Brandy and Monica have officially wrapped The Boy Is Mine Tour, their first-ever co-headlining run and one of the most culturally significant R&B tours in recent memory. Produced by Black Promoters ...

The sprawling festival blended local talent with international superstars at its latest staging. Get all the details.

The 2026 Essence Festival of Culture will return to New Orleans from July 3–5 at Caesars Superdome, with its first wave of performers announced during Women’s History Month. Brandy and Monica, fresh ...

ESSENCE Festival’s nightly lineup runs from Cardi B on Friday to Brandy and Monica on Saturday, then Babyface and Public ...

On a rainy Miami night where nostalgia hung thicker than humidity, Brandy and Monica finally did what R&B fans have been waiting decades for: they took the stage together for The Boy Is Mine Tour and ...

The nation’s most celebrated gathering of Black culture is set to electrify the Caesars Superdome with an extraordinary opening wave of talent as the ESSENCE Festival of Culture announced its 2026 ...

In this battle of '90s R&B queens, Mississippi-born and California-raised Brandy, the teenage phenom who revolutionized the sound, faced off against Atlanta's Monica, the smooth-voiced powerhouse. The ...

As Essence Fest eyes new state funding, unpaid convention and vendor costs raise questions about transparency, priorities, and its future in New Orleans.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photos: Getty Images) Cardi B, Latto, Kehlani, Brandy, Monica and Patti LaBelle are among the first artists announced for the ...

Now that The Boy Is Mine tour has officially taken its final bow, one thing is undeniable: our cover stars Brandy and Monica didn’t just give us a masterclass in vocals and nostalgia. They delivered a ...