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<DIV align="center"><P><STRONG><FONT FACE="Century Gothic"><B>BABYFACE, BRIAN MCKNIGHT, TOM JOYNER & THE MORNING SHOW CREW, A.J. JAMAL AND OTHERS ADDED TO THE<BR>COCA-COLA PRESENTS THE 2002 ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL<BR>
<EM>Bishop T.D. Jakes and Donnie McClurkin to Appear at Empowerment Seminar Series</EM>
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<B>New Orleans, LA (June 9, 2002)-</B>The summer's best Festival keeps getting better as Babyface, Brian McKnight, Tom Joyner & the Morning Show Crew, A.J. Jamal, and others have all recently been confirmed to appear at the Coca-Cola Presents the 2002 Essence Music Festival, July 4, 5, and 6 in New Orleans.
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Luther Vandross, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly and many others were previously announced for the Festival's evening concerts to be held at the Louisiana Superdome. The complete Main-stage lineup for the event is:
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<TD align="center" bgcolor="#CC6699">THURSDAY, JULY 4
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<TD align="center" bgcolor="#CC6699"> FRIDAY, JULY 5</TD>
<TD align="center" bgcolor="#CC6699"> SATURDAY, JULY 6</TD>
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<TD align="center" bgcolor="#009900"><P><STRONG>Main Stage</STRONG></TD>
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<TD align="center" bgcolor="#CC6699"><P>Luther Vandross
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<TD align="center" bgcolor="#CC6699"><P>Mary J. Blige
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<TD align="center" bgcolor="#CC6699"><P><BR>Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
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<TD align="center" bgcolor="#CC6699"><P>Alicia Keys
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<TD align="center" bgcolor="#CC6699"><P><BR>The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley
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<TD align="center" bgcolor="#CC6699"><P>Brian McKnight
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<TD align="center" bgcolor="#CC6699"><P><BR>Cedric The Entertainer
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<TD align="center" bgcolor="#CC6699"><P>Faith Evans
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<TD align="center" bgcolor="#CC6699"><P>Steve Harvey
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<TD align="center" bgcolor="#CC6699"><P>Gerald Levert
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<TD align="center" bgcolor="#CC6699"><P><BR>Al Green
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<TD align="center" bgcolor="#CC6699"><P><BR>Angie Stone
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Comedian A.J. Jamal will emcee the Main Stage all three nights.
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In addition to the Superdome Main Stage, the Festival simultaneously presents performances in four unique Superlounges. The complete Superlounge lineup, also featuring recent confirmations, is as follows:
<H2 style="color:#CC3366">July 4:</H2><P>Meshell Ndegeocello, The Roots, The Ohio Players, Denise LaSalle, Kindred, Myself, The Aubrey Twins, Big Al Carson</P>
<H2 style="color:#CC3366">July 5:</H2><P>De La Soul, Oleta Adams, Femi Anikulapo-Kuti, Average White Band, Mike Phillips, The Rebirth Brass Band, Nu Beginning, DJ Rog Smoov</P>
<H2 style="color:#CC3366">July 6:</H2><P>Etta James, The Brothers Johnson, Tyrone Davis, Glenn Lewis,
Rahsaan Patterson, King Floyd, Friends, Mother Blues</P>
<FONT >Artists and schedule subject to change</FONT>
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Festival organizers also announced that Bishop T.D. Jakes and Donnie McClurkin will appear on July 5 at the popular free Empowerment Seminar Series, which features African-American intellectuals, political activists, and religious and social leaders discussing issues of spirituality, love, popular culture and more at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Complete details regarding the Seminar Series schedule, the Essence Marketplace and other Convention Center events will be released in the coming weeks.
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The Coca-Cola Company is the Festival's title sponsor for the fifth consecutive year. The event is also sponsored in part by Anheuser-Busch Companies, makers of Budweiser; Nokia/Cingular Wireless; Chevrolet; Luster's Pink; Burger King; the City of New Orleans; and Southwest Airlines, the official airline of The Essence Music Festival. The U.S. Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) will also be on hand to provide information on college scholarships.
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Essence Entertainment LLC, in association with Festival Productions of New Orleans, produces the Essence Music Festival, the largest gathering of African Americans in the nation. Essence Entertainment currently produces The Essence Awards, a prime-time network television special, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Essence Communications Partners, parent company of world-renowned ESSENCE magazine. Essence Entertainment is poised to become the leading multimedia content supplier serving African American audiences and people of African ancestry globally.
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Tickets for The Coca-Cola Presents The Essence Music Festival 2002 are on sale now at <A href="http://www.ticketmaster.com/cgi/artist1.idc?actname=ESSENCE_MUSIC_FESTIVAL&MajorCATID=10001&MinorCATID=4" target="_blank"><B >ticketmaster.com</B></A>, or by calling (800) 488-5252, (504) 522-5555 in New Orleans, or (225) 761-8400 in Baton Rouge. Ticket prices are $30, $40, $50, with floor seating available at $65, $75, and a very limited number of seats at $100. A facility fee of $1.00 will be added to the price of each ticket.
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<B >Destination Management, Inc.</B></A>, (DMI), the official tour operator for the Festival, can be reached at (800) 762-9523 for hotel accommodations, airfare and complete travel packages. For additional information, see ESSENCE magazine.
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