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Lauryn Hill Schools Brooklyn, Doubters in Commanding Performance
May 15, 2013 9:40 AM EDT 291 76 0 0 "She wasn't performing like someone who was about to go to jail… She was performing like someone who cared so much about her craft that it bled seamlessly out of her" As soon as Lauryn Hill announced last Saturday that she'd ...
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The Seed: Ace Hood, French Montana, 2 Chainz & More
May 14, 2013 1:04 PM EDT A slew of remixes hit the 'net this past week in attempt to extend the life of several chart-climbing songs. B.o.B’s "We Still in this Bitch," which sits at its peak of No. 19 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, receives the remix treatme ...
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Lauryn Hill Sentenced to Three Months in Prison
May 06, 2013 6:08 PM EDT Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill was sentenced Monday to three months in prison and an additional three months in home confinement for failing to pay taxes on about $1 million in earnings. Lauryn Hill Settles Tax Bill Ahead of Sentencing Hill, ...
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Lauryn Hill Settles Tax Bill Ahead of Sentencing
May 06, 2013 8:57 AM EDT Lauryn Hill's attorney says the Grammy-winning singer has paid her overdue taxes ahead of her scheduled sentencing for tax evasion. Lauryn Hill Confirms Sony Deal, Calls Reports ‘Inaccurate’ Hill is due in federal court in Newark on Monday afternoon. ...
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Lauryn Hill Makes 11th-Hour Tax Payment
May 06, 2013 12:38 AM EDT 3 21 0 0 Lauryn Hill has reportedly paid-back the taxes and penalties she had owed, completing the transaction just hours prior to her scheduled sentencing on tax evasion. The R&B artist's attorney said on Sunday she had “now fully paid” the sums ...
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Lauryn Hill Releases New Song, 'Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)': Listen
May 04, 2013 7:33 PM EDT Lauryn Hill releases a new song, "Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)," in connection with her newly signed deal with Sony. "Here is a link to a piece that I was 'required' to release immediately, by virtue of the impending ...
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Lauryn Hill Confirms Sony Deal, Calls Reports ‘Inaccurate’
April 26, 2013 8:51 AM EDT Lauryn Hill took to her Tumblr page to comment on recent media reports that she’d inked a new deal with Sony Music in order to help her avoid prison time for three years' worth of missed tax returns. She wrote that she will be launching a n ...
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Lauryn Hill Sets the Record Straight on her Finances, Admits New Music is in the Pipeline
April 26, 2013 3:02 AM EDT Lauryn Hill has broken her silence on that whopping tax bill, her reported new contract with Sony Music and the new tunes she’s working on. The ex-Fugee has posted a 353-word missive on her Tumblr page , in which she admits much of the media rucku ...
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Lauryn Hill Tax Evasion Sentencing Delayed
April 22, 2013 9:59 PM EDT 1 0 20 0 0 A federal judge postponed Lauryn Hill's tax evasion sentencing on Monday but not before scolding the eight-time Grammy-winning singer for reneging on a promise to make restitution by now. Hill pleaded guilty last year to not paying federal ...
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Lauryn Hill Faces Jail on Tax Dodge, Claims 'Threats' Made on Her Family: Reports
April 16, 2013 3:10 AM EDT 1 8 35 0 0 Documents show that Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill failed to file tax returns for three years, 2005 through 2007, during which time she earned more than $1.8 million. Hill already pled guilty to tax evasion in June 2012 and could face prison ...
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Philly Fourth Of July Jam Partners With VH1 on Nat'l Broadcast, Live Streaming
January 09, 2013 2:32 PM EST America's largest free concert is coming to your house to help you party it down The annual Philly Fourth of July Jam announced today it is partnering with VH1 for exclusive broadcast, digital and live streaming rights. The concert will be av ...
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Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Carly Rae Jepsen Win AMAs
November 18, 2012 10:35 PM EST Taylor Swift who won her fifth consecutive award for favorite country female artist at the 2012 American Music Awards. (Getty Images) Justin Bieber thanked his haters after winning the first award at the American Music Awards, while Nicki Minaj an ...
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Angel Haze Releases 'Classick' Mixtape: Listen
October 25, 2012 3:20 PM EDT After taking CMJ by storm last week, Angel Haze releases her mixtape, "Classick." Angel Haze Talks Universal Republic Deal, Debut Album & Azealia Banks Collabo On the 6-song mixtape, the Brooklyn native rhymes over a few hip-hop gems s ...
