Stephanie Mills slams 2025 Essence Festival for technical and logistical issues that negatively impacted her performance in ...

Hotel and short-term rental bookings during this year’s four-day Essence Festival of Culture, held over the July 4th weekend, ...

Lauryn Hill is slamming the 'misconception' that she is 'too important to care' about being late to performances after her ...

The 2025 Essence Festival in New Orleans' Superdome had issues. From scheduling to the Superlounges to the lack of a superstar, here are some areas for improvement.

But those are minor quibbles, at least for me. While most folks probably don’t get to go to quite as many concerts as a music writer, I’d argue that the entire point of Essence Festival is not ...

Essence Festival 2025 Faces Controversy Over Target Sponsorship *The Essence Festival of Culture is known for celebrating Black excellence, music, empowerment, and entrepreneurship.

Both women emphasize perseverance as essential to their political journeys, especially as Black women facing double barriers in predominantly White and male spaces. “You learn at an early age how to ...

We all know the ESSENCE Festival Of Culture is where you go to have the time of your life (and if you didn’t know, now you know baby, baby *Biggie voice*). The music, the energy, and the culture ...

Hotel bookings declined during the 2025 Essence Festival, signaling potential challenges for New Orleans’ tourism economy.

Nola reports that the singer's set at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans ended at 3:37 AM, after she started around 2:30 AM. The issue seemingly stemmed from a combination of sets running over and ...