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23 Oct

Inside Mary J. Blige’s Good Morning Gorgeous Tour –

Mary J. Blige is reminding the nation exactly why she’s heralded because the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul this fall, hitting stages across the country together with her Good Morning Gorgeous tour. Presented by Hologic in partnership with The Black Promoters Collective, the tour boasts support from R&B crooner Queen Naija and multi-platinum recording artist Ella Mai. ESSENCE was within the constructing for the kickoff of the 23-city tour on Saturday, September 17 in Greensboro, NC, and bore witness to the magic that happens when R&B queens link up. Launching to a sold-out crowd of twenty-two,000 at North Carolina’s Greensboro Coliseum, the tour saw Queen Naija taking the stage promplty at its 8pm start time, rocking the group with a brief, yet...
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26 Aug

Lil Nas X Looks as Gorgeous as Ever in

Three years ago, the then 18-year-old Montero Lamar Hill, known professionally as Lil Nas X, dropped out of school to give attention to making music (from his closet). Once the viral hit "Old Town Road" dropped, the young adult became a pop sensation. Some can have assumed he was only a one-hit-wonder, but with several VMAs Awards and Grammy Awards (and lots of viral hits as well) he's clearly here to remain. His impact, popularity, and experimental style clearly appealed to YSL Beauty who officially announced on August 26 that the brand had tapped the pop sensation as its newest ambassador.This news is exciting because 1) we get to see a gay, dark-skinned, Black man because the face of a...
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