ESSENCE’s 7th annual Black Women in Music event celebrated Grammy-nominated Black women in music. The star-studded evening featured special performances by Grammy nominees Jazmine Sullivan and Andra Day. Here’s your all-access recap.
Zendaya shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
Trevor Jackson shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
Our own Editor-in-Chief Vanessa De Luca shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
Vanessa A. Williams shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
Keisha Sharp shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
Tweet shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
Corinne Bailey Rae shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
Sheryl Lee Ralph shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
Estelle shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
MC Lyte shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
Jazmine Sullivan shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
Antonique Smith shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
Christina Milian shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
George Clinton shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
V. Bozeman shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
Lalah Hathaway shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
Yara Shahidi shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
DJ Rashida shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
Queen Latifah shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
Andra Day shines on the purple carpet at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
Andra Day commands the stage at ESSENCE’s Black Women in Music 2016 at Avalon in Hollywood.
