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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new sound is taking shape in New Orleans, one that blends the soul of jazz with the energy of bounce. It’s called “Jazz Bounce,” and the movement behind it is growing quickly, from sold-out events ...

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 ...

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 ...

Katey Red grew up in the Melpomene Projects and got hooked on bounce music through artists like Cheeky Blakk, Partners-N-Crime and DJ Jubilee. Red and her friends would make up their own dance moves ...

On April 6th, Drake released “Nice for What,” which flew promptly to the top of the Hot 100. The track earned attention for its prominent sample of Lauryn Hill‘s “Ex-Factor,” but the first voice on ...