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 ...

Essence Festival of Culture is taking responsibility for Lauryn Hill's performance ending after 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 5 ...

The four-day festival in New Orleans was bogged down by numerous technical issues and set times running behind schedule.

The singer says scheduling issues and "lack of technical preparedness" negatively impacted both her show and attendees' ...

Essence Festival in New Orleans' Superdome had issues. From scheduling to the Superlounges to the lack of a superstar, here ...

Essence has stepped in to make it crystal clear that no slander against Ms. Lauryn Hill will be tolerated following her ...

After Lauryn Hill closed out the opening night of Essence Festival in the wee hours of Saturday morning, festival organizers ...

The organizers of Essence Festival have defended Lauryn Hill after her headline show was so delayed she ended up performing ...

The organizers of the Essence Festival have shouldered the responsibility for Lauryn Hill's delayed set in New Orleans after she faced backlash for taking the stage hours after her scheduled start tim ...

Lauryn Hill faced heated criticism after taking to the stage at Essence Festival at 2:30 A.M. in New Orleans, but the organizers have made it clear the ...

After belting out a rendition of Killing Me Softly With His Song as a tribute to the late Roberta Flack, Hill took a request ...

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 ...