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

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 hot over how the festival was run.

After Lauryn Hill closed Night 1 of Essence Festival in the wee hours of Saturday morning, festival organizers shouldered blame for the delay.

Lauryn Hill’s Essence Festival Stage Moment Was Soulful, Intimate & Inspiring Despite the delay, Lauryn Hill showed up and showed out, reminding Essence Festival attendees why she remains an icon.

The organizers of Essence Fest don’t want you to be miseducated about Lauryn Hill.

Lauryn Hill had to perform for a nearly-empty stadium at the 2025 Essence Festival in New Orleans after she took the stage much later than scheduled.

Lauryn Hill didn't finish her Essence Festival set until nearly 4 a.m. due to a delay from the New Orleans festival that started hours earlier.

Lauryn Hill’s 2:30 a.m. Essence Festival 2025 performance sparked backlash, but Essence says delays weren’t on the legend.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The organizers of Essence Fest don’t want you to be miseducated about Lauryn Hill. The singer closed out the first night of the festival with a performance ...

The eight-time Grammy winner started her Essence Festival set at 2:30 a.m. local time after the day’s lineup got behind schedule ...

As a featured guest of a speaker series at Harvard, Lauryn Hill talked about her songwriting process and music.