Brandy Norwood dressed like she meant  business and when she got on stage she certainly delivered the goods.

The 34-year-old actress and singer set pulses  racing at the Essence Festival in New Orleans on Friday with a very sassy  outfit.

Brandi wore tiny black studded hotpants with  nude colored fishnet tights and a see-through shirt with a black bra peeking  underneath.

Turning heads: Brandi Norwood wore this show-stopping  outfit at the Essence Festival in New Orleans on FridayThe performer wore her hair tousled  with  heavy make-up and gold earings to compliment her look that was  completed with  black platform baseball boots.

Earlier in the day Brandy sported a stars and  stripes sweater with denim shorts and grey suede boots as she showed off her  patriotic side.

But when she she took to the stage she changed into her much racier outfit and gave it her  all as she belted out her hits.

Rocking out: Brandy went wild as she took to the stage  to wow her fans

Patriotic: Brandi wore red, white and blue, as she hit  the red carpet

Other stars to appear at the event inside the  Mercedes Benz Superdome included LL Cool J, Jill Scott, Maxwell and former  Destiny’s Child singer Michelle Williams.

Michelle, 32, was another head turner in a  pink silk top with slashed black jacket and monochrome pants.

The singer and actress posed on the red  carpet with Mikki Taylor and Letoya Luckett.