Home • Celebrity Star Gazing: 7.7.12 Star Gazing: 7.7.12 By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020 01 Dancing Queen Ledisi performs onstage for Saturday’s ESSENCE Music Festival. Michael Rowe 02 Spotlight Ledisi storms the stage at the ESSENCE Music Festival. 03 Hot Chocolate Malik Yoba poses for the cameras backstage at the ESSENCE.com Live Stage. 04 Free Voice ESSENCE.com Live Stage host Free takes a quick photo before hopping on stage. 05 Beautiful Author ESSENCE Music Festival performer Ledisi signs copies of her book Better Than Alright for fans. 06 Bedazzled Tamar Braxton flashes her pearly whites for the cameras backstage at the ESSENCE.com Live Stage. 07 TV Couple Anthony Anderson and Tempestt Bledsoe, stars of NBC’s newest show Guys with Kids, enjoy the sights and sounds of the ESSENCE Music Festival. 08 Funny Man ESSENCE Music Festival host Nephew Tommy signs autographs for fans at the Convention Center. 09 Serious Business Tyrese is all business as he arrives to the Convention Center of the 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival. 10 Powerful Women ESSENCE editor-in-chief Constance C.R. White and Congresswoman Maxine Waters at ESSENCE Music Festival. 11 Million Dollar Smile Cynthia Bailey chills in the VIP area at the Friday night EMF 2012 concert. Michael Rowe 12 Salute! Nicki Minaj performs at Le Zenith in Paris. 13 MVP LeBron James attends the Sprite Uncontainable Game Captain’s Event in Las Vegas. 14 Show Those Abs Jamie Foxx hosts his SiriusXM Foxxhole Radio Show live from Caesars in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 15 In the Moment Jill Scott performs on stage during North Sea Jazz Festival at Ahoy on July 6, 2012 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. 16 Birthday Boy Kevin Hart celebrates his 33rd birthday at the 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival. 17 Wild Look Eva Marcille attends Kevin Harts birthday party. Kirill Kuletski and Collins Metu 18 Dreamy Eyes Michael Ealy attends Kevin Harts birthday party. 19 Uncle Charlie Charlie Wilson closes out Friday evening of the ESSENCE Music Festival with a blast. Michael Rowe 20 Legendary Diva Stephanie Mills performs in a ESSENCE Superlounge during the 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival on Friday night. 21 Rock and Roll D’Angelo headlines Friday night at the ESSENCE Music Festival in New Orleans. Michael Rowe 22 Showtime Keyshia Cole performs on the main stage of the New Orleans Superdome on Friday night of the 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival. Michael Rowe 23 Beautiful Singer Goapele performs in the ESSENCE Superlounge during the 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival on Friday night. 24 Soul Man Trey Songz on the main stage on Friday night at the ESSENCE Music Festival. 25 Lovely Ladies Sidra Smith, Tasha Smith and S. Epatha Merkerson were spotted backstage at the ESSENCE Music Festival. 26 Coupled Up NFL star Devin Thomas and Porshia Pryor enjoy a cute moment in VIP at the ESSENCE Music Festival. 27 Looking Good Girlfriend Confidential Denyce Lawton enjoys the fun and food backstage at the ESSENCE Music Festival. 28 Night Time Fun NFL star Devin Thomas, his fianceé Porshia Pryor, along with LaToya Luckett enjoy the sights and sounds of the ESSENCE Music Festival. 29 Sexy in Black Single Ladies Denise Vasi lounges backstage at ESSENCE Music Festival. 30 Short Shorts Keshia Knight-Pulliams relaxes at the Luxe Lounge at the 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival. 31 Heavenly Glow LisaRaye McCoy enjoys the V.I.P. lounge at the ESSENCE Music Festival.