Christian "King" Combs stoped by backstage at ESSENCE Fest to talk about his new EP, Cyncerely, C3, what it was like working with City Girls and how he's inspired by his father's Bad Boy legacy.

Join us in the Big Easy for exclusive backstage interviews and coverage from the 25th ESSENCE Festival.

The singer stopped by backstage at ESSENCE Fest to talk about her background and more.

A week ahead of the release of her second album, ‘Ellevation,’ Elle Varner told us why she keeps coming back to ESSENCE: “You get to be with your people in such a loving, welcoming, rich environment.”

GRAMMY nominated artist Rapsody sat down with us backstage at the 25th ESSENCE Festival to talk about the influential musical lineage of Black women who inspired her new album, Eve. 

We go behind the scenes at the GRAMMY Museum with the legendary decades-spanning, GRAMMY-winning funk/R&B group to learn more about the magic behind their music that still keeps the party popping.

The Recording Academy went On The Road to visit our neighbors in West Hollywood, catching up with artists at LA Pride 2019 during the 49th annual LA Pride Parade and the star-studded Pride Festival.