Fugees working on new album, their first in decades after 1997 breakup

Ready or not, here they come again.

A source tells Page Six that the beloved group Fugees is working on a new album. Wyclef Jean hinted back in November that the reunited group might have something in the works, telling TMZ, “Anything can happen.”

This will be their first album in decades, following their split in 1997. The news coincides with the legendary group’s announcement of a new tour as part of Lauryn Hill’s extended 25th anniversary celebration of her 1998 album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.” The 21-date tour begins in August in Florida and moves to Europe in October.

The Fugees, consisting of Hill, Jean, and Pras Michel, initially planned to tour in 2021 to celebrate the anniversary of their 1996 album “The Score,” but it was canceled due to the pandemic. They were scheduled to tour last year, but Hill had to cancel dates in November due to vocal strain. The group previously reunited on stage in June 2023 at the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia.

In September 2023, they performed together at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, and in November, they played at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. Hill also performed at a Soho House 20th anniversary event in NYC during New York Fashion Week in September. Recently, Wyclef has been busy, making a surprise appearance at Mr. Melo in Brooklyn and attending Unik Ernest’s Culturin After Party Series in Cannes.

Next, he’s set to headline Calissa Sounds in the Hamptons on August 1st for the fourth consecutive year.