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: Barkue Tubman Zawolo, Kandi Burruss, and Kirk McDonald 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 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 (L) and Da’Vinchi 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 accepts the Luminary Award from Richelieu Dennis 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)

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A festivalgoer poses for a photograph on the last day of the 36th edition of the Eurockeennes de Belfort music festival in Sermamagny, eastern France on July 5, 2026. (Photo by ROMEO BOETZLE / AFP via Getty Images)

Festivalgoers attend the last day of the 36th edition of the Eurockeennes de Belfort music festival in Sermamagny, eastern France on July 5, 2026. (Photo by ROMEO BOETZLE / AFP via Getty Images)

Festivalgoers dance on the last day of the 36th edition of the Eurockeennes de Belfort music festival in Sermamagny, eastern France on July 5, 2026. (Photo by ROMEO BOETZLE / AFP via Getty Images)