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Welcome back to ESSENCE Super Lounge! We’re shining a spotlight on one of the most exciting new voices in music with a brand new ESSENCE Super Lounge performance. Gabby Samone made a name for herself through her beautiful covers on social media, not long after she was seen singing for America on American Idol. Now you can see her singing in a special Super Lounge performance of her singing the Faith Evans classic Soon As I Get Home. You may want to turn up the volume on this one —the mic is on!

The room at the Art Hotel in Victoria Island was dressed with intention—well-lit and humming with purpose, every detail considered. But this was more than an event. It was a continuation of ESSENCE’s 55-year legacy of gathering community, amplifying culture, and shaping the future through connection. As part of the ESSENCE Community Compass, this edition of The Design Table, co-created by the Afropolitan Podcast and SoME during Lagos Fashion Week, embodied what ESSENCE has always done best: conv