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Ambré delivered her love letter to New Orleans. The aptly titled 3000°serves not only as an ode to the legends that have preceded her, but a dedication to her experiences while living in one of the most unique cities in the entire world.Ambré spoke to ESSENCE about her new project, her journey in the music industry, and just how important the Crescent City has been to her life and career.In recent years, this self-musician has collaborated with notable acts such as 6LACK, Thundercat, Alex Isley, and Eric Bellinger, and has also written songs for H.E.R., Kehlani, and Chlöe & Halle, just to name a few.

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A.D. Amorosi Across 30 studio albums since 1970, Buffett fueled his scenic songs’ tropical, country-ish lilt with a smart, conversational brand of daylight-noir storytelling.

Kenny Nguyen of ThreeSixtyEight has signed up to Executive Produce drama film Scent Of The Delta. The film is a 2020 Sundance Film Institute script semifinalist, written by Thuc Doan Nguyen and directed by Adele Pham (Nailed It). The film addresses Vietnamese culture and growing up in the American South in the 1980s.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticThe last time there were as many trombones in a movie as there are in “Take Me to the River: New Orleans,” Harold Hill was probably leading a parade. The ongoing vitalization of the Crescent City’s music culture really is like something out of a horn salesman’s fever dream, with younger generations readily taking up New Orleans’ traditional second-line culture in a way that can only make the aging elders of other regional music scenes green with envy.

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Joe Leydon Film CriticLet’s not mince words: “Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story” is a high-stepping, hand-waving, spirit-lifting gas. Co-directors Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern, with the invaluable assistance of editor Martin Singer, have fashioned an infectiously exuberant overview of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the Big Easy’s unique and enormous celebration of its music, cuisine and multiculturalism, by combining their own footage of performances and interviews at the 50th iteration of the star-studded annual event — the last before COVID-19 forced cancelation of the 2000 and 2001 editions — and archival footage dating back to the festival’s earliest days.Those days might have begun earlier, fest co-founder George Wein reveals during an interview conducted before his 2021 passing, if he had accepted a 1962 invitation by locals to establish the New Orleans equivalent of his Newport Jazz Festival.

“Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour.“It is with great regret that the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour dates in Dallas set for Tuesday, January 25 and Wednesday, January 26 must be postponed due to Elton recently testing positive for COVID-19,” the center posted on its website. The statement continued, “Fortunately, Elton is fully vaccinated and boosted, and is experiencing only mild symptoms. Fans should hold on to their tickets as they will be honored at the rescheduled dates to be announced soon. Elton and the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour look forward to returning to the stage shortly.“There is no word yet on when the dates will be rescheduled. His next tour stops include Little Rock, Arkansas, and Oklahoma City on Saturday and Sunday.The “Tiny Dancer” singer posted on his Instagram Stories Tuesday and broke the news to his fans.

health delays — Elton John is resuming his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour.His retirement tour began in 2018, but due to a series of postponements, he was forced into a performance hiatus.But now, the 74-year-old British singer is back on the road and played at the Crescent City in New Orleans on Wednesday night.“Wow, we haven’t played a show since the 6th of March 2020. This is a new experience for us, I’ve never had this amount of time off in my life … playing music, well at least since I was 17 years of age,” the “Tiny Dancer” singer said to the New Orleans audience, who hung onto their coveted tickets for 745 days.“I can’t thank you enough for being so patient,” he continued.

Amidst the crushing punishment Hurricane Ida lashed New Orleans and the Gulf Coast with this weekend, Ava DuVernay is today trying to find out how members of Cherish The Day‘s crew are holding up in the devastation.

ESSENCE brought the experience of NOLA—our second home truly is the Crescent City—to Hollywood through a collaboration between Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad and Charles S. King’s MACRO, two of the biggest productions companies developing content we cannot get enough of.

ESSENCE brought the experience of NOLA—our second home truly is the Crescent City—to Hollywood through a collaboration between Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad and Charles S. King’s MACRO, two of the biggest productions companies developing content we cannot get enough of.

ESSENCE brought the experience of NOLA—our second home truly is the Crescent City—to Hollywood through a collaboration between Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad and Charles S. King’s MACRO, two of the biggest productions companies developing content we cannot get enough of.

A United Airlines plane was forced to divert mid-flight earlier this week during a trip from Orlando to Los Angeles when a male passenger on board became seriously ill.

George J. Steiner Jr., a onetime head of the Louisiana Film Commission and founding president of the now-shuttered Filmworks New Orleans production facility, has died.

Hoda Kotb needed a moment Friday after she began to cry on air following a Today interview with Saints quarterback Drew Brees about the $5 million he is donating to New Orleans to combat the coronavirus. The NBC morning show host has deep roots in New Orleans, and the worldwide pandemic has especially ravaged the Crescent City.

Today host Hoda Kotb is trending worldwide on Friday after having a raw, emotional reaction to an interview she did earlier this morning.