Lauryn Hills 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 ...

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 taking the blame for Lauryn Hill's set being delayed until the wee hours of Friday night (July 4), when ...

Opening night of the annual New Orleans event featured an overstuffed lineup and was beset by scheduling problems ...

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

Essence has stepped in to make it crystal clear that no slander against Ms. Lauryn Hill will be tolerated following her ...

The “Ready or Not” singer may not fit into today’s music economy, and she may not be actively trying to be relevant, but her name carries weight.

The singer says scheduling issues and "lack of technical preparedness" negatively impacted both her show and attendees' ...

The organizers of Essence Festival have defended Lauryn Hill after her headline show was so delayed she ended up performing ...

Essence Festival organizers have come to Lauryn Hill’s defense after the singer appeared late — starting roughly around 2:30 ...

After belting out a rendition of Killing Me Softly With His Song as a tribute to the late Roberta Flack, Hill took a request ...