![Amy Harris FILE - Janet Jackson performs at the Essence Festival in New Orleans, July 8, 2018. Jackson will be performing at the 30th Essence Festival of Culture, Fourth of July weekend, 2024, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/eb023f6ce97a409590a62582612e9fa5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Janet Jackson performs at the Essence Festival in New Orleans, July 8, 2018. Jackson will be performing at the 30th Essence Festival of Culture, Fourth of July weekend, 2024, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
![Eric Gay FILE - Usher performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. Usher will be headlining the 30th Essence Festival of Culture, Fourth of July weekend, 2024, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/79614d4b88694b5692d0218270f5716a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Usher performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. Usher will be headlining the 30th Essence Festival of Culture, Fourth of July weekend, 2024, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
![Chris Pizzello FILE - Victoria Monet performs during the BET Awards on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Monet will be performing at the 30th Essence Festival of Culture, Fourth of July weekend, 2024, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cc35d1ab4d5048bfa06141dbc6615905/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Victoria Monet performs during the BET Awards on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Monet will be performing at the 30th Essence Festival of Culture, Fourth of July weekend, 2024, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
![Donald Traill FILE - Frankie Beverly performs at the Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, July 7, 2019, in New Orleans. Beverly will be performing at the 30th Essence Festival of Culture, Fourth of July weekend, 2024, in New Orleans. (Photo by Donald Traill/Invision/AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6b53dd68fe234832a4397b978d81cbb9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Frankie Beverly performs at the Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, July 7, 2019, in New Orleans. Beverly will be performing at the 30th Essence Festival of Culture, Fourth of July weekend, 2024, in New Orleans. (Photo by Donald Traill/Invision/AP, File)
![Amy Harris FILE - Attendees walk around the 2018 Essence Festival at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Friday, July 6, 2018, in New Orleans. The 30th Essence Festival of Culture, celebrating the best of Black culture’s policymakers, thought leaders, creatives, business minds, health experts and musical talent, will take place this Fourth of July weekend, 2024, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6b197d339e3f4bcd9c13fab458bc97b6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Attendees walk around the 2018 Essence Festival at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Friday, July 6, 2018, in New Orleans. The 30th Essence Festival of Culture, celebrating the best of Black culture’s policymakers, thought leaders, creatives, business minds, health experts and musical talent, will take place this Fourth of July weekend, 2024, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)