May. 24, 2024 15:38 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — R&B superstar Usher will join the night concert lineup for this summer's 30th anniversary of the Essence Festival of Culture.
Organizers announced late Thursday that Usher, who is no stranger to the event, will perform during the festival, which this year...
May. 06, 2024 15:07 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Janet Jackson will make her fourth appearance at the 2024 Essence Festival of Culture this summer in New Orleans.
Jackson was originally scheduled to headline the Smoothie King Center on July 23 as part of her Together Again Summer 2024 tour, but her plans have...
May. 06, 2024 09:52 AM EDT
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 12-18:
May 12: Actor Millie Perkins (“Knots Landing”) is 88. Singer Jayotis Washington of The Persuasions is 83. Country singer Billy Swan is 82. Actor Linda Dano (“Another World”) is 81. Singer Steve Winwood is 76. Actor Lindsay Crouse...