Diana Ross, Mary J. Blige among Essence Fest headliners - Kostenlose Archiv-Audioinhalte

For the first time, music icon Diana Ross brings her star power to a stage at the 2017 Essence Festival in New Orleans. Music icon Diana Ross - for the first time - is bringing her star power to the Essence Festival in New Orleans.(audio)She's among the headliners announced for the 2017 fest.Essence Communications president Michele Ebanks says "this is big."She says they've wanted Ross "to join us forever."Ebanks said the Essence brand is about the "triumph of the everyday woman."Other headliners for the annual fest include Mary J. Blige, John Legend, Chaka Khan and Erykah Badu.The fest will be held June 30th through July 2nd.