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]]>Apple Music’s list of their best 100 albums was shared on their social media platforms and official website over the course of the past 10 days. According to the streamer’s official statement, it was assembled with the help of artists and experts, and “it’s a modern love letter to the records that have shaped the world we live and listen in today.”
Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill eventually made it to the top of their list of the best albums in history. This 1998 record is her only solo studio album, and it previously made it to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry and the Grammy Hall of Fame.
“This is my award, but it’s a rich, deep narrative, and involves so many people, and so much sacrifice, and so much time, and so much collective love,” Hill told Apple Music after accepting her award.
Blonde by Frank Ocean, Purple Rain by Prince & The Revolution, Abbey Road by The Beatles, and Thriller by Michael Jackson also made it to the top five. You can check out the full list below.
100. Body Talk, Robyn
99. Hotel California, Eagles
98. ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott
97. Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine
96. Pure Heroine, Lorde
95. Confessions, USHER
94. Untrue, Burial
93. A Seat at the Table, Solange
92. Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator
91. Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, George Michael
90. Back In Black, AC/DC
89. The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
88. I Put a Spell on You, Nina Simone
87. Blue Lines, Massive Attack
86. My Life, Mary J. Blige
85. Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves
84. Doggystyle, Snoop Dogg
83. Horses, Patti Smith
82. Get Rich or Die Tryin’, 50 Cent
81. After the Gold Rush, Neil Young
80. The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem
79. Norman F*****g Rockwell!, Lana Del Rey
78. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John
77. Like a Prayer, Madonna
76. Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny
75. Supa Dupa Fly, Missy Elliott
74. The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails
73. Aja, Steely Dan
72. SOS, SZA
71. Trans-Europe Express, Kraftwerk
70. Straight Outta Compton, NWA
69. Master of Puppets, Metallica
68. Is This It, The Strokes
67. Dummy, Portishead
66. The Queen Is Dead, The Smiths
65. 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul
64. Baduizm, Erykah Badu
63. Are You Experienced, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
62. All Eyez on Me, 2Pac
61. Love Deluxe, Sade
60. The Velvet Underground & Nico, The Velvet Underground & Nico
59. AM, Arctic Monkeys
58. (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis
57. Voodoo, D’Angelo
56. Disintegration, The Cure
55. ANTI, Rihanna
54. A Love Supreme, John Coltrane
53. Exile on Main St., The Rolling Stones
52. Appetite for Destruction, Guns N’ Roses
51. Sign O’ the Times, Prince
50. Hounds of Love, Kate Bush
49. The Joshua Tree, U2
48. Paul’s Boutique, Beastie Boys
47. Take Care, Drake
46. Exodus, Bob Marley & The Wailers
45. Homogenic, Björk
44. Innervisions, Stevie Wonder
43. Remain in Light, Talking Heads
42. Control, Janet Jackson
41. Aquemini, Outkast
40. I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, Aretha Franklin
39. Illmatic, Nas
38. Tapestry, Carole King
37. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Wu-Tang Clan
36. BEYONCÉ, Beyoncé
35. London Calling, The Clash
34. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Public Enemy
33. Kid A, Radiohead
32. Ready to Die, The Notorious B.I.G.
31. Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
30. WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?, Billie Eilish
29. The Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest
28. The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd
27. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin
26. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West
25. Kind of Blue, Miles Davis
24. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, David Bowie
23. Discovery, Daft Punk
22. Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen
21. Revolver, The Beatles
20. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys
19. The Chronic, Dr. Dre
18. 1989 (Taylor’s Version), Taylor Swift
17. What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye
16. Blue, Joni Mitchell
15. 21, Adele
14. Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan
13. The Blueprint, JAY-Z
12. OK Computer, Radiohead
11. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
10. Lemonade, Beyoncé
9. Nevermind, Nirvana
8. Back to Black, Amy Winehouse
7. good kid, m.A.A.d city (Deluxe Version), Kendrick Lamar
6. Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder
5. Blonde, Frank Ocean
4. Purple Rain, Prince & The Revolution
3. Abbey Road, The Beatles
2. Thriller, Michael Jackson
1. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill
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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 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.
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]]>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.
