Is there anything better than blasting music through your apartment, windows wide open on a warm, breezy summer day? I’ll wait—jk, I’m not going to wait. There isn’t anything better. A recent heatwave ...

“One Dance” is the song of the summer because (a) it’s an undeniable smash hit and (b) it combines elements of dancehall, Afrobeat, R&B, hip-hop, dance music and pop music. And it combines them well, ...

As the Essence Music Festival kicks off in New Orleans, we offer a non-stop stream playlist of songs by musicians who have played the festival... Essence: Songs From America's Biggest R&B Festival The ...

A few of our 2017 ESSENCE Festival performers are also new fathers and one of the most talented young superstars on the line up is once again letting the world know just how much he adores his baby ...

2015 Black Women In Music Honoree and ESSENCE Fest alum, Jill Scott just dropped a video for her new song, You Don’t Know. This is the first taste of new music we’ve had from Jilly from Philly since ...