Lauryn Hill is set to return to the Grammy stage for the 68th annual ceremony to lead a poignant tribute to Roberta Flack and D’Angelo. According to The New York Times, this performance is part of the annual segment honoring legendary artists who passed away over the last year
Hill shares a deep history with both icons. Flack, who died last February, originally popularized the classic “Killing Me Softly,” which Hill later reimagined with the Fugees to global acclaim. D’Angelo, who died in October, famously collaborated with Hill on the soulful ballad “Nothing Even Matters” from her landmark 1998 debut album.
After D’Angelo died, Hill wrote on Instagram, “I regret not having more time with you.” She also posted a lengthy tribute to Flack on Instagram, saying she had “moved me and showed through her own creative choices and standards what else was possible within the idiom of Soul.”
Lauryn Hill to Lead Grammy Tribute Honoring Roberta Flack and D’Angelo
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Lauryn Hill is set to return to the Grammy stage for the 68th annual ceremony to lead a poignant tribute to Roberta Flack and D’Angelo. According to The New York Times, this performance is part of the annual segment honoring legendary artists who passed away over the last year
Hill shares a deep history with both icons. Flack, who died last February, originally popularized the classic “Killing Me Softly,” which Hill later reimagined with the Fugees to global acclaim. D’Angelo, who died in October, famously collaborated with Hill on the soulful ballad “Nothing Even Matters” from her landmark 1998 debut album.
After D’Angelo died, Hill wrote on Instagram, “I regret not having more time with you.” She also posted a lengthy tribute to Flack on Instagram, saying she had “moved me and showed through her own creative choices and standards what else was possible within the idiom of Soul.”
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