Festival organizers also say they will bring back a new kind of Superlounge experience for 2026. Last summer, the ...

As the Essence Festival of Culture negotiates with city and state officials ahead of the 2026 event in New Orleans, Essence ...

*The Essence Festival of Culture is known for celebrating Black excellence, music, empowerment, and entrepreneurship. But in 2025, the beloved New Orleans event found itself at the center of a ...

(The Root) — It’s that time again! This past weekend, the Essence Music Festival came to New Orleans, and with headlining performances from Beyoncé, Solange, Maxwell, New Edition and Jill Scott, it ...

Now that the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® has wrapped, and we have all taken a deep breath, read the posts and comments, and had time to digest the magnitude of the ...

ESSENCE Fest returns July 3-6, 2025 with the theme We Are “Made Like This.” Boyz II Men, Davido, Maxwell, Master P, GloRilla, The Isley Brothers, Nas, and Summer Walker are among the artists set to ...

Doors open at 6 p.m. and music starts at 7 p.m. at the Caesars Superdome. Maxwell Maxwell isn’t gonna show up to his fourth Essence in anything but a tailored suit — something smooth, sartorial and ...