Janet Jackson To Headline Essence Festival

Janet Jackson is among the headliners announced for the 2018 Essence Festival. The performance lineup also includes headline sets from Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, and Jill Scott with Snoop Dogg and other guests in a special curation by The Roots. Miguel, Fantasia, Xscape, and Daniel Caesar will also perform.More »

By mcarthurtiptoptux@comcast.net on January 27, 2018

Janet Jackson is among the headliners announced for the 2018 Essence Festival. The performance lineup also includes headline sets from Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, and Jill Scott with Snoop Dogg and other guests in a special curation by The Roots. Miguel, Fantasia, Xscape, Daniel Caesar, H.E.R., Kelela, Ro James, DVSN, 112, Mali Music, Kevin Ross, Marsha Ambrosius and Teddy Riley’s New Jack Swing Experience featuring Wreckx-n-Effect, BlackStreet, and Guy will also perform. More than 40 acts will appear between the Mainstage and the four Superlounges stationed inside the Superdome. Additional acts will be announced in the coming weeks. The Mainstage host is Roy Wood Jr. “In 2018 women are at the forefront of a seismic shift reverberating across the cultural landscape,” said Essence Communications president Michelle Ebanks in a press release announcing the lineup. “This movement comes to life for our community at the Essence Festival.” The festival returns to the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans July 5-8. Copyright(c) 2018 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «