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Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean say to “absolutely” expect new music
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Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean have said fans should “absolutely” expect new music, signalling a renewed creative partnership between the former Fugees bandmates. Their comments come as they reunite for Hill’s Diaspora Calling! festival in Milton Keynes, and follow years of intermittent performances together despite the group’s long-running tensions.
The Fugees released two studio albums, including 1996’s acclaimed ‘The Score’, before splitting in 1997; they have not made an album together for 30 years. A planned US tour was cancelled in 2024 before Pras Michel sued Hill, allegations she rejected as baseless; Michel was later sentenced to 14 years in prison over a Malaysian money-laundering case and has said he is finished with the group.
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In short
- Hill and Jean say new music is forthcoming.
- The pair are reuniting at Hill’s Milton Keynes festival.
- The Fugees have not released an album since 1996.
How this story developed
- 3 months ago Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean have said fans should “absolutely” expect new music, signalling a renewed creative partnership between the former Fugees bandmates. Their comments come as they reunite for Hill’s Diaspora Calling!
Explained simply
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean became internationally known in the 1990s as members of the Fugees, alongside Pras Michel. The group blended hip-hop, soul and reggae, and their second album, The Score, was a major commercial and critical success.
The Fugees split after the late 1990s, while Hill and Jean went on to pursue solo careers. They have occasionally appeared together since then, but a full reunion has been complicated by personal and professional disagreements involving the former bandmates.
Any new collaboration would be notable because the Fugees have not released a studio album together since their split. It would also come against the background of Pras Michel’s legal case and his stated intention not to return to the group.