Essence
Music industry contact·Essence
Brooklyn, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Black Women · Entertainment · MusicRecently activeReviewed Sep 2026
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Why it matters
Why reach out to Essence?
Essence works as a music industry contact at Essence and is publicly associated with black women, entertainment and music, working into Us Market. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Formats
Magazine · Digital Platform · Pr Press
Market
Us Market · National Reach
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Essence
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Essence.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Essence cover?
Coverage
- Black Women
- Entertainment
- Music
- Pop Culture
Market
- Brooklyn
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Essence?
Essence is a Brooklyn-based music industry contact associated with Essence. Their published work centres on Black Women, Entertainment and Music. Coverage runs through Magazine and Digital Platform. The audience sits primarily in Us Market and National Reach. Essence works as a music industry contact with Essence, based in Brooklyn. Leading media brand for Black women covering music, entertainment, beauty, fashion and culture across magazine, digital and the annual ESSENCE Festival The topics that recur across their output are Black Women, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture and Media Brand, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Magazine, Digital Platform and Pr Press, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. Reach concentrates on Us Market, National Reach and Brooklyn, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Works at: Essence. Based in: Brooklyn, United States, North America. Campaign types: Pr Press. Territories: United States, North America. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Essence's magazine coverage and the Us Market market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Music industry contact
- Works at
- Essence
- Based in
- Brooklyn, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Pr Press
- Territories
- United States, North America
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About Essence
Essence works as music industry contact and covers Black Women, Entertainment, Music and Pop Culture. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Essence is based in Brooklyn, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Essence is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Essence's magazine coverage and the Us Market market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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