Home • Photos ESSENCE Music Festival 2012: Live from the Convention Center ESSENCE Music Festival 2012: Live from the Convention Center By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020 01 Mr. Good Bar Celebrity trainer and Biggest Loser star Dolvett Quince visits the ESSENCE.com Live Stage. 02 Funny Man ESSENCE Music Festival host Nephew Tommy signs autographs for fans at the Convention Center. 03 Serious Business Tyrese is all business as he arrives to the Convention Center of the 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival. 04 Powerful Women ESSENCE editor-in-chief Constance C.R. White and Congresswoman Maxine Waters at ESSENCE Music Festival. 05 Beautiful Author ESSENCE Music Festival performer Ledisi signs copies of her book Better Than Alright for fans. Michael Rowe 06 Free Voice ESSENCE.com Live Stage host Free takes a quick photo before hopping on stage. 07 Host with the Most ESSENCE.com Live Stage host Sixx King smiles for the cameras backstage. 08 Hot Chocolate Malik Yoba poses for the cameras backstage at the ESSENCE.com Live Stage. 09 Ageless Beauty Vanessa L. Williams opens up about her relationship with her mother on the ESSENCE Empowerment Stage. 10 Braxton Sisters Trina Braxton and Tamar Braxton enjoy the VIP lounge at ESSENCE Music Festival. 11 Destiny’s Child Michelle Williams poses for the cameras at ESSENCE Music Festival. 12 Gospel Greats Mary Mary takes the Empowerment Stage by storm at ESSENCE Music Festival. 13 Family Feud Steve Harvey plays an amazing game of Family Feud. 14 1370773 15 1369603 16 Eye Candy D.B. Woodside at the 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival. 17 Fab Family The cast of Single Ladies at the ESSENCE.com Live Stage. 18 Short Shorts Keshia Knight-Pulliams relaxes at the Luxe Lounge at the 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival. Michael Rowe 19 TV Star Finding Our Missing host S. Epatha Merkerson visits the ESSENCE.com Live Stage. 20 Pretty Patterns Tanika Ray at the 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival in New Orleans. 21 Soul Sister Goapele at the 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival in New Orleans. 22 Motherly Love Vanessa L. Williams and her mother, Helen relax in the ESSENCE Music Festival Luxe Lounge. 23 Looking Fresh Devin Thomas gets a touch up at the Luxe Lounge at the ESSENCE Music Festival. Michael Rowe 24 Smize Eva Marcille on the Empowerment Experience stage at the ESSENCE Music Festival. Michael Rowe 25 White Hot Single Ladies stars D.B. Woodside and LisRaye McCoy pose for the cameras at the ESSENCE Music Festival. 26 All Game, No Play Actor Pooch Hall poses for the camera at the Luxe Lounge at the ESSENCE Music Festival. 27 Talented Trio Tisha Campbell-Martin, Lance Gross and Keshia Knight Pulliam backstage at the celebrity suite at the ESSENCE Music Festival. Michael Rowe 28 Mr. Beautiful Lance Gross flashes his pearly whites at the the Convention Center at the 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival. 29 1368673 30 Shining Stars Steve Harvey and his wife, Marjorie, pose for the camera backstage at the ESSENCE.com Live Stage. 31 Single Lady Single Ladies star Denise Vasi attends an event at the 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival. Michael Rowe 32 Style Maven Stylist to the stars, June Ambrose, attends an event at the ESSENCE Music Festival. Michael Rowe 33 All Smiles Tempesst Bledsoe poses for the camera at the ESSENCE.com Live Stage. Michael Rowe 34 All the Way Live ESSENCE.com live stage host, Sixx, interviews Tempest Bledsoe and Anthony Anderson. Michael Rowe 35 Tempestt Bledsoe and Anthony Anderson Tempestt Bledsoe and Anthony Anderson, the stars of NBC’s newest comedy Guys with Kids, stopped by the ESSENCE.com live stage to promote their show. Michael Rowe 36 Work It ESSENCE Music Festival goers wake up early for a work out with Body by Denise.