The Essence Music Festival’s Marketplace and Art Expo this past weekend resembled a Monopoly board. Spaces around the perimeter of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s conference halls were bought ...

NEW ORLEANS — Dancing, food, freebies, and a deep celebration of Black culture means Essence Fest is back, and festival goers are soaking up every minute. “I like to dance and there’s no shortage of ...

This weekend, Essence Magazine’s annual music festival will once again take over New Orleans. Under the banner of We are Made Like This, this year’s fest boasts GloRilla, Muni Long, and NOLA native ...

CALL 911. WELL, HERE’S A LIVE LOOK FOR YOU. WE’RE GOING TO SHOW THIS TO YOU AT THE CAESARS SUPERDOME, WHERE THE LAST PERFORMANCES OF THIS YEAR’S ESSENCE FEST ARE TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW. AND ONE NEW ...

Almost 19 years after Essence magazine launched its first festival in New Orleans to “party with a purpose” and celebrate black culture, music and people, the Associated Press reports that Essence ...

The Convention Center is owed more than $400,000 and another vendor is owed more than $1 million seven months after Essence Fest. The late payments have raised concerns from state lawmakers.

The first weekend of July in New Orleans isn’t reserved for Independence Day cookouts and beach days. The 2025 Essence Festival – the three-day celebration devoted to Black culture, music and ...

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 ...

You can feel a certain energy in the air when a living legend is about to hit the stage, and at this year’s ESSENCE Festival of Culture™ presented by Coca-Cola®, that moment belongs to Nas. As part of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Essence Fest/ Photo Credit: Getty Images Every year, hundreds of thousands of music lovers, fashion girlies, and aunties from ...

(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 ...