Mariah Carey & Ciara to headline ‘Essence’ festival...

Mariah Carey, Ciara and Maxwell are all confirmed to headline the New Orleans-based 'Essence' festival this year.

Mariah has teased a new single soon, Ciara has confirmed she's recording her new album and Maxwell says his new album is finally due this year. Will we be hearing new music from them sooner than expected? The 3-day festival is set to take place June 30th to July 3rd at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome (more deets on line-up here). Tickets are on sale now.