Hot Shot: Monica Performs At Essence Music Festival

Janet Jackson wasn’t the only major act to rock the Essence Music Festival on the evening of July 2nd. R&B songstress Monica also took the stage and performed a series of her biggest hits including her new song, ‘Love All Over Me’. In addition to her own material, Monica once again performed a tribute to her close friend and mentor Whitney Houston by reportedly singing renditions of ‘I Will Always Love You’ and ‘You Give Good Love’.

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  1. EXPOSED July 4, 2010

    GOTTA ADMIT, MONICA LOOKS A FEMME BOY WITH THAT “JUST WOKEN UP” HAIRSTYLE. MAYBE SHE WANNA BE A DUDE UNDER AN ALTER EGO. SRUSLY… SMFH.

  2. truthis July 4, 2010

    monica is the truth….vocally one of the best out now!!Go Monica get that $$$ ma!

  3. glamgyrl July 4, 2010

    Monica’s got a distinctive alto voice and lots of personality on stage. She looks good. I like her sassy ways! I’ve heard her sing Whitney’s classic ‘You Give Good Love’ and she definitely holds her own.

  4. Dave July 4, 2010

    Monica is the shiit! Imma need you to post videos of it 🙂

  5. DANBOFFICIAL (AALIYAH/XTINA/RIHANNA) (STAN) July 4, 2010

    <3 ME some Monica my sweeties.

    *WHO OWNS THE THRONE?*

    *YOU DO MOMMY!*

  6. lee July 4, 2010

    I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove Monica

  7. Quiana July 4, 2010

    I love me some monica

  8. bjksolo July 4, 2010

    MAN I KNO THAT PERFORMACE MUST HAVE BEEN GOOD!!!!!!!!!!
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    CIARA- BASIC INSTINCTS IN STORES AUGUST 17TH!!!!!!!!!

  9. Khalil July 4, 2010

    The shot looks like classic Monica putting in that work in on stage vocally. A real singer and I cannot wait until the footage is released so we can see how she shut it down. They said she did a damn good job last night. OOOOOOOHHH I love this woman. #teamMONICA holla @ us!

  10. stevenmc8602 July 4, 2010

    YESSS!!!! I was there and her voice KILLED!!!!! She was just amazing vocally!

  11. Marquis / Ciara STAN/FAN July 4, 2010

    Monica Looks Nice Im Sure She Put On A Great Performance 🙂

  12. #FACT July 4, 2010

    Vocally Monica is the standard in R/B today. I can NOT wait to watch her performance on youtube. I know she killed it on that stage. Also, Monica has been doing these Whitney classics justice.

    WTG Monica

  13. Mosus July 4, 2010

    The vocal beast has been unleashed, your favs better watch out.

  14. HATING IS A TERRIBLE THING July 4, 2010

    MONICA CAME OUT THE GATE STRONG. POWERHOUSE SINGER AT ITS BEST

  15. BENJAMIN July 4, 2010

    I wish she grow her hair back.

  16. GETREAL July 4, 2010

    Like Whitney she looks good and keeps it oh so hood.

  17. keith July 4, 2010

    Monica was very good but it was a shame that the audience was still filing in and figuring out what to do. She deserved better. She should’ve been on one of the lounge stages so that she could be fully appreciated like Arrested Development and Chrisette Michele.

  18. Charlize July 7, 2010

    i think that she did a very good job!! i can’t wait to see her performance on the cd/dvd that will be released!! i bougt the essence cd/dvd pack from last year’s performances at teh festival this year and i love what i’ve seen so far!!!

  19. Dann July 8, 2010

    I know Monica rocked the house~~!!! SHE IS AMAZINGLY GIFTED AND I SUGGEST THAT IF U WANT TO HEAR GOOD MUSIC WITH BEAUTIFUL SINGING THEN YOU SHOULD BUY STILLL STANDING~!!!!! IT WENT GOLD VERY FAST !!

  20. Dann July 8, 2010

    I ALSO THINK THAT MONICA DESERVES HER OWN HEADLINING TOUR~!!! JUST SAYING SHE WENT GOLD QUIK SHE HAD A NUMBER 1 HIT FOR 7 WEEKS SHE ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF NUMBER 1 HITS AND MULTIPLATINUM ALBUMS SO Y SHOULD SHE NOT GET A HEADLINING TOUR I DONT THINK SHE SHOULD BE OPENING UP FOR TREY SONGZ ITS NOT RITE SHE BEEN OUT FROM 95 WITH MULTIPLATINUM ALBUMS 7 NUMBER 1 HITS N TREY JUS GOT HIS FIRST GOLD ALBUM AND LIKE 1 NUMBER 1 HIT~!! MO BEAT HIM IN FIRST WEEK SALES AND HER ALBUM CAME OUT 1 MONTH AFTER HIS WENT GOLD AND HERS WENT GOLD JUST THREE WEEKS AFTER HE SHOULD BE OPENING UP FOR MO!!

  21. Dann July 8, 2010

    HER MANAGEMENT N RECORD LABEL REALLY UNDERESTIMATES MONICAS SUCCESS AND ALSO HER PPS TREAT HER LIKE AN UNDERDOG ITS NOT RITE CUZ SHE AINT NO UNDERDOG!!!!!

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