The talent line-up continues to heat up for the 2016 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola, held in New Orleans June 30-July 3.
This year’s event will boast even more celebrity access, appearances and exclusive performances than ever, which include in alphabetical order: ADRIENNE BAILON, ALDIS HODGE, AMBER RILEY, ANTHONY HAMILTON, AVA DUVERNAY, BERNARD J. TYSON, BLAIR UNDERWOOD, BISHOP LESTER LOVE, BISHOP TD JAKES, BRYSHERE ‘YAZZ’ GRAY CHARLES DIVINS CHEF ROBLE, CHERYL WILLS CHRISETE MICHELLE, CHARLES ‘PEANUT’ TILLMAN, CLAUDIA JORDAN, COOKIE JOHNSON, DAVID OYELOWO, ERIC BENET, GABRIELLE UNION, GEORGE POTTS YOUNG, IYANLA VANZANT, JADA PINKETT-SMITH, JEANNIE MAI, JESSIE T., USHER, KEKE WYATT, KEYONDRA LOCKETT, KIERRA SHEARD, KIM FIELDS, LANCE GROSS, LARENZ TATE, LEE DANIELS, LONI LOVE, LYNN WHITFIELD, MARIAH HUQ, MAYOR KAREN WEAVER, MELISSA HARRIS PERRY, MICHELLE WILLIAMS, MISTY COPELAND, MORRIS CHESTNUT, NATURI NAUGHTON, OMARI HARDWICK, PATINA MILLER, PATTI LABELLE, PHAEDRA PARKS, QUEEN LATIFAH, REGINA HALL, REV. AL SHARPTON, SHERRI SHEPHERD, SOLEDAD O’BRIEN SYBRINA FULTON, TAMERA MOWERY-HOUSTON,TERRY MCMILLAN, THE CLARK SISTERS, TICHINA ARNOLD,TINA KNOWLES-LAWSON, TONI BRAXTON, TYRA BANKS, WENDY RAQUEL ROBINSON, AND YOLANDA ADAMS.
NIGHTTIME—Superdome: ANDRA DAY, BJ THE CHICAGO KID, CHARLIE WILSON, CHLOE X HALLE CIARA, COMMON, CYRIL NEVILLE, DALEY, DIGABLE PLANETS, DEJ LOAF, ERIC BELLINGER, ESTELLE, FAITH EVANS, FRENCH MONTANA, JEREMIH, JIDENNA, JUDITH HILL, KENDRICK LAMAR, KEHLANI, KELLY PRICE, KENNY ‘BABYFACE’ EDMONDS, LADY LESHURR LALAH HATHAWAY, LEDISI, LEON BRIDGES, LION BABE, LITTLE SIMZ, MALI MUSIC, MARIAH CAREY, MASE, MAXWELL, MC LYTE, NEW BREED BRASS BAND, NEW EDITION, PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY, PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND,`ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT SHAGGY SKYE WANDA ST.BEAUTY,`THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES, THE INTERNET, TINK, TOTAL, TYRESE, V.BOZEMAN, and ZAKES BANTWINI.
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