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 ...

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 that began around 2:30 a.m. Though Hill has ...

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.

The 2025 Essence Festival of Culture is taking responsibility for Lauryn Hill's performance ending after 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 5. The organizers released a statement on Instagram about the ...

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.

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

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

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.

Lauryn Hill’s set at the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans was late, but it wasn’t her fault. The “Ex-Factor” singer performed to a near-empty crowd at the Caesars Superdome ...

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

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.