Essence Festival

Pop Culture Essence Festival Explains Continued Partnership With Target Following Backlash Essence Festival 2025 has reported lower ticket sales and vendors opting out following backlash for continued partnership with Target. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Music Fans Place Blame For Lauryn Hill's Late-Night Essence Fest Set On Singer But Sources Blame Essence Lauryn Hill performed her classic “To Zion” alongside her 28-year-old son, whom she created the song about in 1998 with Carlos Santana. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 05, 2025
Music Birdman Clarifies His Feelings On Lil Wayne After Essence Festival Set Sparks Rumors Of Animosity Birdman and Lil Wayne appear to still be on good terms. By Cole Blake August 06, 2024
Music Serena Williams Gets Back At Drake With Some Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" Praise Lamar shouted out/defended the tennis legend on the track. By Zachary Horvath July 08, 2024
Music Busta Rhymes Previews Remix Of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” At Essence Festival Busta Rhymes left his New Orleans fans impressed. By Caroline Fisher July 07, 2024
Music Busta Rhymes Goes Off On Essence Festival Crowd: “F*ck Your Phone!” According to Busta Rhymes, he's not used to people sitting down at his shows. By Caroline Fisher July 06, 2024
Music Birdman Hopes Drake Will Pull Up To Perform At Cash Money Reunion Set At Essence Fest Regardless of whether or not Drake arrives, Birdman and Cash Money have a very special show for New Orleans tonight. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2024
Music India Arie: Inspiring Change & Cultural Awareness Through Music The encouraging crooner behind some of Soul music’s most inspiring lyrics. By Demi Phillips July 20, 2023
Music India.Arie Criticizes Megan Thee Stallion & Janelle Monae For On-Stage Behavior India.Arie wasn't happy with Megan Thee Stallion and Janelle Monae's performances at the 2023 Essence Festival of Culture. By Cole Blake July 05, 2023
Music Jonathan Majors Goes To ESSENCE Fest Despite Legal Trouble Jonathan Majors was there with Meagan Good. By Jake Lyda July 03, 2023
Pop Culture Lil Wayne's Essence Festival Dance Moves Will Leave You Smiling: Watch Weezy made a surprise appearance in his home state on the final night of Essence Fest. By Hayley Hynes July 03, 2023
Pop Culture Megan Thee Stallion's Essence Festival Twerk Session Proves She's Been Putting In Work At The Gym Thee Stallion was one of the headlining acts at this year's event, and once again, she broke the internet with her booty. By Hayley Hynes July 03, 2023
Music Lauryn Hill Trends After Late Arrival To 2023 Essence Festival Lauryn Hill headlined the 2023 Essence Festival on Friday. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2023
Pop Culture Janelle Monae Flashes Her Chest During Essence Festival Performance The girls aren't coming to play at this year's Essence Festival. By Hayley Hynes July 01, 2023
Music Juvenile Will Be Playing At Essence Festival After All Essence Fest has changed its tune and extended an invitation to the artist. By Noah Grant June 09, 2023
Music Juvenile Feels Slighted By His Exclusion From Essence Festival The New Orleans legend was not feeling the love. By Noah Grant June 03, 2023
Music Lauryn Hill And Megan Thee Stallion Announced As 2023 Essence Festival Headliners Lauryn Hill and Megan Thee Stallion will both be performing at the festival in New Orleans. By Noah Grant March 30, 2023
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj's Son & Husband Support Her At Essence Fest Nicki's family was gathered backstage waiting on her to finish her set. By Lawrencia Grose July 03, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj Appears To Diss Kanye West During Essence Festival Performance Nicki Minaj seemed to call Kanye West a "clown" during a performance of "Monster" at Essence Festival on Friday. By Cole Blake July 02, 2022
Music Nicki Minaj Fans Are Disappointed After Essence Fest Livestream Cuts Out Rapper's Performance The Rap icon stunned on the festival's stage as one of its headliners, and although there were promises the performance would air on Hulu, it didn't. By Erika Marie July 02, 2022
Gram Safaree Samuels Jokes About Nicki Minaj Poster Inside Of Vacation Home He's in New Orleans for Essence Fest—as is Minaj, who is headlining the weekend. By Erika Marie July 01, 2022