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]]>The post Apple Music Names “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” the Greatest Album of All Time appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Apple Music’s list of their best 100 albums was shared on their social media platforms and official website over the course of the past 10 days. According to the streamer’s official statement, it was assembled with the help of artists and experts, and “it’s a modern love letter to the records that have shaped the world we live and listen in today.”
Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill eventually made it to the top of their list of the best albums in history. This 1998 record is her only solo studio album, and it previously made it to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry and the Grammy Hall of Fame.
“This is my award, but it’s a rich, deep narrative, and involves so many people, and so much sacrifice, and so much time, and so much collective love,” Hill told Apple Music after accepting her award.
Blonde by Frank Ocean, Purple Rain by Prince & The Revolution, Abbey Road by The Beatles, and Thriller by Michael Jackson also made it to the top five. You can check out the full list below.
100. Body Talk, Robyn
99. Hotel California, Eagles
98. ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott
97. Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine
96. Pure Heroine, Lorde
95. Confessions, USHER
94. Untrue, Burial
93. A Seat at the Table, Solange
92. Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator
91. Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, George Michael
90. Back In Black, AC/DC
89. The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
88. I Put a Spell on You, Nina Simone
87. Blue Lines, Massive Attack
86. My Life, Mary J. Blige
85. Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves
84. Doggystyle, Snoop Dogg
83. Horses, Patti Smith
82. Get Rich or Die Tryin’, 50 Cent
81. After the Gold Rush, Neil Young
80. The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem
79. Norman F*****g Rockwell!, Lana Del Rey
78. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John
77. Like a Prayer, Madonna
76. Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny
75. Supa Dupa Fly, Missy Elliott
74. The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails
73. Aja, Steely Dan
72. SOS, SZA
71. Trans-Europe Express, Kraftwerk
70. Straight Outta Compton, NWA
69. Master of Puppets, Metallica
68. Is This It, The Strokes
67. Dummy, Portishead
66. The Queen Is Dead, The Smiths
65. 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul
64. Baduizm, Erykah Badu
63. Are You Experienced, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
62. All Eyez on Me, 2Pac
61. Love Deluxe, Sade
60. The Velvet Underground & Nico, The Velvet Underground & Nico
59. AM, Arctic Monkeys
58. (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis
57. Voodoo, D’Angelo
56. Disintegration, The Cure
55. ANTI, Rihanna
54. A Love Supreme, John Coltrane
53. Exile on Main St., The Rolling Stones
52. Appetite for Destruction, Guns N’ Roses
51. Sign O’ the Times, Prince
50. Hounds of Love, Kate Bush
49. The Joshua Tree, U2
48. Paul’s Boutique, Beastie Boys
47. Take Care, Drake
46. Exodus, Bob Marley & The Wailers
45. Homogenic, Björk
44. Innervisions, Stevie Wonder
43. Remain in Light, Talking Heads
42. Control, Janet Jackson
41. Aquemini, Outkast
40. I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, Aretha Franklin
39. Illmatic, Nas
38. Tapestry, Carole King
37. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Wu-Tang Clan
36. BEYONCÉ, Beyoncé
35. London Calling, The Clash
34. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Public Enemy
33. Kid A, Radiohead
32. Ready to Die, The Notorious B.I.G.
31. Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
30. WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?, Billie Eilish
29. The Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest
28. The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd
27. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin
26. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West
25. Kind of Blue, Miles Davis
24. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, David Bowie
23. Discovery, Daft Punk
22. Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen
21. Revolver, The Beatles
20. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys
19. The Chronic, Dr. Dre
18. 1989 (Taylor’s Version), Taylor Swift
17. What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye
16. Blue, Joni Mitchell
15. 21, Adele
14. Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan
13. The Blueprint, JAY-Z
12. OK Computer, Radiohead
11. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
10. Lemonade, Beyoncé
9. Nevermind, Nirvana
8. Back to Black, Amy Winehouse
7. good kid, m.A.A.d city (Deluxe Version), Kendrick Lamar
6. Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder
5. Blonde, Frank Ocean
4. Purple Rain, Prince & The Revolution
3. Abbey Road, The Beatles
2. Thriller, Michael Jackson
1. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill
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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.
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]]>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.
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