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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Lauryn Hill blames ‘clickbait headlines’ for low ticket sales and cancelled US tour

Lauryn Hill performing with the Fugees at Oakland arena, California, last year.
Lauryn Hill performing with Fugees at Oakland arena, California, last year. Photograph: Steve Jennings/Getty Images

Lauryn Hill has blamed “sensationalism and clickbait headlines” in the media as the reason for low ticket sales to a US tour, which was due to feature performances from her and her reformed group Fugees.

The 18-date tour, planned to begin on Friday in Tampa, Florida, was cancelled earlier this week without an official statement from Hill or the group, with Ticketmaster informing customers that they would receive refunds.

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