The surprise highlight of the night was Drake bringing out Lauryn Hill, whose performance of “Ex-Factor” transitioned into ...

From left, Rochester Deputy Mayor, Mike Burns, Corn Hill Arts Festival Chair, Andie Kopf, Poster Artist, Maiya Kettlehone, and ESL Federal Credit Union, Rich Pulvino.

Richelieu Dennis, executive chairman of Sundial Media Group, which owns Essence, spoke about the mounting criticism of the ...

After clips from of her ESSENCE Festival 2025 performance that ended at nearly 4 a.m. went viral, ESSENCE came to the defense of the hip-hop veteran Ms. Lauryn Hill. Though Hill developed a reputation ...

Taking to social media, Essence Festival organizers, well aware of the complaints regarding Ms. Lauryn Hill’s set time, ...

ESSENCE Festival of Culture celebrated Black excellence through music, entrepreneurship, and community—while responding to ...

Lauryn Hill is shutting down rumors that the R&B legend does not care about showing up late for her performances. The singer ...

Lauryn Hill has addressed backlash over her delayed Essence Festival set, calling the public response “nonsense” and ...

ESSENCE Fest 2025 brought out the biggest stars including Lauryn Hill, GloRilla, Keke Palmer, Muni Long and more brought their A game to the stage in Louisiana. Keep watching for the full breakdown of ...

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In a new statement, Hill thanked the festival for “clarifying that the delays were not my fault” and pushed back against what ...

The Essence Festival was given a lot of comparisons to dumpster fires this year, and there's a surprising reason why.