ms. Lauryn Hill, who’ll celebrate the 25th anniversary of her game-changing album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill at this year’s festival.
Vice President of Essence Festival, Hakeem Holmes, also pointed out that the upcoming edition will be held in honor of HipHop50, the ’50th anniversary of hip-hop.
“We couldn’t think of a better way to honor the contributions that genre has made on global culture and the impressions that these artists and their deep musical catalogs, which we all know so well, have been ingrained into the fibers of our day-to-day lives,” said Holmes in a statement.
The list of performers at the Festival of Culture stage will also include Wizkid, Monica, Coco Jones, and Kizz Daniel. Jermaine Dupri & Friends and Doug E. Fresh are expected to curate the HipHop5 celebration.
The post Megan Thee Stallion & Lauryn Hill Headlining the 2023 Essence Festival appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The post Lauryn Hill Releases First Single in Five Years appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The single will be featured in the upcoming film Queen & Slim.
Lauryn Hill’s last release was “Black Rage” in 2014, a song after Michael Brown’s tragic shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. Prior to that, she hadn’t produced many songs since her Grammy award-winning debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
Her top singles include “Doo Wop (That Thing),” “Ex-Factor,” “Killing Me Softly,” and “Everything is Everything.”
Hill has continued touring and she has made guest appearances including in the 2019 Pusha-T single “Coming Home.”
You can check “Guarding the Gates” below.
The post Lauryn Hill Releases First Single in Five Years appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The post Lauryn Hill Apologizes for Being Late to Her Live Shows appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Hill now decided to address her late showings, apologizing for the delays and justifying them with production challenges of organizing concert on a new continent.
“We’re working through the kinks of moving the production to Europe, with time changes and curfew restrictions, we’ve had a few challenges in these early shows,” – Hill wrote on Twitter. “With deep gratitude, I come on stage to perform an album that means so much to so many. Every day we push past inertia to present something sincere. Thank you for coming, supporting and for your patience and understanding.”
You can check out her full statement below.
— Ms. Lauryn Hill (@MsLaurynHill) November 21, 2018
Lauryn Hill kicked off her celebratory tour in July, performing live shows across North America through October. After wrapping up this leg of the tour, Hill came to Europe, where she will stay until the end of the year.
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill 20th anniversary tour continues in 2019 with shows in South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
The post Lauryn Hill Apologizes for Being Late to Her Live Shows appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
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