ESSENCE Festival of Culture celebrated Black excellence through music, entrepreneurship, and community—while responding to ...

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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 2025 Essence Festival of Culture brought a weekend of empowerment, entertainment, music, and more! 12 News’ Kayla ...

Lauryn Hill and Stephanie Mills are slamming the narratives surrounding their performance delays during Essence Festival.

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

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

While the event is technically called the Essence Festival of Culture, one of its biggest draws is the nightly concert featuring some of the biggest names in Black music. But at the 2025 Essence Fest ...

Adam Blackstone joins Kayla Thompson to talk about the "Waiting to Exhale" tribute at #EssenceFest, his journey through music ...

Katrina New Orleans, ESSENCE Fest has become a proving ground for Black-led innovation, economic recovery, and cultural power ...

While the executive chairman said the corporation was "listening" to all of the feedback he made sure to note that some of the public's demands were simply unreasonable.