Rumors began circulating hours before the 58th Annual Grammy Awards that Lauryn Hill would make her return to the ceremony with a performance alongside Grammy winner The Weeknd. Unfortunately, that performance came and went -- without the former Fugees singer.
As it turns out, the Grammy winner was supposed to perform, but it didn't come together in time.
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"The Grammys announced a performance by Ms. Lauryn Hill prematurely and without approval. Ms. Hill had concerts all weekend, leaving no time to prepare, and was uncertain she would even be able to make it to L.A. in time to rehearse for the event," a rep for the singer told The Hollywood Reporter. "Any performance that could have happened was never confirmed, and should not have been advertised as such. Ms. Hill was invited to do a collaboration with an artist she appreciates. The performance was intended to be a surprise and unfortunately, due to its last-minute nature, was unable to come to fruition."
Hill largely stepped out of the spotlight after the 1999 Grammys, where she took home five awards for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. She has given very few televised performances since then.
She wasn't the only one to cancel: Rihanna also canceled her Grammys performance after being advised by her doctor "because she was at risk of hemorrhaging her vocal chords."