Essence Music Festival

Trey Songz rocked the main stage at this year’s Essence Music Festival Friday night, and blogger Shay Star was kind enough to capture the performance for those unable to make to New Orleans this weekend. [...]

Having stuck by her for many years, the lovely Marsha Ambrosius awarded her loyal fanbase with her debut album Late Nights & Early Mornings in March of 2011. The LP – which would go on to enter the US album charts at number two – spawned soon-to-be classics like “Hope She Cheats On You (With A Basketball Player)”, [...]

The annual Essence Music Festival kicked off last week in New Orleans, with artists such as Daniel “Diggy” Simmons, OMG Girlz and young Mary J. Blige protege Katlyn Nichol taking to the New & Next stage. [...]

Soul master D’Angelo continues to blaze the comeback trail, this time blessing the annual Essence Music Festival with his presence. [...]

Fans of D’Angelo will be happy to know that the soulful crooner will be making his first appearance on an American stage in 10 years with a performance at July’s Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. [...]

During his performance at the Essence Music Festival Kanye West, with the obvious help of his DJ (DJ Mano), took some time out to play some R&B and Soul classics that he grew up listening to and ultimately influenced his passion for music. Speaking directly to those in attendance, the former college dropout explained that [...]

The 17th Annual Essence Music Festival held in New Orleans, Louisiana in celebration of contemporary African American music and culture will take place from July 1 to July 3 this year and will be celebrating “the roots of R&B” as announced with a bevy of huge R&B/Hip-Hop superstars recently confirmed to headline the festival. The [...]