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A spinoff iteration of the festival was held in Durban, South Africa in 2016. In 2013, Solomon Group became the producer of Essence Festival, [8] and MSNBC broadcast the event live. [1] [9] MSNBC returned for the 2014 festival. [10] Much of the 2017 film Girls Trip was filmed on location during the 2016 festival, casting over 5,000 extras. [11]
In 2008, after partnering with Essence to develop and tape a co-branded special presentation Black in America: Reclaiming the Dream, CNN reported live on-site throughout the Music Festival weekend. In 2013, the Essence Music Festival rebranded to the Essence Festival to showcase the event as more than a music festival.
The event's current contract ends in 2026, but Essence Ventures CEO Caroline Wanga has said the festival's “forever home” is New Orleans. “That's what we believe as well,” Cantrell said.
The festival's impact on the city and state has surpassed $300 million, with more than 500,000 people visiting since 1994. Essence started the festival as a way to celebrate 25 years of the magazine's history. “The locals are being incorporated in a manner that we can see and touch and feel and smell.
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Essence, the lifestyle magazine that hosts the festival, agreed, writing on its Twitter account, "Everyone please rise for the only National Anthem we will be recognizing from this day forward ...
The festival kicks off Thursday and runs through Sunday, celebrating 30 years of entertainment, networking and thought-provoking conversations. NEW ORLEANS […] Usher and Janet Jackson headline ...
September 1–30, 2012 iTunes Music Festival: Usher performed as the headliner for the first night of the festival held at The Roundhouse in London, England with Miguel serving as opening act. Other headliners included Pink, Alicia Keys, JLS, One Direction, Jessie J, Mumford and Sons and many others. September 21–22, 2012 iHeartRadio Music ...