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Nas and Ms. Lauryn Hill Announce Tour
September 19, 2012 4:25 PM EDT Two of Hip-Hop's most influential voices, Nas and Ms. Lauryn Hill , announced their Life Is Good/Black Rage tour on Wednesday (September 19). The two MCs will start a 10-city run in late October. "Life Is Good" is the name of Nas' ...
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Top 7 British Female Rappers Making Noise
September 10, 2012 4:35 PM EDT Since its birth in the 1970s, hip-hop has been dominated mostly by men. Along the way, though, we have been blessed with some strong females who like to rock the mic too, and even best their male counterparts. From Roxanne Shanté to Nicki Minaj , ea ...
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Nas Performs 'Life is Good' Hits & More at NYC iHeart Radio Show
August 25, 2012 12:50 PM EDT The audience was fairly still at the iHeartRadio Theatre Friday (August 24), but not for lack of interest. They were entranced, as Nas bobbed and weaved through 15-year-old flows when performing his extensive catalogue. Fans across the room watched ...
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Marvin Hamlisch Leaves Behind Sterling Chart Legacy
August 09, 2012 6:50 PM EDT Marvin Hamlisch, who died Aug. 6 in Los Angeles at age 68, leaves behind a chart legacy on the Billboard Hot 100 that stretches more than 45 years. The New York-born composer was just 19 years old when Lesley Gore's recording of "Sunshin ...
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Marvin Hamlisch's Chart Legacy: From Liza Minnelli to the Wu-Tang Clan to 'Glee' and Beyond
August 07, 2012 7:26 PM EDT Marvin Hamlisch, who died yesterday in Los Angeles at age 68, leaves behind a chart legacy on The Billboard Hot 100 that stretches over 45 years, from his first pop hit in 1965 to a pair of "A Chorus Line" remakes by the Glee Cast in 201 ...
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Lauryn Hill Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges, Could Face Prison Time
June 29, 2012 2:54 PM EDT Eight-time Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill pleaded guilty Friday to not paying federal taxes on more than $1.5 million earned over three years. Appearing in U.S. District Court in Newark, Hill admitted failing to file tax returns from 2005 to 20 ...
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Lauryn Hill Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges, Could Face Prison Time
June 29, 2012 1:48 PM EDT Eight-time Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill pleaded guilty Friday to not paying federal taxes on more than $1.5 million earned over three years. Appearing in U.S. District Court in Newark, Hill admitted failing to file tax returns from 2005 to 2007 ...
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Sandy Lal Joins Universal Republic's Twenty First Republic's Creative Management Team
June 12, 2012 7:06 AM EDT Recording industry veteran Sandy Lal and his management and production company Kingpin Entertainment Group have joined forces with Universal Republic's Twenty First Republic, a new producer and engineer management team at Universal Music Grou ...
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Lauryn Hill Faces Federal Tax Charges
June 07, 2012 12:10 PM EDT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors have charged Lauryn Hill with willfully failing to file income tax returns with the IRS. Authorities say Hill earned more than $1.6 million during the three years that she failed to file returns. Prosecutors ...
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Nicki Minaj Calls Out 'B**ch-Ass S**t' in Summer Jam Pull-Out
June 04, 2012 9:27 PM EDT Nicki Minaj was a no-show at Hot 97's 19th annual Summer Jam in New Jersey on Sunday, a cancellation she explained in a heated debate with the station's Funkmaster Flex on Monday night. "Me and this girl been on the phone, arguing, fo ...
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Lauryn Hill Defends Nicki Minaj's Summer Jam Decision
June 04, 2012 6:25 PM EDT Despite the slew of conflicts and not-so subtly deployed insults generated by Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg's comments of Nicki Minaj 's "Starships," it is nice to know that yesterday's (Sun., Jun 3) Summer Jam fostered at l ...
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Lauryn Hill, Nas, Young Jeezy Take Over 2012 Summer Jam
June 04, 2012 11:00 AM EDT After Lil' Wayne Orders Nicki Minaj to Cancel Set, Nas Steps Up, With Hill's Help, at Hot 97 Fest Hip-hop beefs aren't new to Hot 97's Summer Jam. One of the most notorious feuds was ignited on the Summer Jam stage in 2001. Jay-Z ...
