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

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks onstage at the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture at Ernest N. Morial ...

NEW ORLEANS — Essence Festival has officially come to a close. If the long lines at Louis Armstrong Airport are any ...

From soul-stirring performances to beauty-filled moments, this weekend was a reminder that moving at your own pace is its own ...

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

Despite the delay, Hill put on an electric performance for the crowd. She wore a blue polka dot full-length dress with a gele ...

Essence Festival draws fire for keeping Target as sponsor amid DEI rollbacks, sparking boycotts and tough questions from the ...

The Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans transformed into a temple of soulful celebration as the ESSENCE Festival of Culture’s ...

In tiaras, cowboy boots and thrifted T-shirts, festivalgoers used style to celebrate identity, joy and community.

According to Kelly Shultz, Vice President of Communications with New Orleans & Co., there are 26,000 hotel rooms within a ...

Essence Festival of Culture is taking responsibility for Lauryn Hill's performance ending after 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 5 ...

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 ...