Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Big Freedia is famous in New Orleans for being the queen of bounce — but even if you’ve never danced down Bourbon Street yourself, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you posted a Mardi Gras recap this year, chances are you heard SubTweet Shawn’s latest bounce anthem. The New Orleans native ...

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 ...

If you need a little Bounce in your life, you might want to attend the New Orleans Bounce Awards. It takes place Saturday at 7 p.m. at Rosenwald Gym in Central City.The event is the first of its kind ...

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 ...

They don’t call Big Freedia the Queen of Bounce for nothing. Her LA debut back in 2010 is the stuff of legend, and ever since that performance I’ve been on a mad tear to track down anything I could ...

Right now, Big Freedia is at the top of her career. In the past five years, the bounce musician has been sampled on Beyoncé’s banger, “Formation” (she’s the one saying, “I came to slay, bitch”), and ...

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 ...

Born out of New Orleans club culture, bounce music isn't just best experienced in person — it's almost impossible to understand in the abstract. But Big Freedia (pronounced "free-duh"), one of the ...

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 ...