NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: Monica 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: Monica attends 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: Monica attend 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: Brandy 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: (L-R) Monica, Da’Vinchi, and Kandi Burruss attend 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: Monica attends 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: Brandy accepts the Legend Award onstage from Tyrese Gibson during the ESSENCE Black Women In Music Luncheon on July 05, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

JOLIET, ILLINOIS - JULY 05: Mitchell Tenpenny performs on stage at the Busch Light Summer Music pre-race concert for the NASCAR Cup Series eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on July 05, 2026 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)