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Beyonce Returns to the Stage in Atlantic City
May 29, 2012 1:00 PM EDT "I had to lose 60 pounds. They had me running on that treadmill," Beyoncé said at her sold-out concert on Saturday night (May 26), the second of four shows at Revel's Ovation Hall in Atlantic City, before ending the night with her No. ...
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Nas, Missy Elliott, Wiz Khalifa Headline Rock The Bells; Bone Thugs to Reunite
May 16, 2012 3:10 PM EDT The annual hip-hop summit Rock The Bells revealed its lineup on Wednesday (May 16), and while Nas, Kid Cudi and Wiz Khalifa top the 2012 bill, the big news is the promised special performance by Missy Elliott. Elliott, who revealed her battle with ...
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Missy Elliott, Nas, Wiz Khalifa Top Rock The Bells Lineup
May 16, 2012 11:55 AM EDT The annual hip-hop summit Rock The Bells revealed its lineup on Wednesday (May 16), and while Nas , Kid Cudi and Wiz Khalifa top the 2012 bill, the big news is the promised special performance by Missy Elliott . Elliott, who revealed her battle with ...
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Teyana Taylor Signs to G.O.O.D. Music
May 14, 2012 5:46 PM EDT Teyana Taylor, better known to most music fans as the voice behind some of the hooks on Kanye West's Grammy-winning album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy , will again be linking up with Mr. West after signing to his G.O.O.D. Music imprint, ...
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Apollo Theater's Amateur Night Gets Mobile App, Goes Trans-Atlantic
March 02, 2012 9:16 AM EST Harlem's Apollo Theater announced a wide-ranging expansion of its famous Amateur Night competition, including adding a website , mobile app and partnership with London's Hackney Empire for a transatlantic competition. Bruce Springsteen P ...
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Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Debuts, a Guide
February 23, 2012 12:50 AM EST Photos Michael Jackson Mariah Carey Whitney Houston GS Boyz Diddy Elton John American idol Celine Dion Aerosmith Lauryn Hill Clay Aiken Fantasia Carrie Underwood Taylor Hicks Britney Spears Eminem Ke$ha Single T.I. Lady Gaga Katy Perry Show bbcom Me ...
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29 Black Music Milestones: Nicki Minaj Puts Female Rap Back On the Map
February 22, 2012 11:05 AM EST In honor of Black History Month, Billboard.com is paying tribute to the many contributions Black musicians have made throughout the years. From the opening of The Apollo Theatre to Beyoncé 's presidential serenade , we're presenting a list ...
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Chart Juice: Drake's Domination, The Latest Chapter
February 17, 2012 4:50 PM EST Just one week ago, Drake 's moves on the Rap Songs chart were enough to declare him a rap radio god. Hold your applause. There's more. This week, he succeeds on the famed R&B/Hip-Hop Songs tally in identical fashion. The Young Money ca ...
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Rap At the Grammys: An Overall Winner, But Major Category Loser
January 23, 2012 9:08 AM EST NEW YORK (AP) - Since its beginnings in the 1970s, rap music has transformed from an underground, street-based sound to a definitive part of pop culture, transcending race and becoming one of the strongest - and most prolific - voices of today ...
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Urban Power List: Chang Weisberg
January 08, 2012 6:34 PM EST Chang Weisberg Guerilla Union principal Website: GuerillaUnion.com Twitter: @gu_chang Independent Road Warrior He's the intrepid entrepreneur behind two of hip-hop's venerable festival franchises: Rock the Bells and Paid Dues. Chang Weis ...
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Aretha Franklin Honored By Chaka Khan, Lauryn Hill, Temptations at Rock Hall Tribute
November 07, 2011 11:50 AM EST The stars came to Cleveland Saturday night (Nov. 5) as part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Case Western Reserve University's American Music Masters Tribute Concert to soul legend Aretha Franklin . The 16th annual concert, which has honor ...
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Lauryn Hill Reunites With Pras at 2011 Rock The Bells: Watch
September 06, 2011 6:15 PM EDT On Saturday (Sept. 3), Erykah Badu , Lauryn Hill , Nas and more hit the stage in New York for the 2011 Rock The Bells festival. Ms. Hill performed vintage tracks from "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" such as "Doo Wop (That Thing)&quo ...
