Essence Festival is taking the blame for Lauryn Hill's set being delayed until the wee hours of Friday night (July 4), when ...

Essence Festival organizers have taken responsibility for a concert that ran so far behind schedule that Lauryn Hill wound up ...

Essence Festival shows support for Lauryn Hill in a lengthy statement following her delayed 2 a.m. performance on July 5.

The organizers of Essence Fest don’t want you to be miseducated about Lauryn Hill. The singer closed out the first night of ...

Essence Festival is defending Lauryn Hill after event delays caused her performance to start at 2:30 a.m. and saw her sing ...

In tiaras, cowboy boots and thrifted T-shirts, festivalgoers used style to celebrate identity, joy and community.

Fans who stuck around for Hill’s performance got a treat. A robust band of more than 10 members played as Black history ...

Night 3 brought together music legends and standout style moments under one roof. From diamond-crusted fits to timeless stage ...

Three years after making history, Justice Jackson returned to the stage with reflections on faith, purpose and perseverance — ...

Concertgoers and attendees leaned on slick denim, expressive separates, bold jewelry, and even suits in New Orleans.

This is the second story in our series chronicling the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. On the first night of Essence ...

From Sam Fine's "blonzing" tutorial to an educational talk with cosmetic chemists, here's what you may have missed from the ...