Essence Festival is taking the blame for Lauryn Hill’s set being delayed until the wee hours of Friday night (July 4), when ...

Opening night of the annual New Orleans event featured an overstuffed lineup and was beset by scheduling problems ...

This is the second story in our series chronicling the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. On the first night of Essence ...

Essence Festival ended with very late Boyz II Men, Master P sets; the show in New Orleans' Superdome concluded at 3 a.m.

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

Essence Festival has deserted its longtime fans, argues Minnesota-based guest columnist Sheletta Brundig. She stopped ...

Lauryn Hill performed for a handful of fans in the middle of the night, hours after she was originally scheduled to take the ...

The Friday night headliner was originally scheduled to perform at 12:35 a.m., but event delays meant her set didn't start ...

Hip-hop icon and No Limit Records founder Master P officially closed the chapter on his music career with a celebratory ...

Governor Wes Moore celebrates his wedding anniversary amid significant progress to close Maryland’s racial wealth gap.

According to attendees, Hill didn’t hit the stage at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans until 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning ...

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