KISSDETROIT – Fantasia opened her set at the 2011 Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana with a bold statement “F*** It”. Watch the video below for her message to the critics as well as a tribute to Prince.
HOTHIPHOPDETROIT – Miguel performed “Big Booty Girls” inside the Ford Super Lounge at the 2011 Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome on July 1, 2011 in New Orleans. After the song he added “I like girls with little booties too. I don’t discriminate, its all about proportion.” Most Popular Articles SMH! Principal’s Wife Busted […]
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In an ESSENCE exclusive, Beyonce pens her very first cover story, “Eat, Play, Love” — and in her own words shares how a nine-month break and life’s simple pleasures reignited her creativity and renewed her soul.
Alicia Keys is opening up in the new issue of Essence magazine. The Grammy award-winning songstress appears on the June cover where she finally speaks on the negative perception that surrounded her relationship with hitmaking producer Swizz Beatz. “We didn’t start seeing each other until after they had been separated for months,” Keys reveals to […]
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The December 2010 isse of ESSENCE is gonna be a biggie. It’s a split cover plastered with the full cast from Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls movie.
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Many have been upset with ESSENCE magazine because they hired a white fashion editor. Many believe the magazine is out of touch with black women. One of them is Melyssa Ford. She is upset at the magazine because of their recent cover and their messages to black women.
The editor of Essence Magazine defended Wednesday her recent hiring of a white fashion director — a first for the 40-year-old publication that celebrates black women. The hiring of Elliana Placas first sparked outrage when a former Essence employee posted a note on her Facebook page decrying the decision. “It’s with a heavy heart I’ve […]
*Bill Cosby used his trademark humor and storytelling style to chide hundreds gathered Saturday at the Essence Music Festival’s empowerment seminars into talking to their children about real life and, in the process, keeping it simple. “We’ve got to lay it out for them,” Cosby said when asked about how to help cut the rate […]
Janet Jackson tweeted late last night, “I’ll have exciting news tomorrow about Essence.” By the morning Essence announced Janet will headline Essence with Mary J. Blige and Alicia Keys.