2016 Essence Festival Official Line Up Mariah Carey, Ciara, Kendrick Lamar, & More HERE:

One of The Largest B.L.A.C.K Festivals In The World…

Essence Magazine presents the 2016 Essence Music Festival and they’ve just announced their official line up and it’s looking, AMAZING! Purchase Tickets Here

Mariah Carey – Main Stage Act

Ciara – Essence Festival Main Stage

Kendrick Lamar – New Orleans Main Stage

Maxwell – Essence Festival Main Stage

Tyrese – Essence Festival Main Stage

Charlie Wilson – Essence Festival Main Stage

Faith Evans – Essence Festival Main Stage

Babyface – Essence Festival Main Stage

New Edition – Essence Festival Main Stage

Judith Hill – Superlounge

BJ The Chicago Kid – Superlounge

Jidenna – Superlounge

Dej Loaf – Superlounge

V. Bozeman – Superlounge

Lady Leshurr – Superlounge

Leon Bridges – Superlounge

Tink – Superlounge

MC Lyte – Superlounge

Robert Glasper – Superlounge

See Full List Here

My dream? To be invited, flown out and put up in a hotel for the entire festival to cover the festival with an all access pass to all of the shows and bring back to you my experience on TheBLACKMedia.org I’d call it the Essence Experience…dream big ya’ll…they did it, and so can you!

A little Wiki Essence Fest Origin For Those Who Don’t Know What It Is:

“The Essence Music Festival, known as “the party with a purpose”, is an annual music festival which started in 1994 as a one-time event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Essence, a magazine aimed primarily towards African-Americanwomen. It is the largest event celebrating African-American culture and music in the United States.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] Locally referred to as the Essence Fest, it has been held in New Orleans, Louisiana every year since 1994 except for 2006, when it was held in Houston, Texas due to Hurricane Katrina. It features artists simultaneously performing on a main stage as well as four standing-room only superlounge stages….”