Devon Scoble   Sep 9, 2010 2 Comments

Taylor Hill, Getty Images EntertainmentIf you’ve wondered where Lauryn Hill has been hiding for the last 10 years, here’s your answer: she’s been getting a mani-pedi. The 90s songstress is back on tour, and apparently she hopes to resuscitate her legendary diva antics alongside her career.

According to The Washington Post (via contactmusic.com), the Doo Wop singer kept fans at the recent Rock the Bells festival waiting three hours before she took the stage. But don’t worry, Lauryn Hill fans—she had a good reason. She couldn’t make her scheduled 4:30 appearance because her nails were still drying. For real. Her rep later explained, "She's sorry she kept her fans waiting, but she couldn't go out there looking busted (unattractive)!"

I’m not sure what kind of nail technology Lauryn Hill uses, but 3 hours? Really? I’ve never had to wait longer than an hour for a mani-pedi to dry, but then again, my nails are done at regular salons for regular people—oh, who am I kidding?—they're done on the floor of my bathroom atop a copy of Star. Maybe Lauryn gets her nails coated in diamond dust or the crushed shells of extinct sea creatures and those special features take a long time to dry, but still—3 hours? And just why did she need her nails done for a concert? It’s not like anybody actually gets that close.

To make things worse, when she finally did appear on stage, she rushed through her hoarsely sung set, performing for no more than 20 minutes and leaving to a chorus of boos.

Remember the glory days, when Hill’s diva antics were balanced by a steady output of rocking music and solid concerts? Sadly, the singer who once brought us these lyrical gems: "I have no time for manicures/With you it's never either or/Cause nothing even matters no more" has found something that matters more. Manicures. 

: 3:20 PM in Diva Alert!, Lauryn Hill, Oh-No-She-Didn't!
2 Comments

I have always heard that she was reluctant to resurrect her career/fame and was focussing on her family. Not true?

She should concentrate on paying hard working musicians to whom she owes wages.

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