Enjoy the Essence Music Festival Experience with over 40 minutes of live concert footage from some of the world’s biggest names in R&B. See Beyoncé, John Legend, Ne-Yo, Robin Thicke and other platinum-selling artists take over New Orleans with blistering performances from the Essence stage. This video lets you relive the 15th anniversary of the country’s largest annual gathering celebrating African-American culture. You don’t want to miss this.