This ESSENCE cover girl is gearing up for the release of Rock of Ages.
Diggy Simmons, The OMG Girlz and The Roots of Music will perform on July 5.
The ESSENCE Music Festival headliner will inducted on August 14 in Tennessee.
R&B crooners D'Angelo and Trey Songz will join Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Estelle and more.
The Think Like a Man star and stand-up comedian will leave the festival-goers in stitches.
Emil Wilbekin interviews actor Anthony Mackie about his latest projects.
Grammy Award-winning emcee Eve and gospel greats Yolanda Adams, Kirk Franklin, Maurette Brown Clark and Kim Burrell have been added to the stellar lineup for this year's ESSENCE Music Festival in New Orleans.
Jeff Bradshaw remembers the people of New Orleans seven years after Katrina.
Find out what Jennifer Hudson and Gladys Knight had to say for the Queen of Soul's 70th birthday.
As the Queen of Soul turns 70, we asked ESSENCE readers to tell us why they adore Aretha. Here's what you had to say.