Big Freedia is famous in New Orleans for being the queen of bounce — but even if you’ve never danced down Bourbon Street yourself, her influence has been injected into mainstream music too. “It feels ...

This week’s Billboard Hot 100 has a familiar name at the top, though with an unfamiliar sound. Drake’s new single “Nice for What” made it to number one. The track has gained attention for many reasons ...

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Already a music and TV star, Big Freedia, New Orleans’ queen of bounce music, is now a published author. “Big Freedia: God Save the Queen Diva!” is out this week. Freedia co-wrote the lively memoir ...

Gov. John Bel Edwards may have inadvertently stumbled into a small controversy Thursday morning (March 28) when he told a crowd of Louisiana film and music industry folks that he’s not sure what the ...

Bounce music is a frenetic style of hip-hop music from New Orleans, that's famous for energetic vocals and beats that sends butts into gymnastics. The music has been given global attention in recent ...

Big Freedia may be best known as the queen of bounce music, a New Orleans icon, and the standout feature on Beyonce's "Break My Soul." For now, anyway. With her new album, Pressing Onward, she just ...

The Bar 13 stage was tiny and crowded in the small hours of Friday morning, but Big Freedia saw plenty of room left to fill. “How many of y’all took that class today?” he asked the crowd. Earlier in ...

Mannie Fresh is a legend for being a Swiss army knife in the music game. Super producer, DJ, professional sh*t talker before the MC begins his verse. Whatever ya need, Mr.Fresh is going to bring that ...

A Big Freedia show is typically a twerk-a-thon of booty-bouncing dancers. But throughout the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, fans have seen a different side of the Queen of Bounce. This ...

Nicky Da B, one of the leading figures in the bawdy and joyful New Orleans “bounce music” scene, has died. He was 24. His management team confirmed the death of the artist, born Nickesse Toney, to ...