Lauryn Hill has penned a tribute to the late Roberta Flack, whose rendition of “Killing Me Softly With His Song” inspired the hit version recorded decades later by the Fugees.

Lauryn Hill and Stephanie Mills are slamming the narratives surrounding their performance delays during Essence Festival.

Lauryn Hill is off the hook as Essence takes blame for a set that wrapped after 3:30 a.m. Stephanie Mills, however, is still hot over how the festival was run.

The organizers of Essence Fest don’t want you to be miseducated about Lauryn Hill. The singer closed out the first night of the festival with a performance that began around 2:30 a.m.

Essence Festival shows support for Lauryn Hill in a lengthy statement following her delayed 2 a.m. performance on July 5.

Ms. Lauryn Hill’s fans are coming to her defense. The Grammy-winning superstar performed this weekend at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture, but, according to People, she took the stage after ...