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In 2006 it was held in Houston, Texas, due to Hurricane Katrina's effect on New Orleans, and the 2020 festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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 ...
(2012) All the Hits, All Night Long ... New Orleans: Mercedes-Benz Superdome: July 7, 2014 ... C This concert was a part of the "Essence Music Festival" ...
Essence Music Festival: Usher performed as the headliner for the first night of the festival held at Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Other performers included Mary J. Blige, Kanye West, Fantasia, Jill Scott, Chaka Khan and many others. September 23–24, 2011 iHeartRadio Music Festival
The Essence Music Festival ran from June 29 to July 3 in New Orleans. Organizers claim Baldwin and Co. used the Essence name illegally and violated the city’s “clean zone” laws, reports The ...
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.
New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell said this year's “We Love Us” theme was appropriate. “This whole ‘We Love Us’ theme brought us together to build communities,” she said. The festival's impact on the city and state has surpassed $300 million, with more than 500,000 people visiting since 1994.
Wanga said New Orleans is the true “headliner” for the festival, which offers free daily workshops in the convention center and ticketed nightly concerts with big-name artists at the Superdome.
She sang at the 2012 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans and BET's Music Matters showcase, which was held over the weekend of the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] The non-album single, " Lolita ", was released in May 2013, [ 39 ] and a digital set of remixes and instrumentals of the song was made available a month earlier. [ 40 ]