2016 ESSENCE Festival

ESSENCE Festival 2016

ESSENCE Festival 2016

  Apr 18, 2016

10 Times Common Gave Us Conscious Life!

Common is more than just a rapper, an actor and one fine man—he’s also a conscious brother who we’re thrilled to have back at the ESSENCE Festival June 30-July 3 in New Orleans!


  Jun 8, 2016

InstaJam with Robert Glasper

In this installment of our "No. 1 Festival for R&B" video series, the Grammy-winning jazz keyboardist—who will bring his Robert Glasper Experiment to ESSENCE Fest, June 30-July 3 in New Orleans—improvises a jam without his piano.

  Jun 8, 2016

R&B Real Talk with Jeremih

In this installment of our "No. 1 Festival for R&B" video series, Jeremih—who will perform at ESSENCE Fest, June 30-July 3 in New Orleans—talks about his R&B inspirations and how the game has changed.

  Jun 8, 2016

InstaJam with Jeremih

In this installment of our "No. 1 Festival for "R&B" video series, Jeremih—who will perform at ESSENCE Fest, June 30-July 3 in New Orleans—improvises some soulful sounds.