Article: 270,000 Attendees Converge In New Orleans for the 14th Annual Essence Music Festival This Fourth of July Weekend.

BEYONCE ANNOUNCED AS FIRST HEADLINING ACT FOR 15TH ANNIVERSARY ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL CELEBRATION TAKING PLACE JULY 3, 4, 5, 2009

NEW YORK, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- With record-breaking attendance of 270,000, The 14th annual Essence Music Festival presented by Coca-Cola celebrated another momentous year in New Orleans this July 4, 5 and 6. In addition, Grammy award winning superstar Beyonce was formally announced at the close of this year's Festival as the first headliner for next year's Essence Music Festival special 15th anniversary celebration, by Michelle Ebanks, President, Essence Communications, Inc. and Angela Burt-Murray, Editor-in- Chief, ESSENCE ...

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