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Eight Months. No Trim. Just This Conditioner And A Prayer
Before giving birth to my second daughter, I made a bet with my sister: I would...
7 Best Pixie Cut Styles For Spring 2026
“2025 is the year of the pixie,” Topicals founder Olamide Olowe told ESSENCE exclusively...
Op-Ed: T.I., 50 Cent & The Cultural Reckoning Around Defending...
When did hip-hop become a cesspool for misogynoir, and furthermore, how did it become...
NBA All-Star Donovan Mitchell Wants To Make Wellness A...
Not everyone gets a nutritionist, a recovery coach, a personal chef, and a roster...
Venezuelan techno DJ jailed after selling £7 million worth...
José Alejandro Zamora Yrala sold over 60,000 fake parts that were fitted in planes...
Deadmau5 slams artist using his likeness in AI-generated...
The Canadian DJ said that an artist deepfaked his image to promote their own musicContinue...
Black Wealth Watch: Katt Williams Enters AI, Student Loan...
Welcome to Black Wealth Watch, where we round up the biggest stories in Black business...
Rooted In More Than Beauty: How Sally Beauty Is Investing...
There’s a certain kind of magic that happens when beauty meets intention. Not the...
Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter to join Fred again.. at Ally...
The final stop of the USB002 tour will mark the former Robot's first UK performance...
Megan Thee Stallion & Coco Jones Stun At Milan Fashion...
Milan Fashion Week has gotten a dose of unapologetic Black girl magic. This season,...
ESScent Of The Week: Valentino’s Purple Melancholia Is...
To know me is to know that Valentino’s Donna Born in Roma sits firmly on my Mount...
Megan Thee Stallion Joins ‘Moulin Rouge’ Broadway Cast
“Theater is definitely a new opportunity that I’m excited to embrace,” the artist...
Black Fashion Archives: Honoring Edward Buchanan’s Impact...
Black Fashion Archives offers an in-depth exploration of some of the most influential...
Wu-Tang Clan Co-Founder Oliver ‘Power’ Grant Dead At 52
“Everything that we learned was hard-knock life,” said Power, who gathered the money...
Celebrity Hairstylist Suzette Boozer Breaks Down Her Top...
“In The Chair” spotlights the incredible hairstylists and makeup artists in our...
Inside The Era Of Undetectable Injectables
Your favorite celebrities aren’t looking better because they’re getting less work...
Uncle Nearest’s Financial Troubles Mount As Assets Go Up...
Uncle Nearest has been wrapped up in a lawsuit, on the Black-owned whiskey brand’s...
The Evolution Of Cool: Erykah Badu’s Most Transformative...
Erykah Badu is a soulful visionary whose lyrics feel like ancestral whispers and...
EXCLUSIVE: ‘You, Me & Tuscany’ Promises Black Love, Laughter,...
Black love is heading to Italy, and ESSENCE has an exclusive look for You, Me &...
Founding Wu-Tang Clan member Oliver ‘Power’ Grant has died...
Tributes are flooding in from fellow Wu-Tang members, including GZA, Raekwon and...
I Grew Up Knowing I Was Unwanted By My Mother. Now, I’m...
My mother’s laughter echoed at our family gathering as we sat around the table playing...
The Mix 093: Galcher Lustwerk
The US house maestro dishes out a trademark laidback house blend for The Mix, and...
Sheffield's The Leadmill launches crowdfunder to establish...
The historic music venue closed in 2025 after being served an eviction notice by...
Chase B Is Taking Houston Culture Global With ‘Be Very...
The Houston native details the making of his new mixtape, his rise to industry tastemaker,...
Terminal V's Edinburgh edition to end after 9 years, citing...
The famed Scottish festival will celebrate its final Edinburgh edition at the Royal...
Edinburgh’s Terminal V to end after 10 years, citing “significant”...
The famed Scottish festival will celebrate its final edition at the Royal Highland...
New York party HEADS KNOW launches fund for independent...
The fund will also support promoters and journalists facing “urgent financial hardship”Continue...
Use of rap lyrics in criminal court cases to be debated...
An amendment to the Victims and Courts Bill could limit police's ability to utilise...
Artists threaten to leave Wasserman after founder mentioned...
salute, A Hundred Drums, and Chappell Roan have declared their intention to leave...
Jazz Cafe and Phonox owners to launch new 2,300-capacity...
Set to open in 2027, The Rex will open on the site of a legendary former theatre...
How Rocking Fun Patterns Is Helping Me Beat Seasonal Blues
ESSENCE Senior Beauty & Style Editor Akili King believes ‘glow’ is more than skin...
The Most Vicious Lyrics From T.I.’s 50 Cent Diss Track,...
The King of the South challenges 50 Cent to step to the mic with his fiery diss...
Multiple hard techno DJs removed from club and festival...
Numerous events and festivals have removed Shlømo, Odymel, CARV, Basswell, and Fantasm...
“Rave culture is a statement”: Istanbul nightclub makes...
74 Hall stirred a mixture of responses with its newly-enforced rule, with some asking...
Stylish Snow Boots For Every Budget
The snow is here, yet the girls still have places to go. After our second storm...
Raven-Symoné Just Started Her Loc Journey
“It’s happening,” said Raven-Symoné in a TikTok video with over 25,000 likes. Sitting...
