Lauryn Hill and Stephanie Mills are slamming the narratives surrounding their performance delays during Essence Festival.

Maplewood native Lauryn Hill took the stage at 2:30 a.m. July 5 for her Essence Festival headlining set in New Orleans ...

Lauryn Hill thanked the 2025 Essence Fest for taking responsibility for her late set time at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, ...

Lauryn Hill is slamming the 'misconception' that she is 'too important to care' about being late to performances after her ...

Lauryn Hill performed in the wee hours at the Caesars Superdome during the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture.

Lauryn Hill is off the hook as Essence takes blame for a set that wrapped after 3:30 a.m. Stephanie Mills, however, is still ...

Essence Festival of Culture is taking responsibility for Lauryn Hill's performance ending after 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 5 ...

The four-day festival in New Orleans was bogged down by numerous technical issues and set times running behind schedule.

Lauryn Hill had time today to inform her haters they'd been miseducated about her recent Essence Festival show, which started ...

Fans who stuck around for Hill’s performance got a treat. A robust band of more than 10 members played as Black history ...

Essence Festival is defending Lauryn Hill after event delays caused her performance to start at 2:30 a.m. and saw her sing ...

Lauryn Hill closed the 2025 Essence Fest's first night at 3:30 a.m. inside a nearly empty Superdome in New Orleans ...