The main music event this weekend is the Essence Festival of Culture in the Caesars Superdome. But there is much more music ...

From Monica's checkered manicure to layered belts on Kandi Burruss, Essence Black Women in Music returned with iconic style ...

Go inside ESSENCE's Black Women In Music celebration featuring Monica, Missy Elliott, Tamar Braxton, Dawn Richard, Teedra ...

Brandy is reflecting on receiving the Legend Award at the Essence Black Women in Music event over the weekend.

The music has faded, the crowds have cleared, and another Essence Festival of Culture is officially in the books.

ESSENCE Black Women In Music honored Brandy, Missy Elliott, Kandi Burruss, Monica, and Mona Scott-Young for their creative ...

The Essence Festival of Culture dates to 1995. But it seems as if Essence must prove itself all over again in what is shaping ...

The 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture, staged in New Orleans from July 3‑5, turned the city’s historic venues into a living ...

Missy Elliott, who curated the tribute and was close to Aaliyah, helped anchor the night emotionally as it bounced from ...

The music has faded, the crowds have cleared, and another Essence Festival of Culture is officially in the books.

For 14-year-old Jashua Bermudez, performing with hip-hop legend Doug E. Fresh at the 2026 Essence Festival marks just the ...

After taking over New Orleans and bringing together some of the biggest names in Black Hollywood, ESSENCE Festival of Culture ...