Essence Festival 2019
Essence Festival is an annual music festival hosted by Essence magazine that takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the largest event celebrating African-American culture and history in the United States. This year's Essence Fest will be a star-studded event taking place from July 4 to 7. Take a look at some of the musical artists giving show-stopping performances this year.
H.E.R.
Gabriella Wilson, known by her stage name, H.E.R. (pronounced "her", an acronym for "Havin...
Teyana Taylor
Harlem-based singer, rapper, songwriter, dancer, actor, and model Teyana Taylor gained rec...
Ledisi
Ledisi hails, originally, from New Orleans, but grew up mainly in Oakland. The Pieces of M...
Jermaine Dupri
From DG Jermaine Dupri is the founder, President and CEO of his own label, So So Def Recor...
MC Lyte
MC Lyte (born Lana Michele Moorer on October 11, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York) is a female r...
Anthony Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton (born January 28, 1971, in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an R&B/soul/"neo...
Sheila E.
Sheila Escovedo (known internationally by her stage name Sheila E - born in Oakland CA on ...
Morris Day
Morris Day (born December 13, 1957, in Springfield, Illinois) is an American musician and ...
Normani
Normani Kordei Hamilton, recording mononymously as Normani, is an American singer, songwri...
Queen Naija
Queen Naija is an American singer, songwriter and YouTube star. Formerly known as Queen Bu...
Luke James
Luke James is a singer/songwriter who truly embodies the honesty and fresh, organic soulfu...
Elle Varner
The Not Tonight Songfacts says that Elle Varner was born of two published songwriters, her...
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist. H...
Timbaland
Super-producer Timbaland has stamped his indelible imprint on the music scene since the mi...
Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott launched her music career in an R&B group called Fayze. Her childhood friend...
Musiq Soulchild
Musiq Soulchild (born Taalib Johnson on September 16, 1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania),...
Doug E. Fresh
Douglas Davis, better known by his stage name Doug E. Fresh, is a Barbadian-American rappe...
Teddy Riley
Teddy Riley is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist c...
City Girls
City Girls is a rap duo hailing from Miami, Florida. The two members are Yung Miami, whose...
