Lauryn Hill’s 2:30 a.m. Essence Festival 2025 performance sparked backlash, but Essence says delays weren’t on the legend.

Lauryn Hill isn’t here for the noise. After fans raised eyebrows about her late-night performance at the 2024 ESSENCE Festival, the legendary songstress addressed the rumors head-on, letting ...

Lauryn Hill performs during the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture. Getty Images “If I’m Lauryn Hill, I’m probably cussing out Essence cause this is just unacceptable,” one fan wrote on X .

The organizers of Essence Fest don’t want you to be miseducated about Lauryn Hill. The singer closed out the first night of the festival with a performance that began around 2:30 a.m.

Lauryn Hill at the 2025 Essence Festival Of Culture. Getty Images “Family, let me address a few things: I am involved in every aspect of what it takes to put on my shows, because it requires ...

Lauryn Hill has officially spoken out after fans and critics raised questions about the delay during her set at the 2025 Essence Music Festival. Taking to Instagram, the legendary singer […] ...

Lauryn Hill is slamming the 'misconception' that she is 'too important to care' about being late to performances after her delayed Essence Festival set: 'That's nonsense.' ...

Lauryn Hill in 2025. Erika Goldring/Getty. Despite the late-night performance, Hill, 50, spent her set chatting with the remaining audience members at the Superdome, which can hold over 70,000 people.

Ms. Lauryn Hill performs onstage during Day 1 of the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Caesars Superdome on July 04, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.