Lauryn Hill thanked the 2025 Essence Fest for taking responsibility for her late set time at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, ...

The singer says scheduling issues and "lack of technical preparedness" negatively impacted both her show and attendees' ...

Essence Festival in New Orleans' Superdome had issues. From scheduling to the Superlounges to the lack of a superstar, here ...

Fans who stuck around for Hill’s performance got a treat. A robust band of more than 10 members played as Black history ...

The ESSENCE team is proud to announce the 2011 ESSENCE Empowerment Experience on July 1-3 in New Orleans during the 17th annual ESSENCE Music Festival.

Take a look through 30 years of Black Joy, celeb sightings, and celebration of our culture through music on the ESSENCE festival stage ...

EMF 2010: A Look Back at ESSENCE Music Festival 2010 Whether you were able to make it out to New Orleans this weekend or not, we have all angles covered for you on the 2010 ESSENCE Music Festival.

The ESSENCE Festival is a time of jubilation, inspiration and connection. It’s also a celebration of Black music and culture that continues to shape and redefine the cultural landscape—not ...

There are less than 60 days left before the 2011 ESSENCE Music Festival, and it's time to start planning how you'll spend your time at the summer's hottest event! You're in luck, because the night ...

Warming up the second evening of ESSENCE Music Festival, Keri Hilson performed her catchy remix of Trey Songz's "I Invented Sex" while sporting a black leather corset over a lace shirt with shorts ...

From winning her first Grammy Award, to performing new music at ESSENCE Festival, to her first time meeting Prince, we've got the inside scoop on all things Elle Varner!