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Muni Long Underwent Double Lung Transplant After Dire Health Warning

Grammy-winning R&B singer Muni Long recently revealed she underwent a double lung transplant after doctors informed her she had only one week to live. The health scare occurred last fall while she was touring with Brandy and Monica.

Variety Music·Jun 23, 2026·via Variety Music

Muni Long Underwent Double Lung Transplant After Dire Health Warning

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Jun 23, 2026 11:55am PT

Muni Long Had a Double Lung Transplant After Doctors Said She Only Had One Week to Live: ‘You Can Either Go to Hospice or Get These Lungs’

By Steven J. Horowitz

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Muni Long is opening up about a recent health scare where she had to undergo a double lung transplant after doctors told her she had one week to live.

Last fall, the Grammy-winning R&B singer was on the road as one of the opening acts on Brandy and Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine” tour , but officially pulled out after a bout of pneumonia. The 37-year-old told Good Morning America that doctors then advised her that her situation was dire and that she needed surgery to survive.