Acclaimed New Orleans bounce artist Mia X has canceled a scheduled appearance at Essence Festival, citing a lack of respect ...

The 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture will be hosted by Anthony Anderson and Kenny Burns from July 4 through July 6, with ...

Essence Magazine launched the Essence Festival of Culture in 1995 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the publication. Last ...

While musicians like Jill Scott, Maxwell, Master P and GloRilla rock the Caesars Superdome each night during the Essence ...

The Essence Festival of Culture will keep attendees busy, but people still need to eat. Here are 20 Black-owned New Orleans ...

On Sunday, Dupri will lead a tribute to Jones as part of a new “Essence Flowers” series at the festival. The show will ...

The “Queen of Memphis” comes to Essence fest with her 2024 album “Glorious” in tow. GloRilla built a viral anthem in “Typa” — ...

Moliy has been on a consistent rise following her breakout single “Sad Girlz Luv Money” with Amaarae, and the remix featuring ...

Hip-hop legend Mia X will be joined by The Original Pinettes Brass Band — an incredible collaboration that's played French ...

Derrick Freeman’s Soul Brass Band headlines a Free Fridays concert at Tipitina’s. Local R&B, soul and funk group Vegas Cola ...

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 06: (L-R) Bettina Fisher, Janet Hubert and Taylor K. Shaw speak onstage for the “Animating ...

As several local businesses are gearing up to be vendors at this year's fest, others are calling ESSENCE out for getting the ...