We just announced the concert lineup for the ESSENCE Festival 25th year celebration and as you’ve probably already guessed, it’s on fire.
In celebration of 25 years of moving the culture forward, we’re bringing you unforgettable performances from over 80 of the biggest names in music for a weekend of festivities that you and your squad will be talking about for years to come.
Scroll through for a look at the full list of performers announced so far and then be sure to grab your 2019 ESSENCE Festival tickets HERE.
See you in NOLA!
01
LONI LOVE (MAINSTAGE HOST)
LONI LOVE (MAINSTAGE HOST)
02
MISSY ELLIOTT
MISSY ELLIOTT
03
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
04
P
05
H.E.R.
H.E.R.
06
FRANKIE BEVERLY
FRANKIE BEVERLY
07
BIG FREEDIA
BIG FREEDIA
08
RBRM (RONNIE, BOBBY, RICKY, MIKE)
RBRM (RONNIE, BOBBY, RICKY, MIKE)
09
TEYANA TAYLOR
TEYANA TAYLOR
10
NAS
NAS
11
TIMBALAND
TIMBALAND
12
LEDISI
LEDISI
13
JERMAINE DUPRI
JERMAINE DUPRI
14
MUSIQ SOULCHILD
MUSIQ SOULCHILD
15
MC LYTE
MC LYTE
16
ANTHONY HAMILTON
ANTHONY HAMILTON
17
DOUG E. FRESH
DOUG E. FRESH
18
SHEILA E
SHEILA E
19
TEDDY RILEY
TEDDY RILEY
20
MORRIS DAY
MORRIS DAY
21
CITY GIRLS
CITY GIRLS
22
DAVIDO
DAVIDO
23
702
702
24
JACQUEES
JACQUEES
25
TWEET
TWEET
26
PJ MORTON
PJ MORTON
27
NORMANI
NORMANI
28
MASE
MASE
29
QUEEN NAIJA
QUEEN NAIJA
30
GINUWINE
GINUWINE
31
VANJESS
VANJESS
32
LUKE JAMES
LUKE JAMES
33
ELLE VARNER
ELLE VARNER
34
SCARFACE
SCARFACE
35
JOJO
JOJO
36
THE HAMILTONES
THE HAMILTONES
37
RAKIM
38
SAUTI SOL
SAUTI SOL
39
LUCKY DAYE
LUCKY DAYE
40
KORYN HAWTHORNE
KORYN HAWTHORNE
41
PELL
PELL
42
ALUNAGEORGE
ALUNAGEORGE
43
WATER SEED
WATER SEED
44
MIA X
MIA X
45
NIGEL HALL
NIGEL HALL
46
ERICA FALLS
ERICA FALLS
47
BROWNSTONE
BROWNSTONE
48
DJ BIZ MARKIE
DJ BIZ MARKIE
49
AMANDA BLACK
AMANDA BLACK
50
BIG DADDY KANE
BIG DADDY KANE
51
Celeste Ntuli
She’s known as South Africa’s “Queen of Zulu Comedy,” but the funnywoman made her debut on the popular soap opera Isibaya in 2013 for which she garnered Golden Horn Award nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. A finalist on the talent competition series So You Think You're Funny!, the curvaceous Empangeni native is recognized as the first local female comic to film a standup special, Seriously Celeste -- a collection of her performances across the country.
52
TELLAMAN
TELLAMAN
53
VANESSA MDEE
VANESSA MDEE
54
Nasty-C
Nasty-C
55
EL DEBARGE
EL DEBARGE
56
D-NICE (DJ)
D-NICE (DJ)
