Dozens of other artists will take the stage, too, and many have New Orleans roots, including Connick, Lil Wayne, Big Freedia, ...

Bounce queen Big Freedia is set to headline the 2024 New Orleans Pridefest in the Marigny on Saturday, June 8. After headlining the festival in 2019, the "Queen Diva" is returning to celebrate the ...

When I started, I had the power to bring people together through the power of ass, but now God wants me to save souls,” Big ...

NEW ORLEANS (Verite News) - A one-time quartet of New Orleans-area bounce musicians are suing Beyonce, Jay-Z and Big Freedia for alleged copyright infringement and unfair trade practices over the ...

You know Queen of New Orleans bounce Big Freedia; you’ve thrown down to her bombastic, twerk-ready beats and bars for the entire 21st century. She’s gotten “Nasty” with Spank Rock, audacious with ...

Big Freedia is fusing gospel with bounce. On Friday, the New Orleans musician released her single “Take My Hand,” off her upcoming gospel project. “Tell the congregation/This is Freedia ...

Big Freedia will almost certainly make you want to dance. A pioneer of New Orleans bounce music, Freedia combines looping bass beats and energetic chants that get listeners moving. The rapper’s ...

American rapper Big Freedia has established herself as the unofficial ambassador of bounce music — a high-tempo sub-genre of hip hop that originated in New Orleans, but has seeped into ...

Pearl Jam! John Fogerty!), plus a number of famous faces with New Orleans roots, like Harry Connick, Jr., Lil Wayne, Trombone Shorty and Big Freedia. From April 24 to May 4, the Fair Grounds Race ...

Big Freedia, a.k.a. Freddie Ross Jr., followed ... “I was a little black boy growing up in New Orleans who grew up in the church. This is a full circle moment for me,” Freedia said.