Lauryn Hill postpones tour with Fugees due to “serious vocal strain”
nme.comLauryn Hill has postponed the remaining dates of her tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’, citing a “serious vocal strain for the past month”.The announcement was made in an Instagram post made by Hill on November 22, which depicted a performance of ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ standout cut ‘Ex-Factor’, presumably from the ongoing tour, her voice audibly strained and hoarse.A post shared by Ms.
Lauryn Hill (@mslaurynhill)The lengthy caption detailed that she had been “battling serious vocal strain for the past month”, performing recent shows while on prescribed medication. “I made it through each show by taking prescribed prednisone,” she wrote. “In order to prevent any long term negative affect on my voice and my body, I need to take time off to allow for real vocal recovery so that I can discontinue the medication completely.”She also explained that though the remaining shows of the tour would be postponed, the November 26 date at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Arena will proceed, stating: “We already had to move this show once and being so close to New Jersey, it’s basically hometown for us—so we’ll close out the year with one final show amongst friends and family!”Her North American dates scheduled for Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, Florida, and Massachusetts will thus be rescheduled for dates that have yet to be announced.
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