Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean Open Fugees Hopeline With New Music And Fan Messages

Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean opened a phone line that lets fans hear new Fugees music, leave their own messages of hope and potentially become part of an art presentation in Miami Beach.

The pair launched Fugees Hopeline with public art platform CIRCA on November 5, alongside three original collages created by Hill.

The project expanded their celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Score beyond the concert stage.

Hill’s daughter Selah Marley narrated the experience. Callers can hear personal messages from Hill and Jean, get a first listen to a new Fugees medley and record their own stories.

Those contributions will build an international audio archive.

“We’ve been able to connect with people from around the world through our music. We’ve shared stories from our lives, and visions for the future,” Hill and Jean said in a joint statement.

The invitation puts listeners’ experiences at the center of the project, with the artists asking people to explain what hope means in their own lives.

“With FUGEES HOPELINE, we want to hear everyone else’s stories. Hope means something different to everyone. Sometimes it’s finding beauty in a difficult moment, sometimes it’s choosing kindness, and sometimes it’s simply knowing that your voice matters. Our dream is that this project creates a space for people to share their wisdom, stories, connect and remind us all the power of our shared humanity.”

Fans in the United States can call +1 (424) 738-4337. International participants can reach the same number through WhatsApp.

The idea drew inspiration from John Giorno’s Dial-A-Poem, which used the telephone to bring recorded poetry to listeners.

The number will appear throughout November on London’s Piccadilly Lights, the Marriott L.A. Live screen in downtown Los Angeles and other international locations.

“Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean are voices of a generation, and with FUGEES HOPELINE, the microphone is now being passed to the public,” CIRCA founder and artistic director Josef O’Connor said.

CIRCA commissioned the audio work while also publishing Hill’s collages. The pieces combine photographs, typography and archival images from three decades of Fugees history.

“Together, we’re inviting people around the world to explore, question and redefine what hope means in our time, creating a collective sonic record of life in 2026. This ambitious new commission continues CIRCA’s mission to expand the boundaries of public art, bringing together music, visual culture and collective participation. From Piccadilly Lights to the Fugees’ US tour, FUGEES HOPELINE connects audiences across borders, transforming the telephone into a space for reflection, expression and human connection.”

The visual work includes photographs by B+, Angela Thomas, Ricardo de Rozario, Hideo and Jonathan Mannion. Large A2 prints, hand-signed by Hill and Jean, are limited to 500 of each design and cost about $1,350 each or about $3,370 for all three.

Smaller A4 stamp-signed prints cost about $270 each or about $675 for the set. Orders run from November 1 through December 31, with the number sold determining that edition’s final size.

Hill had already worked with CIRCA on a public art presentation in August.

She curated Lauren Halsey’s work for Piccadilly Lights as part of the wider Diaspora Calling! celebration, which brought music, visual art and community events together.

The new launch followed Hill and Jean’s November 4 anniversary show at Berkeley’s Greek Theatre. Their announced dates continue in Las Vegas on November 6, Los Angeles on November 8 and Seattle on November 10.

Selected Hopeline recordings are planned for presentation at Faena Forum in Miami Beach on December 4 and 5 during Art Basel Miami Beach.

Hill will curate the exhibition in collaboration with Saint Citizen.