Home • 2013 ESSENCE Music Festival Inside the ESSENCE Festival Day Party Find out who turned out to the official ESSENCE Day Party at the W Hotel in New Orleans during the ESSENCE Festival on Saturday, July 6. By Monique Valeris · Updated October 28, 2020 01 Inside the ESSENCE Festival Day Party Brandy, Lance Gross and Estelle at the ESSENCE Festival Day Party. Johnny Nunez 02 Inside the ESSENCE Festival Day Party Kevin Liles and wife, Erika, at the ESSENCE Festival Day Party. Johnny Nunez 03 Inside the ESSENCE Festival Day Party ESSENCE Editor-at-Large Emil Wilbekin and Grammy-winning artist Bridget Kelly at the ESSENCE Festival Day party. Johnny Nunez 04 Inside the ESSENCE Festival Day Party Brandy and ESSENCE Entertainment Director Cori Murray at the ESSENCE Festival Day Party. Johnny Nunez 05 Inside the ESSENCE Festival Day Party Guests indulged in manicures at the Nails on Smash bar sponsored by Sprite. Johnny Nunez 06 Inside the ESSENCE Festival Day Party Rosa Regale, a co-sponsor of the ESSENCE Festival Day Party, provided cocktails for the event. Johnny Nunez 07 Inside the ESSENCE Festival Day Party Letoya Luckett at the ESSENCE Festival Day Party. Johnny Nunez 08 Inside the ESSENCE Festival Day Party Lance Gross at the ESSENCE Festival Day Party. Johnny Nunez 09 Inside the ESSENCE Festival Day Party Brandy and fiance, Ryan Press, at the ESSENCE Festival Day Party. Johnny Nunez 10 Inside the ESSENCE Festival Day Party Wale at the ESSENCE Festival Day Party. Johnny Nunez 11 Inside the ESSENCE Festival Day Party Doug E. Fresh at the ESSENCE Festival Day Party. Johnny Nunez 12 Inside the ESSENCE Festival Day Party Lance Gross, Kenny Burns and Wale at the ESSENCE Festival Day Party. Johnny Nunez 13 Inside the ESSENCE Festival Day Party The crowd takes in Wale’s performance at the ESSENCE Festival Day party. Johnny Nunez 14 Inside the ESSENCE Festival Day Party Nicole Murphy and Andrea Kelly at the ESSENCE Festival Day Party. Johnny Nunez 15 Inside the ESSENCE Festival Day Party Bridget Kelly takes the stage at the ESSENCE Festival Day Party. Johnny Nunez 16 Inside the ESSENCE Festival Day Party Letoya Luckett and ESSENCE Entertainment Director Cori Murray at the ESSENCE Festival Day Party. Johnny Nunez