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Home · Celebrity

ESSENCE Festival: Live from the Superdome

This year's ESSENCE Festival features the hottest performers taking the stage at the New Orleans Superdome.

By · July 6, 2013October 28, 2020
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Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Fesyival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Fesyival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Dave Chappelle

Dave Chappelle surprised the sold-out audience at the New Orleans Superdome at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival.

Michael Rowe
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Dave Chappelle

Dave Chappelle surprised the sold-out crowd at the New Orleans Superdome to announce his great friend Erykah Badu.

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Tamar Braxton
Michael Rowe
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Tamar Braxton
Michael Rowe
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Tamar Braxton

Tamar Braxton performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige performs the 2014 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans.

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Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige performs at the 2014 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans

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Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige performs the 2014 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans.

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Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige performs at the 2014 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans

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Jill Scott

Jill Scott performs at the 2014 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans

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Jill Scott

Jill Scott performs during the 2014 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans

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Jill Scott

Jill Scott performs during the 2014 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans

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Liv Warfield

Liv Warfield performs during the 2014 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans.

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Ledisi

Ledisi performs during the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Ledisi

Ledisi peforms during the 2014 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans

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Tank

Tank performs during the 2014 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans

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Tank

Tank performs during the 2014 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans.

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Daley

Daley performs during the 2014 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans.

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Common

Common joins the Roots onstage during the 2014 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans

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Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams performs at the 2014 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans

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Prince at ESSENCE Festival

The Purple One rocked the sold-out crowd at the New Orleans Superdome for the 20th anniversary ESSENCE Festival.

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Prince at ESSENCE Festival

The Purple One rocked the sold-out crowd at the New Orleans Superdome for the 20th anniversary ESSENCE Festival.

NPG Records
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Prince at ESSENCE Festival

The Purple One rocked the sold-out crowd at the New Orleans Superdome for the 20th anniversary ESSENCE Festival.

NPG Records
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Prince at ESSENCE Festival

The Purple One rocked the sold-out crowd at the New Orleans Superdome for the 20th anniversary ESSENCE Festival.

NPG Records
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Prince at ESSENCE Festival

The Purple One rocked the sold-out crowd at the New Orleans Superdome for the 20th anniversary ESSENCE Festival.

NPG Records
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Prince at ESSENCE Festival

The Purple One rocked the sold-out crowd at the New Orleans Superdome for the 20th anniversary ESSENCE Festival.

NPG Records
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Prince at ESSENCE Festival

Lianne La Havas joined joined Prince onstage to perform “Sometimes It Snows in April” at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival.

NPG Records
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Prince at ESSENCE Festival

The Purple One rocked the sold-out crowd at the New Orleans Superdome for the 20th anniversary ESSENCE Festival.

NPG Records
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Prince at ESSENCE Festival

The Purple One rocked the sold-out crowd at the New Orleans Superdome for the 20th anniversary ESSENCE Festival.

NPG Records
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Luke James

Luke James performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Luke James

Luke James performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Alice Smith

Alice Smith performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

 

Michael Rowe
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Alice Smith

Alice Smith performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Alice Smith

Alice Smith performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

 

Michael Rowe
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Alice Smith

Alice Smith performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

 

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Estelle

Estelle performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans

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Estelle

Estelle performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans

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Estelle

Estelle performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Greta Prince

Greta Prince performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Greta Prince

Greta Prince performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans

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Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers performs at the 2014 Essence Music Festival on July 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers performs at the 2014 Essence Music Festival on July 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers performs at the 2014 Essence Music Festival on July 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

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Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers performs at the 2014 Essence Music Festival on July 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

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Janelle Monae

Janelle Monae performs during the 2014 Essence Music Festival on July 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Janelle Monae

Recording artist Janelle Monae attends the 2014 Essence Music Festival on July 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Janelle Monae

Janelle Monae performs during the 2014 Essence Music Festival on July 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

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Janelle Monae

Recording artist Janelle Monae attends the 2014 Essence Music Festival on July 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Janelle Monae

Janelle Monae performs during the 2014 Essence Music Festival on July 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Janelle Monae

Recording artist Janelle Monae attends the 2014 Essence Music Festival on July 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Bennett Raglin/WireImage
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Nas

Nas performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Nas

Nas performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Nas

Nas performs during the 2014 Essence Music Festival on July 3, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Erika Goldring/Getty Images
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Nas

Nas performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Nas
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Nas

Nas headlines Day 1 of the ESSENCE Festival on Thursday evening in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Trey Songz

Trey Songz performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Trey Songz

Trey Songz performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Trey Songz

Trey Songz performs at the New Orleans Superdome for 2014 ESSENCE Festival.

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Trey Songz

Trey Songz performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Trey Songz

Trey Songz makes the crowd go wild at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Trey Songz

Trey Songz performs at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Jazmine Sullivan

Jazmine Sullivan lights up the stage at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Jazmine Sullivan

Jazmine Sullivan performs at the 2014 Essence Music Festival on July 3, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana

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Jazmine Sullivan

Jazmine Sullivan lights up the stage at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Jazmine Sullivan

Jazmine Sullivan lights up the stage at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Jazmine Sullivan

Jazmine Sullivan lights up the stage at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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K. Michelle

K. Michelle rocks the Superdome main stage at 2014 ESSENCE Festival

Michael Rowe
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K. Michelle

K. Michelle performs on the Main Stage at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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K. Michelle

K. Michelle performs on the Main Stage at the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

Michael Rowe
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Jesse Boykins III

Jesse Boykins III opens up the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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Jesse Boykins III

Jesse Boykins III opens up the 2014 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans.

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