JUST ANNOUNCED: Michelle Obama Joins 2019 ESSENCE Festival Superdome Lineup
Our Forever First Lady is coming to ESSENCE Festival for the first time ever. Tickets on sale now!
Awards & Events
Check out our nigh-of coverage for all the top awards ceremonies and events from the Grammys to BET Honors. We've got the scoop on who's wearing what, who showed up with whom, who left with how many statuettes and who got snubbed. Our red carpet coverage will leave you with weeks of inspiring makeup and hair looks to recreate and our film festival coverage will sniff out the top contenders way ahead of Oscars season. Plus, check out ESSENCE's exclusive awards including Black Women in Hollywood, Black Women in Music, Best in Black Beauty Awards and of course our can't-miss-it Street Style Awards.
Inside Bevy Smith's All Black Everything Met Gala Look
And we don’t mean the color of her gown.
ESSENCE Fest 2019: Dreezy, Wale, King Combs,Young M.A, August Alsina & More To Perform For ESSENCE After Dark Series
After the show, it’s the official ESSENCE Fest after party. Get your tickets today!
Watch 'The OverExplainer' React To The Met Gala's Good, Bad And Ugly
Lena Waithe’s jacket said it best: Black drag queens invented Camp.
BEAUTY BREAKDOWN: You Won't Believe How Much Hair It Took To Create Ciara's Larger Than Life Met Gala Afro
It’s time to level up your fro game.
Cardi B's Met Gala LEWK Needed 10 Handlers and We're Here For It
Featuring 44 carats of rubies on her breasts.
Lena Waithe honors Ru Paul and Black Drag Queens with Met Gala Look
Celebrating the true origins of ‘Camp.’
BEAUTY BREAKDOWN: Janelle Monae's Fruit Pigmented Met Gala Makeup
Makeup artist Jessica Smalls gives the scoop on how she achieved the singer’s ‘pure’ beauty look for the red carpet…
BEAUTY BREAKDOWN: Gabrielle Union's 2019 Met Gala Look
ESSENCE is bringing the exclusive breakdown of the actresses red carpet beauty from the 2019 Met Gala.
Serena Williams Just Slayed The Met Gala in Off-White Kicks and a Ballgown
The tennis star is co-chairing the event.