(BPRW) From the Page to the Stage: The 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® Presented by Coca-Cola® Returns to New Orleans with Boyz II Men, Davido, Maxwell, GloRilla, Summer Walker, a Quincy Jones Tribute by Jermaine Dupri, and More!

(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 highly anticipated return of the ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® to its forever home: New Orleans. The Festival will occur from Friday, July 4th, to Sunday, July 6th, 2025. Whether you're attending in person or tuning in virtually, one thing is sure: the wait is always worth it. From elevated daytime experiences at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and a star-studded evening concert series lineup at the Caesars Superdome, this year’s Festival promises to be both intimate in experience and expansive in impact.

Evening performances will bring together legendary icons spanning across generations and rising icons poised to shape the future of entertainment. This year’s headliners include genre-defining R&B quartet Boyz II Men, chart-topping global sensation Davido, New Orleans’ very own cultural architect Master P, and R&B icon Maxwell. They’ll be joined by reggae legend Buju Banton, beloved R&B singer and songwriter Donell Jones, Grammy Award-nominated superstar GloRilla, the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Isley Brothers, multifaceted hitmaker Muni Long, lyrical legend Nas, soulful standout Summer Walker, and Songwriters Hall of Famer Jermaine Dupri presents “ESSENCE Flowers” – a special tribute to music titan Quincy Jones. Evening hosts for the Caesars Superdome stage include award-winning actor and comedian Anthony Anderson and cultural curator Kenny Burns.

This year’s ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® is the continuation of a story 55 years in the making. What started on a page now lives on the stage. What we’re building isn’t new. It’s who we’ve always been. And the experience you’ll find this year in New Orleans didn’t just appear–it was Made Like This.