While the event is technically called the Essence Festival of Culture, one of its biggest draws is the nightly concert featuring some of the biggest names in Black music. But at the 2025 Essence Fest ...

Lauryn Hills is off the hook as Essence takes blame for a set that wrapped after 3:30 a.m. Stephanie Mills, however, is still ...

She took requests to sing "I Gotta Find Peace of Mind" and "Tell Him," per Rolling Stone, and also performed songs from her ...