BlackLight Summit returns to herald art and innovation with a fabulous night of dance, drag, and queer BIPOC performance.

The music icon made history as the first Black woman to win the award for Best Country Album and drank her whisky brand out ...

I remember one time I shot for a Nigerian magazine, and I said to them, “Why am I wearing so much makeup?” They’re like, “Oh, we just started.” Photography by Hollie Molloy ESSENCE ...

Jotaka Eaddy, founder & CEO of #WinWithBlackWomen, and Essence Communications will be honored at the 56th NAACP Image Awards ...

Usher and Alicia Keys performed at Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Usher wore all white, while Keys was striking in a vibrant red Dolce & Gabbana corset catsuit covered in jewels ...

If the Recording Academy can recognize Beyonce as country music and pivot in a relatively short period of time, what gives with Nashville?

John Hope Bryant argues that Beyoncé's history-making Grammy win shows how ownership is even more powerful than DEI.

Beyoncé might have arrived late to the 2025 Grammys, but she wound up being right on time, Grammys executive producer Raj ...

The Recording Academy has worked to reshape its voting pool, but the triumph of “Cowboy Carter” as album of the year can’t be ...

Gracie Abrams was the perfect Chanel bride this GRAMMYs season. The off-white tone with the delicate sheer veil attached to ...

Beyoncé was almost frozen in place with shock written on her face when she was announced the winner of best country album at the 2025 Grammy Awards. It wasn't until her daughter Blue Ivy, 13, nudged ...