This year’s GRAMMY Awards are going to look a little bit different this year as artists, Recording Academy members and attendees adjust to the rules and regulations of COVID-19. Typically, the GRAMMYs ...

This story originally appeared in July/August 2024 issue of ESSENCE magazine, on newsstands July 25. The Fourth of July weekend in New Orleans holds a special significance, not just for locals but for ...

Much like the women’s magazine it’s named after, the Essence Music Festival — from its musical acts to the panel topics at its empowerment series — directs everything toward the type of folk who are ...

New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, has a longstanding relationship with music—music contributes to the city’s sense of history as well as the present-day atmosphere of the region. And with the ...

On Sunday, when she makes her first-ever appearance at the Essence Music Festival, the country’s biggest yearly African-American music festival, it will be only the beginning of a whirlwind couple of ...