Lauryn Hill performed for a handful of fans in the middle of the night, hours after she was originally scheduled to take the ...

Lauryn Hill performed after 2 a.m. at the 2025 Essence Festival, ending her set with only a few hundred fans present after ...

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Lauryn Hill’s set at the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans was late, but it wasn’t her fault. The “Ex-Factor” ...

Essence Festival draws fire for keeping Target as sponsor amid DEI rollbacks, sparking boycotts and tough questions from the ...

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

Your hurrication was forced on you,” said Dr. Maurice Sholas, using a local term sometimes used describe the mass evacuation of New Orleanians during Hurricane Katrina. “Nobody chose that.” That stark ...

The Essence Fest saw much smaller crowds at this year's event in New Orleans. Entertainment contributor Kierra M joined Natalie McCann to take a look at the reasons why.

Hip-hop legend and notoriously tardy performer Lauryn Hill sang for a sparse crowd over the weekend, taking the stage shortly ...

Keke Palmer sported a black pair of Saint Laurent platform sandals at the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans, ...

According to attendees, Hill didn’t hit the stage at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans until 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning ...

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