Ladies First: Cardi B, Latto, Kehlani, Patti LaBelle And Brandy & Monica To Perform At 2026 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture

ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® Unveils First Wave of Performers for 2026 Evening Concert Series, Leading with the Ladies: Cardi B, Patti LaBelle, Kehlani, Latto, and Brandy & Monica

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Ladies First: Cardi B, Latto, Kehlani, Patti LaBelle And Brandy & Monica To Perform At 2026 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture

By ESSENCE Editors ·Updated March 9, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… We are so back. ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola®, that is. In celebration of March’s Women’s History Month observance, the ESSENCE Festival of Culture has unveiled its first wave of artists for the 2026 Evening Concert Series at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, July 3-5. The names are titans in R&B as well as hip-hop, pushing the sound and…

Brandy & Monica, Cardi B, Kehlani Announced For Essence Fest

Brandy and Monica will be leading the charge at this year’s stack of women’s music lineup of the 2026 Essence Festival. This year’s annual festival in New Orleans, Louisiana, is putting women front and center, with organizers unveiling the first wave of performers for this year’s event. The lineup spans generations, pairing R&B icons with today’s chart-topping stars, signaling a weekend-long celebration of female influence in music. Brandy and M…

Essence Fest 2026 announces festival lineup featuring Cardi B and Patti LaBelle

NEW ORLEANS — The Essence Festival of Culture announced the first group of performers for its 2026 festival on Monday.Essence Fest, an annual festival in New Orleans, brings together music, community, food, wellness and experiences that reflect culture across generations. Grammy Award-winning artist Cardi B will make her Essence Fest debut alongside Latto. Singers Brandy and Monica are set to return to the festival lineup, with Kehlani also set …