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‘ESSENCE Fest’ Primetime Livestream Line-Up Announced – Ms. Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott, Megan Thee Stallion and More on Hulu

As previously announced, Hulu will return as the Official Streaming Destination of the ESSENCE Festival of Culture™ presented by Coca-Cola®, delivering ESSENCE Fest Primetime to all its subscribers nightly, Friday, June 30 – Sunday, July 2 beginning at 7:00pm CT.

ESSENCE Fest Primetime is a nightly five-hour star-studded live show, available to all Hulu subscribers at no additional cost.  Celebrity hosts will share highlights from the daytime experiences and exclusive virtual-only content, before viewers are taken inside the Superdome for the epic live music performances.  The performance schedule is as follows (all times CT, subject to change):

FRIDAY, JUNE 30

7:34pm CT – Tobe Nwigwe

8:23pm CT – Ari Lennox

9:22pm CT – Juvenile

9:48pm CT – Jagged Edge

10:31pm CT – 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop Curation by Doug E. Fresh

11:27pm CT – Janelle Monáe

12:12am CT (7/1) – Ms. Lauryn Hill

SATURDAY, JULY 1

7:30pm CT – Coco Jones

8:28pm CT – West Coast All-Stars featuring Ice Cube

9:57pm CT – Monica

10:33pm CT – The South Got Something to Say Curation by Jermaine Dupri

12:31am CT (7/2) – Missy Elliott

SUNDAY, JULY 2

7:30pm CT – Muni Long

8:28pm CT – In Real Life: 50 Years of Women of Hip-Hop Curation by Angie Martinez

9:46pm CT – Tems

11:05pm CT – Wizkid

12:05am CT (7/3) – Megan Thee Stallion

For updates about ESSENCE Fest Primetime throughout the weekend, please visit hulu.com/essencefest.  This year’s ESSENCE Fest Primetime is sponsored by Target.

Since 2020, Hulu has become the destination for live events, including an impressive music offering that brings some of the country’s most iconic festivals into the homes of all subscribers.  From June through October, Hulu will serve as the Official Streaming Destination for at least one festival a month, with livestreams of Bonnaroo in June, the ESSENCE Festival of Culture™ in July, Lollapalooza in August, iHeartRadio Music Festival in September, and Austin City Limits Musical Festival and iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina in October.  

This year Disney returns to the ESSENCE Festival of Culture™ as a major entertainment sponsor to celebrate Black culture and community across its brands, content, talent, and experiences through performances, panels and more.  Additional information is available here.

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Terrell Thomas, Founder + CEO of These Urban Times, is a journalist, activist, and sports historian. He has worked with some of the largest brands in sports, entertainment, and tv/film. He lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife and two children.

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