Mia X has pulled out of Master P’s final Essence Fest performance, citing miscommunication, disrespect, and unpaid fees as key reasons. Mia X, considered the “Mother of Southern Rap,” took to social ...

"There seems to be a misconception out there though that I am somewhere on the Riviera with my feet up, drink in hand, showing up to concerts whenever because I am too important to care," she wrote.

Essence Festival Explains Ms. Lauryn Hill's Late Performance Time Essence Festival Sets Record Straight On Ms. Lauryn Hill Performance Ms. Lauryn Hill hit the Essence Festival stages at around 2:30 AM ...

I’ve got one word for Maxwell’s performance at Essence Fest 2025: magical. From the moment he stepped on stage, there was an electric buzz in the air, a shared understanding among the crowd that we ...

Officials with the Essence Festival of Culture have released the first wave of performers set to hit the stage for the 2026 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ms. Lauryn Hill performs onstage during Day 1 of the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Caesars Superdome ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Michelle Obama will open the 2026 Essence Festival of Culture’s Evening Concert Series this summer in New Orleans, organizers announced Tuesday. Obama will appear July 3 at the ...

CALL 911. WELL, HERE’S A LIVE LOOK FOR YOU. WE’RE GOING TO SHOW THIS TO YOU AT THE CAESARS SUPERDOME, WHERE THE LAST PERFORMANCES OF THIS YEAR’S ESSENCE FEST ARE TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW. AND ONE NEW ...

Essence Festival organizers have taken responsibility for a concert that ran so far behind schedule that Lauryn Hill wound up taking the stage at around 2:30 in the morning. Delays completely derailed ...

When Ms. Lauryn Hill finally hit the stage to close out the first night of the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture’s evening concert series, it had already reached the wee hours of the morning. However, ...