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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]
The Essence Music Festival is the nation's largest annual gathering of African-American musical talent, and has been going on annually since 1994 in New Orleans, bringing more than 400,000 people. The festival is a three-day event, that includes cultural celebrations, empowerment seminars, and nights of musical performances.
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.
She then helped lead the acquisition [8] of Essence, Inc. and became a group publisher there in 2001. [2] [9] Ebanks was promoted to president of Essence Communications, Inc. in 2005. [2] In 2011, she was named president of People en Español. [3] Ebanks also oversees the Essence Festival, which draws tens of thousands of attendees each year. [10]
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