In honor of HipHop50, ESSENCE Fest appears to be like to have a splashy return this 12 months in New Orleans, with Ms. Lauryn Hill and Megan Thee Stallion headlining this 12 months’s festivities, Billboard can solely report.
On June 29-July 3, ESSENCE Fest shall be a rap-centric occasion, with Hill performing her landmark 1998 solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The five-time Grammy Award-Profitable femcee shall be celebrating the twenty fifth anniversary of her game-changing debut effort. As for Megan Thee Stallion, the slot marks one other main headlining efficiency, as she is going to embark on her first live performance this 12 months at March Insanity Music Pageant in Houston this Friday (March 31). Megan can even take her skills to the West Coast later this 12 months as she’ll co-headline L.A.’s Delight within the Park.
The 2023 ESSENCE Fest can even function units from Wizkid, Monica, Coco Jones, and Kizz Daniel for his or her Pageant of Tradition stage. There can even be a particular efficiency curation by Doug E. Contemporary whereas DJ Spinderella, DJ Child Capri, and DJ Clark Kent will hit the turntables through the weekend’s festivities. One other noteworthy milestone that shall be marked over the weekend is the thirtieth anniversary of So So Def, which shall be spotlighted in a efficiency from label proprietor Jermaine Dupri and Buddies.
Music lovers may take pleasure in some laughs within the evenings, with Deon Cole, Affion Crockett, Spice Adams and Janelle James internet hosting nightly activations.
“For practically three a long time, the ESSENCE Pageant of Tradition has been a global and joyful gathering that empowers group all through the worldwide Black diaspora,” says newly-appointed Vice President of ESSENCE Pageant of Tradition, Hakeem Holmes. “Because the nation’s largest competition by per day attendance, it continues to be a crown jewel of Black tradition and performs a pivotal function within the amplification and celebration of the contributions of the Black group via enterprise, music, and extra. As we gear as much as have fun the ’fiftieth Anniversary of Hip-Hop’, we couldn’t consider a greater option to honor the contributions that style has made on international tradition and the impressions that these artists and their deep musical catalogs, which everyone knows so properly, have been ingrained into the fibers of our daily lives. This 12 months, we’re excited to have everybody be part of us in celebrating 50 years of musical excellence, experiencing our various daytime and nighttime choices, and in highlighting the significance of Black financial inclusion.”
Extra acts shall be added to the lineup quickly.
