THE 2025 ESSENCE FESTIVAL OF CULTURE® PRESENTED BY COCA-COLA® RETURNS WITH THE VOICES, LEGENDS, AND ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME MOMENTS THAT DEFINE THE CULTURE. FROM THE INTIMACY OF THE SUPERLOUNGE TO THE POWER OF THE MAINSTAGE, THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE MADE LIKE THIS.

(Black PR Wire) NEW ORLEANS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Today, ESSENCE Communications, the esteemed publisher of ESSENCE Magazine—America’s leading lifestyle publication dedicated to Black women since 1970, proudly announces the second wave of performers for the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® Evening Concert Series. This year’s festival is a love letter to the ones who know the deep cuts, vocal runs, and the magic of a perfectly curated set. It’s for the fans who grew up on the Superdome stage and discovered their future favorites in the Superlounge. As ESSENCE Magazine celebrates 55 years of storytelling, spirit, and truth, every detail in this year’s festival continues to affirm that we are, indeed, Made Like This.

The 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® Evening Concert Series adds even more star power to an already stacked celebration of music’s most profound icons, legends, and rising stars with a few surprises only found in person. Newly announced additions to the lineup includes Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Babyface, along with a curated Jill Scott and Friends set featuring three generations of Philly soul royalty: the Godmother, powerhouse vocalist Patti LaBelle, Grammy Award-winning R&B icon Jazmine Sullivan, and Jill herself – all together for one unforgettable night in New Orleans.

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