Singer Lauryn Hill faces tax evasion sentencing

Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill is facing sentencing in New Jersey on federal tax charges.

Hill pleaded guilty last year to not paying federal taxes on USD 1.8 million earned from 2005 to 2007. A judge two weeks ago said Hill had paid only about USD 50,000 of more than USD 500,000 she owes.

Hill said she has signed a recording contract with Sony that will help her pay her taxes. Citing the legal deadline, she made a song available on iTunes over the weekend.

She faces up to a year in prison on each of three counts. Her attorney is seeking probation for her.
 

The 37-year-old South Orange resident hasn't released much music since her 1998 solo debut, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," which won five Grammy Awards.