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Wyclef Jean  is back! The musician has just announced his first full-length album in eight years,  Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee , which will be released Sept. 15 via Legacy Recordings. To celebrate the announcement of his newest album and commemorate the 20 th anniversary of his debut solo album,  The Carnival ,  the singer will be the focus of TV One’s latest episode of the music docu-series  Unsung.  PEOPLE has an exclusive video of Jean performing an unplugged acoustic set of his iconic hit “Gone Till November.” Read more:  http://people.com/music/wyclef-jean-gone-till-november-20th-anniversary-carnival/

Wyclef Jean  is readying the release of his forthcoming album,  Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee,  due September 15. The 12-track project will be Jean’s first studio album in eight years, and will be dropped on the 20th anniversary of the release of his debut album,  The Carnival .   Read more:  http://www.okayafrica.com/in-brief/wyclef-jean-fela-kuti-new-single/

Wyclef Jean  is bringing the carnival back. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of his stellar 1997 solo debut, The Carnival, the former Fugee frontman is releasing his eighth album,  Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee , this fall. On Thursday (June 22), Wyclef released two songs from the project,  “What Happened To Love”  (produced by The Knocks) and “Fela Kuti” (produced by Supah Mario).  Read More:  http://theboombox.com/wyclef-jean-fela-kuti-carnival-iii-project-listen/?trackback=tsmclip

(AllHipHop News)  Wyclef Jean has announced the third installment of his critically acclaimed debut album  The Carnival. Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee , will be Wyclef’s first full-length album in over eight years. “My  Carnival  albums have always been about celebrating music culture from all parts of the world and  Carnival III  is no different,” Wyclef said of the new album. “It’s outside the box. There’s genre-bending. There’s new talent on there.”   Read more:  http://www.thehypemagazine.com/2017/06/wyclef-jean-announces-new-album-carnival-iii-out-sept-15/

CARNIVAL 3 PRE-ORDER OUT NOW On the 20th anniversary of Wyclef Jean's debut album The Carnival, the long-awaited Carnival III has finally arrived. Click the link to pre-order now: (LINK)     In honor of the 20th anniversary of Wyclef’s debut album “The Carnival,” Wyclef broke down some of his hits and the influence behind them for his friends at Certified Classics.   ______________________________ _________________ Watch his interviews:  https://www.youtube.com/playli st?list=PLAL5dBBykzmV7rnMzuCOT J8z_g263cCv4   Trace Live On Tuesday, June 13th, the Trace Live website featured Wyclef Jean’s private concert from a secret venue in Paris. Not only were Warriors around the world able to view this concert live from the comfort of their home computer screens, but they were able to view it in “total immersion.” In other words, viewers were able to adjust their 360 viewing experience to whatever angle they pleased. The concert wouldn’t have been the complete party that it was, though, without the many guests that joined Wyclef, including singers Tal, Fababy, Nelson Freitas, Jacob Desvarieux, Pix’l and Nix. ____________ Read More:  http://trace.tv/music/trace-li ve-wyclef-jean-and-his-guests- lit-up-place/   Midem 2017 Wyclef Jean once again brought the heat at his “wild and energetic performance” on night two of the Midem Music Festival. With on-stage dance parties and no less that a 40-food stage climb, this performance was an intense way to complete a long and lively day, and prepare the audience for day three.   ___________________________ Read More About Midem By Night Day 2:  https://blog.midem.com/2017/06 /midem-night-day-2-photos-wycl ef-jean-adian-coker-shakka/       Cannes Lions 2017 From 17th to 24th June, Wyclef Jean attended “the world’s biggest get-together of people interested in creativity” as one of the Entertainment Lions for Music Jury members at the 64th annual Cannes Lions. ________________________ cannesportrait.com       "Wild Thoughts" On June 16th, DJ Khaled came out with his fourth single “Wild Thoughts,” featuring renown stars Rihanna and Bryson Tiller. Relying heavily on a sample of the Wyclef-and-Jerry-Wonda produced hit “Maria Maria,” many are labeling Khaled’s new song a reimagining of a beloved classic. DJ Khaled and Wyclef’s long-time friendship is more apparent than ever as Khaled chose to open his video with the flying of the Haitian Flag. ______________________________ _____________________ Watch It Now:  https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=fyaI4-5849w