+6 Festivals Did the 2016 Essence Festival 'outsell' the New Orleans Jazz Fest? BY KEITH SPERA | h Jul 6, 2016 The population of New Orleans did not double during the 2016 Essence Festival.
+27 Festivals Puff Daddy's party overshadows Kendrick Lamar on last night of 2016 Essence Fest BY KEITH SPERA | h Jul 5, 2016 Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs made a classic miscalculation to open his Essence Festival-closing set Sunday: He believed his own awesomeness was eno…
+14 Festivals 2016 Essence Fest: Mariah Carey's confusion, Charlie Wilson's win and Tyrese's bad timing BY KEITH SPERA | h Jul 3, 2016 To conclude his typically crowd-pleasing set Saturday at the 2016 Essence Festival, Charlie Wilson sang an a cappella version of his contribut…
+19 Festivals Essence Festival 2016's opening night: Babyface runs, New Edition sweats and Maxwell is on time BY KEITH SPERA | h Jul 2, 2016 On the first night of the 2016 Essence Festival, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds went for a run, the members of New Edition sweated to their own oldi…
+2 Festivals Oprah Winfrey a last-minute addition to 2016 Essence Festival roster of speakers BY KEITH SPERA | h Jun 30, 2016 Oprah, Essence. Essence, Oprah.
+7 Festivals Charlie Wilson ready to rock Essence Festival's main stage for 10th time BY KEITH SPERA | h Jun 29, 2016 Charlie Wilson’s 2003 Essence Festival debut did not go well.
Music The beautiful ones: 10 rising stars at the 2016 Essence Festival_lowres Photo by Starz and Kind Jun 27, 2016 Judith Hill worked with Prince on her 2015 release Back in Time.
Music The beautiful ones: 10 rising stars at the 2016 Essence Festival Alex Woodward Jun 27, 2016 This year's Essence Festival arrives under the shadow of Prince, whose magical, explosively purple headlining appearance at Essence's 20th ann…
+6 Festivals 2016 Essence Fest arrives this weekend with Mariah Carey, Maxwell, Kendrick Lamar BY KEITH SPERA | h Jun 27, 2016 If for no other reason, the 2016 Essence Festival is noteworthy for finally coaxing Mariah Carey to New Orleans.
News 2016 Essence Festival announces nightly schedule, adds Puff Daddy, Common, Andra Day to roster _lowres Updated Aug 5, 2016 Advocate Photo by VERONICA DOMINACH -- Common performs during the 2015 ESSENCE Festival at the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans. He'll r…