NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Janet Jackson will make her fourth look on the 2024 Essence Pageant of Tradition this summer season in New Orleans.

Jackson was initially scheduled to headline the Smoothie King Middle on July 23 as a part of her Collectively Once more Summer season 2024 tour, however her plans have modified. The looks was canceled and now she’s a scheduled headliner for one of many three nights of concert events as a part of the annual pageant, which this yr runs from July 5 via July 7 within the Superdome, The Instances-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported.

Essence has not mentioned on which date Jackson will carry out.

Jackson beforehand carried out on the occasion in 2010, 2018 and 2022. The final present bought out all 48,500 seats and was reportedly the very best grossing night time within the pageant’s 30-year historical past.

Final week, Essence revealed that a reunion of the Money Cash Millionaires collective of rappers affiliated with the New Orleans label would happen in the course of the pageant. Nevertheless, no artists have been specified past Money Cash co-founder Bryan “Child” Williams, aka Birdman.

Pageant producers have been rolling out the roster for the occasion piecemeal. Some Essence followers have taken to social media to specific frustration with the late begin and weird one-at-a-time reveal, the newspaper reported.

Along with the nightly concert events contained in the Superdome, the pageant will embody programming on networking, finance, careers, wellness, trend, magnificence and extra on the Ernest N. Morial Conference Middle and different venues citywide.

Launched in 1995 to commemorate the twenty fifth anniversary of Essence journal, the pageant has advanced into the world’s largest celebration of Black ladies, tradition and communities, convening greater than 530,000 individuals yearly over the July Fourth weekend in New Orleans, Essence Communications Inc. has mentioned.