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Photos: Rock The Bells Invades San Francisco
August 29, 2011 5:30 PM EDT Long-running hip-hop festival Rock The Bells rocked San Francisco's Shoreline Ampitheatre on Saturday (Aug. 27), with a diverse cast of artists providing a mix of old-school charm and new-school hunger. Upstarts like Big K.R.I.T. and Freddie Gi ...
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Lauryn Hill Performs at Rock The Bells Alongside Common, Erykah Badu, Nas & More: Watch
August 22, 2011 4:40 PM EDT When Lauryn Hill welcomed a bouncing baby boy on July 23, many fans wished the singer would expand her musical contributions in addition to her family. Lauryn Hill Gives Birth to Baby No.6, Fans React Hill may not be hitting the studio, but she did ...
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Nicki Minaj's 'Super Bass': The Biggest Single by Female Rapper in Nearly a Decade
August 10, 2011 11:28 AM EDT Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass" is boomin'. With its No. 3 ranking on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the Young Money/Cash Money single is the highest-charting Hot 100 rap hit by a solo female (without the aid of a featured artist) sin ...
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Nicki Minaj Rocks 'GMA,' Confirms 'Ice Age 4' Role
August 05, 2011 11:45 AM EDT Nicki Minaj took the stage in New York's Central Park as part of " Good Morning America's" Summer Concert Series, performing her new hit, "Where Them Girls At," as well as "Moment 4 Life" and "Super Bass, ...
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Lauryn Hill Requests Privacy, Dismisses Rumors in Public Statement
July 27, 2011 12:15 PM EDT In response to the speculation that former partner Rohan Marley abandoned her while she was pregnant with his son, Lauryn Hill released a statement via her representatives' Twitter account on Tuesday (July 26). "Mr. Marley and I have a lon ...
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Lauryn Hill Gives Birth to Baby No. 6, Fans React
July 25, 2011 4:20 PM EDT Lauryn Hill and her baby boy are both doing well after a frightening delivery on Saturday. According to reports, the singer welcomed her sixth child on July 23. A source told BlackCelebKids that although "mother and baby are fine," the lit ...
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Adele, Katy Perry Rule Mid-Year SoundScan Charts
July 06, 2011 5:30 PM EDT With 2011 half-over, "21" has moved 2,517,000 copies in the U.S. since its release on Feb. 22 -- through the week ending July 3, the mid-point of the tracking year. It's the only album to have sold more than 2 million in 2011, and one ...
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Big Sean 'Finally Famous,' Preps Tour with Wiz Khalifa
July 03, 2011 8:00 AM EDT "So the last shall be first, and the first, last." So goes the passage from the book of Matthew in the King James Bible. But scripture wasn't on the mind of Island Def Jam/G.O.O.D. Music rapper Big Sean when he wrote "My Last,&qu ...
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Rage Against the Machine 'Re-Education Camp' in Store at L.A. Rising Fest
June 10, 2011 4:17 PM EDT If everything goes according to plan, July's L.A. Rising festival will be "kind of a Rage Against the Machine re-education camp," according to guitarist Tom Morello . "This festival is going to be different from Coachella, Bonnar ...
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Lauryn Hill Is Pregnant with Sixth Child
June 06, 2011 2:10 PM EDT L auryn Hill is expecting! On Saturday, June 4, Ms. Hill took a few seconds at the end of her set in Chene Park, Detroit to announce her pregnancy. Lauryn Hill told the crowd that she'd be "taking time off to give birth," Ashley Trybu ...
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Coachella Expansion Aims to 'Create More Room' for Fans, Says Fest Founder
June 01, 2011 2:28 PM EDT Festivals Kanye West The Strokes David Hasselhoff The National Damian Marley Damien Wiz Khalifa Ke$ha Vampire Weekend Chromeo Duran Duran Atmosphere PJ Harvey Best Coast Ben Harper Phantogram Arcade Fire The Kills Rocha Zach Scissor Sisters Rihanna ...
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Rock the Bells 2011 Lineup Announced: Lauryn Hill, Nas, Erykah Badu, Mobb Deep and More
May 25, 2011 1:35 PM EDT Just when you thought you bought a ticket to the hip-hop concert of summer 2011, Rock the Bells announces their line up: Lauryn Hill, Nas, Erykah Badu, Mobb Deep and more. The full line up for Rock the Bells 2011, which kicks off in Los Angeles on A ...
