Essence Festival stories:
Beyonce, Ne-Yo Honor Michael Jackson At Essence Festival
Jul 6th, 2009 - MTV
On a weekend when some of today's biggest R&B stars collided with the genre's legendary singers to celebrate the 15th annual Essence Music Festival, one common topic was consistent throughout the events: of course...
Jackson honored at Essence Music Festival
Jul 4th, 2009 - USA Today
NEW ORLEANS - Pop music is alive and well, proud and dynamic - and very much missing Michael Jackson, as the 200,000-plus fans attending the three-day Essence Music Festival can attest...
Essence Festival videos from YouTube:
1:33Essence Music Festival July 4th Convention Center
July 4th Highlights of the Essence Music Festival at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
3:06Barack Obama: Essence Music Festival
Barack Obama addresses the crowd at the 2007 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans.
0:58Essence Music Festival : Eric Benet - HipHollywood.com
HipHollywood.com caught up with Eric Benet on Friday who talked to us about why the Essence Music Festival is so important for R&B artists.
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