Essence Festival is taking the blame for Lauryn Hill’s set being delayed till the wee hours of Friday night time (July 4), when she ended up touching the New Orleans Superdome stage after 2:30 a.m. ET very first thing Saturday morning.
Hill’s tardiness has been on the receiving finish of loads of criticism from followers on social media all through the weekend, however Essence Fest took to Instagram on Sunday. imploring followers to ship their digital arrows at them and never the Fugees legend.
“Household is household and round right here we defend our personal it doesn’t matter what the PEOPLE must say. Let’s be very clear— WE don’t play about Ms. Lauryn Hill,” the pageant started. “Not for clicks. Not for headlines. She arrived on schedule, stepped on that stage, and delivered the type of efficiency solely a legend can.”
Essence Fest continued: “The delay? Not hers. We’ll take that. The second? One for the books. The legacy? Nonetheless unmatched. Put some respect on her title. Hold the takes, however preserve her out of them. All love and deep profound admiration for Ms. Lauryn Hill.”
Per Rolling Stone, with such an intimate viewers, Hill chatted with followers and took requests for tracks akin to “I Gotta Discover Peace of Thoughts” and “Inform Him.”
The Superdome venue was almost empty when Hill took the stage for her set, which lasted till shortly after 3:35 a.m. ET. It wasn’t simply Lauryn Hill’s efficiency that was delayed, as GloRilla, The Isley Brothers and Maxwell all had their units postponed and jumbled round a chaotic night time 1.
Erykah Badu and Jill Scott hopped into Essence‘s feedback to indicate their assist for Hill. “ACCOUNTABILITY!!! Thanks for addressing this for her all 50 of us loved her that stayed til 3:30 am!!!!! Thanks Lauryn Hill,” one fan chimed in.
In response to Rolling Stone, there weren’t any main delays on Saturday or Sunday, with the pageant closing down round 1:30 a.m. ET.
Discover the complete Essence Fest assertion beneath.