With A Return to Live Programming, Can the Essence Festival Resume Its Dominance? - Rolling Stone

Headlining sets by Janet Jackson, Nicki Minaj, a reunited Fugees and New Edition offer a mixed bag for the storied festival

After two years of virtual programming, the saints returned to New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome for the Essence Music Festival (now officially the Essence Festival of Culture) with mixed results. Nearl… [+8158 chars]

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