Robert Cosby Jr., Son Of RHOSLC’s Mary Cosby, Dies At 23
Robert Cosby Jr., the 23‑year‑old son of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City cast...
Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Announces 2026 Nominees: Mariah...
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its nominees for the Class of 2026, unveiling...
Damson Idris Is Formula 1’s New Global Brand Ambassador
Damson Idris is on a generational run right now. The British actor has spent the...
The Mix 095: Kyle Starkey
Hard house diehard Kyle Starkey serves up an era-spanning selection, including some...
Cast of "lifelong ravers" enlisted for Oscar-nominated...
Director Oliver Laxe created his own "rave" in the Moroccan desert, which he said...
The Spring Book Guide: 9 Must-Read Titles
If the state of the world is bringing you down, get lost in a new one. Whether you’re...
Exclusive: From ‘Married to Medicine’ To Congress? Heavenly...
Dentist and Married to Medicine cast member Heavenly Kimes, known as Dr. Heavenly...
Black Journalists, Don Lemon & Georgia Fort Face Federal...
Black members of the press have educated the public about the injustices and oppression...
How Ellaé Lisqué Founder Maxie J. Rebuilt Her Fashion Brand...
Echoing Queen Latifah‘s hit “Ladies First,” the phrase has become more than a cultural...
MOBO Awards 2026 to celebrate 25 years of grime with shows...
The ceremony will take place on March 26 at Manchester’s Co-op Live ArenaContinue...
Apple Music says it demonetised two billion “fraudulent”...
VP Oliver Schusser says it accounts for $17 million in royalties that could have...
Kenya Moore’s Hair Spa Is Facing Eviction As Judge Orders...
Kenya Moore’s hair salon has some serious financial woes. A judge ordered the Real...
Manchester club Amber's launches new in-house mix series
Recorded live at the venue, In Amber has so far featured Mr. Scruff and MC Kwasi,...
55% of UK music fans can't spot social media ticket scams,...
26% of respondents to a survey said they've bought tickets on social media that...
Best Spring Beauty Products 2026
“Spring cleaning” has become something of a cultural punchline: Throwing out your...
MAC Cosmetics Is Coming to Sephora—And It Might Say More...
When I first saw that MAC Cosmetics was entering Sephora, my first thought was “this...
Legal challenge initiated over Northern Ireland nightlife...
Free The Night called the government’s recent review “a wasted opportunity”Continue...
Legendary synth composer Éliane Radigue has died aged 94
The French musician was a musique concrète pioneer, frequently experimenting with...
Celebrated Ghanaian producer and musician Ebo Taylor has...
The highlife pioneer received multiple Lifetime Achievement awards for his contributions...
All Your Faves Are Going On Tour—Here’s How To Get Your...
The past few years have been busy for anyone who loves live music, from Beyoncé’s...
Delroy Lindo On His Oscar Nod, Working With Ryan Coogler,...
Delroy Lindo’s recent Academy Award nomination is long overdue, but he has never...
The Best London Fashion Week FW26 Street Style Moments
London Fashion Week, often seen as the cousin to New York Fashion Week, always sets...
Channel Jodie Turner-Smith’s Unapologetic Chic For Less
Jodie Turner-Smith lives rent-free on our style mood board. From daring hot pants...
Black Women Are Rewriting The Corporate Natural Hair Narrative
During my first year in corporate, I was taken aback when my coworker made an off-hand...
The ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Is Returning With Two...
Bravo is refreshing the peach roster. When The Real Housewives of Atlanta returns...
Juvenile and Mannie Fresh on How to Make a Great Podcast
The two New Orleans rap legends tell us the stories behind their new talk show,...
Sarah Bond, Xbox’s First Black Woman President, Steps Down...
Sarah Bond, who was the first Black woman to be president at Xbox, is stepping down...
Mara Brock Akil Announces Her Debut Novel: And We Have...
Mara Brock Akil has been helping Black women feel seen for three decades. As the...
Majority of Europe’s biggest music festivals owned by four...
More than 150 festivals come under companies including Live Nation and KKR-owned...
Cobrah is becoming her own fantasy
On a journey of transformation, Swedish radical popstar Cobrah shifts from erotic...
An oral history of Eddie Halliwell's 'Bosh! 12 Sizzling...
To mark 24 years of one of Mixmag's most iconic mix CDs, we spoke with the designer,...
Suspected mass overdose at Sydney music festival leaves...
Six people were also hospitalised after attending trance and techno festival Dreamstate...
Watch Kettama make a track while drifting at over 100 MPH
Monster Energy challenged the Irish DJ & Producer to make an entire song while riding...
The Culture-Defining Moments From London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week has officially wrapped, and all eyes now turn to Milan. The...
Charlamagne Tha God And iHeartMedia Announce The 4th Annual...
The Black Effect Podcast Festival is back. iHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God announced...
Inside The Airbnb Where Jamaica’s Bobsled Team Cooked,...
While most Olympic athletes were bunking in the standard village setup at the 2026...
Product Of The Week: Mila Eve Essentials Flawless Glow...
In an industry where there is an overwhelming amount of product launches daily,...
New music on our radar this week: EsDeeKid, Roger Sanchez,...
All the biggest releases on our radarContinue reading...
Anonymous user overloads Soulseek with thousands of Homer...
It's estimated at least 2,000 tracks currently feature vocals from the cartoon patriarch...