Essence Festival of Culture is taking responsibility for Lauryn Hill's performance ending after 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 5 ...

The Essence Festival has taken responsibility for a Lauryn Hill performance that saw the hip-hop legend take the stage at ...

After Lauryn Hill closed out the opening night of Essence Festival in the wee hours of Saturday morning, festival organizers ...

Essence Festival is taking the blame for Lauryn Hill's set being delayed until the wee hours of Friday night (July 4), when ...

Fans who stuck around for Hill’s performance got a treat. A robust band of more than 10 members played as Black history ...

Despite the delay, Hill put on an electric performance for the crowd. She wore a blue polka dot full-length dress with a gele ...

The four-day festival in New Orleans was bogged down by numerous technical issues and set times running behind schedule.

Opening night of the annual New Orleans event featured an overstuffed lineup and was beset by scheduling problems ...

Lauryn Hill’s Essence Festival moment was not for the clock-watchers. The eight-time Grammy winner stepped onto the Caesars ...

The organizers of Essence Festival have defended Lauryn Hill after her headline show was so delayed she ended up performing ...

Lauryn Hill’s set at the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans was late, but it wasn’t her fault. The “Ex-Factor” ...

Lauryn Hill closed the 2025 Essence Fest's first night at 3:30 a.m. inside a nearly empty Superdome in New Orleans ...