A US magistrate judge has sentenced Grammy-winning hip hop artist Lauryn Hill to three months in prison for federal tax evasion.

Surrounded by tax and deadline rumours, Lauryn Hill’s new song is released 15 years after her chart-topping album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill".

It seems that US singer Lauryn Hill failed to live up to the hype last night at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival.

Multiple Grammy Award-winner Lauryn Hill has been confirmed to perform at this year’s Cape Town International Jazz Festival.