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

Drake recently returned with “What Did I Miss?,” a track that reflected frankly on his beef with Kendrick Lamar. Last night the rapper performed at the Wireless Festival in the UK and brought out ...

Drake brought Lauryn Hill on stage at Wireless Festival in London for a rare live duet just days after her delayed Essence Fest performance.

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

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, ...

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 ...

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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.

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