ESSENCE FEST Announces Return with Star-Studded Lineup

2024 Festival Celebrates 30 Years of Music and Culture

Janet Jackson, Nicki Minaj, Kevin Hart, Jazmine Sullivan, New Edition, and More to Take the Stage

ESSENCE STUDIOS has announced the much-anticipated return of the ESSENCE Festival, with a star-studded lineup headlined by Janet Jackson, Nicki Minaj, Kevin Hart, Jazmine Sullivan, New Edition, and more. The annual music festival, which began in 1995 in New Orleans, Louisiana, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Essence magazine, will take place in New Orleans from July 4th to 7th, 2024.