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The accompanying music video for "Killing Me Softly", directed by Aswad Ayinde [68] and based on Lauryn Hill's ideas, won an MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video. [69] The video depicts the trio watching a movie in a cinema. It also features a cameo of Roberta Flack. [57] [70]
The second single, "Killing Me Softly", with lead vocals by Lauryn Hill, was released on May 31, 1996. "Killing Me Softly" proved to be the most successful single from the album. The song went No. 1 in 20 countries, including the United Kingdom, where it peaked atop the UK Singles Chart, and became one of the region's best-selling singles ever.
The song first leaked under the title "Lauryn Hill", [3] due to the line "Drugs killing me softly, Lauryn Hill". [4] The track starts off with a guitar intro, [5] and consists of a Robotech sample. [1]
Their performance received several positive reviews, many of which praised Hill's near a cappella rendition of "Killing Me Softly". [32] The Fugees made their first televised appearance in almost ten years at BET's 2005 Music Awards on June 28, opening the show with a twelve-minute set. [33]
Lauryn Hill’s “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” Guns N’ Roses’ “Appetite For Destruction” and De La Soul’s “3 Feet High and Rising” will all be inducted at the inaugural ...
"Killing Me Softly" (with The Fugees) Best Song: Nominated [63] Fugees: Best New Act: Nominated MTV Amour: Won Best Group: Nominated 1999: Herself Best Female: Nominated [64] Best R&B Nominated The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill: Best Album: Nominated MTV Video Music Awards: 1996 "Killing Me Softly" Best Group Video: Nominated [65] Best R&B Video ...
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Lauryn Hill performs onstage during day 1 of the 2023 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ on June 30, 2023, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)