NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: Mona Scott-Young accepts the Visionary Award during the ESSENCE Black Women In Music Luncheon on July 05, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: Mona Scott-Young speaks onstage during the ESSENCE Black Women In Music Luncheon on July 05, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: Mona Scott-Young speaks onstage during the ESSENCE Black Women In Music Luncheon on July 05, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: Barkue Tubman Zawolo (L) presents Mona Scott-Young with the Visionary Award during the ESSENCE Black Women In Music Luncheon on July 05, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: Barkue Tubman Zawolo (L) presents Mona Scott-Young with the Visionary Award during the ESSENCE Black Women In Music Luncheon on July 05, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: ESSENCE Chief Community Officer, Barkue Tubman Zawolo speaks onstage during the ESSENCE Black Women In Music Luncheon on July 05, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: ESSENCE Chief Community Officer, Barkue Tubman Zawolo speaks onstage during the ESSENCE Black Women In Music Luncheon on July 05, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: Mona Scott-Young attends the ESSENCE Black Women In Music Luncheon on July 05, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE)