Essence Announces Lineup Additions

The Essence Music Festival made some noise in early December when organizers announced Prince will headline the 2014 edition of the annual event in New Orleans.  Now you can add Lionel Richie, Mary J. Blige and Erykah Badu to the lineup.

Marking its 20^th anniversary, the annual multi-day event bundling nightly music performances with daily panel discussions returns to Mercedes-Benz Superdome July 3-6.  Main stage acts will include Jill Scott, Ledisi and Charlie Wilson. Read more on the article here.

Article by: Jay Smith, Pollstar

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