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Nicki Minaj, Janet Jackson, and New Edition will headline the annual festival taking place in New Orleans from June 30-July 3. Here's how to score tickets or watch online for free.
The festival kicks off Thursday and runs through Sunday, celebrating 30 years of entertainment, networking and thought-provoking conversations. NEW ORLEANS […]
An Essence Fest social media video last week announcing the July 7 addition to the event’s lineup said Beverly’s long history with the festival will be celebrated, the Times-Picayune/The New ...
Its cover story, “Dear New Orleans,” is a love letter to the people, places and spaces of New Orleans, company executives said. Mayor LaToya Cantrell thanked Essence for the longstanding partnership, which has had a more than $300 million economic impact on the city and state and given the New Orleans global recognition.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.