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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]
July 4, 2024 at 3:44 PM. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The City of New Orleans on Thursday officially welcomed thousands of people descending on the Big Easy for the Essence Festival of Culture.
R&B superstar Usher will join the night concert lineup for this summer's 30th anniversary of the Essence Festival of Culture. Organizers announced late Thursday that Usher, who is no stranger to ...
[18] [19] Four days later, it was announced she would headline the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans on July 7, 2024. [20] [21] An additional date at London's O2 Arena was added in June 2024. [22] On September 17, 2024, following the death of Tito Jackson two days prior, the September 21 concert at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit was cancelled. [23]
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 ...
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.
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.
Usher first performed at Essence in 1998 and has returned to the festival multiple times. Usher performs at Power 105.1’s Powerhouse 2016 at Barclays Center in New York on Oct. 27, 2016. (Photo ...