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2009 ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL(R) Presented by Coca-Cola(R) Sets New Record With More Than 428,000 Attendees on Hand for the Annual Cultural Celebration of Music, Arts & Empowerment July 3, 4 and 5 in New Orleans
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The ultimate party weekend was highlighted by performances from a variety of today's greatest African-American artists and three full days of empowerment seminars featuring the biggest names in music and the nation's most influential speakers, entertainers, artists, authors and leaders.
This year, the ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL raised the bar with ground-breaking performances from Beyonce, Maxwell,
Beyond the musical performances, this weekend the ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL and artists would have been remiss not to pay respect to the King of Pop. In addition to a nightly onstage traditional
In addition to the historic musical performances, this year's ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL's empowerment seminars hosted
The ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL -- the nation's largest annual gathering of African-American music and culture -- started in 1995 as a one-time event to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of ESSENCE magazine. Now the Festival has been heralded as one of the country's "Top 10 Leading Brand Events" in 2007 by Advertising Age; was hailed by USA Today as having "achieved a balance of old-school homage and cutting-edge innovation at the Superdome" (7-7-08); and highlighted prominently among well-known consumer events such as NASCAR and Spring Break. In its 15-year history, the ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL has featured an array of performers including
For the latest information about the 2010 ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL, visit www.essencemusicfestival.com.
The 2009 ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL is executive produced by Essence Festivals LLC and produced by Rehage Entertainment. Essence Festivals LLC is a division of Essence Communications Inc. (ECI). The 2009 Empowerment Seminars are produced by GeChar. The 2009 ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL sponsors include Presenting Sponsor Coca Cola; Major Sponsors: Covergirl Queen Collection, Ford, McDonald's, Pantene Pro-V, U.S. Army and Walmart; and Official Sponsors: CNN, Coors Light, Hennessy, Mastercard,
About Essence Communications Inc.: Essence Communications Inc. (ECI) is the leading media and communications company dedicated to African-American women. With a multi-platform presence in publishing, live events, and online, the Essence brand is "Where Black Women Come First". The company's flagship publication, ESSENCE magazine, is the preeminent lifestyle magazine for African-American women; generating brand extensions such as the Essence Music Festival, Women Who Are Shaping the World Leadership Summit, Window on Our Women (WOW I, II & III) and Smart Beauty I, II & III consumer insights, the Essence Book Club, Essence.com, and ventures in digital media (mobile, television and VOD). For 39 years, ESSENCE magazine, which has a readership of 8.1 million, has been the leading source of cutting-edge information relating to every area of African-American women's lives.
Additional information about ECI and ESSENCE is available at www.essence.com.
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