The celebration is striving to attract younger attendees, and each night younger artists will appear alongside the legends.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly 30 years ago, creators of Essence Magazine came to New Orleans to celebrate the publication’s 25th anniversary with a salute to Black women highlighting culture, empowerment conversations with the nation’s thought leaders and, of course, music.
The Essence Music Festival has since morphed into the today!
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