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Sunday, May 12, 2013

Report: Lauryn Hill Takes To Tumblr, Thanks Public

South Orange singer uses social media to express her appreciation for letter-writing campaign that included Alicia Keys and Stevie Wonder.

Singer, songwriter Lauryn Hill has been keeping a low profile since she was sentenced to three months in prison for failing to pay taxes on $2.3 million in income over the span of five years on Monday, May 6, a published report Sunday said. The South Orange resident and Fugees singer has recently taken to her Tumblr account, an NJ.com report said, to thank people who wrote letters to the judge on her behalf for leniency in her sentencing. The report says fellow musicians Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys were among the 28 people who participated in the letter-writing campaign. In the Tumblr post, Hill said Thursday, "I also want to thank all of my family, friends, business associates, and fans who have called, emailed, sent texts, and posted …

Dina Shapiro

4:21 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Nor did I feel bad when that happened to Wesley snipes and he left the states if I remember correctly   more ›

Monday, February 11, 2013

Alicia Keys Coming to Newark April 8, Tickets on Sale this Week

'Girl on Fire Tour' continues with a stop at Prudential Center

Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys begins her 24-city “Set The World on Fire Tour”  next month that will include a stop at the Prudential Center April 8. The 14-time Grammy winner is touring in support of her number-one album Girl on Fire.  R&B star Miguel, whose “Adorn” has reached number one on the urban adult charts, will be opening for Keys. Presale tickets are available for Citi credit card holders Feb. 13 at 10 am through Citi’s Private Pass Program. For more information, click here. Regular sales of tickets begin Saturday, Feb. 16 at noon and can be ordered through Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000…

Saturday, February 18, 2012

PHOTOS: Roberta Flack, Alicia Keys Among Celebrities at Whitney Houston Funeral

Many of the top female singers in the world packed New Hope Baptist Church to honor the singer.

Saturday's celebrity-packed funeral for Newark native Whitney Houston included some of the most respected female singers in music today, including Roberta Flack, Mary J. Blige, Dionne Warwick, Jennifer Hudson and Alicia Keys.

FourScore

12:20 pm on Tuesday, February 21, 2012

I don’t have a problem with all the publicity concerning the Houston funeral…. there’s no way you can really stop that. But, I disagree with flying the flag a half mast. You can’t do that for every entertainer who was originally from NJ.   more ›

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