Robert Jones, Sr. once told an interviewer that "the sacred and the secular grew up right next to each other," backing his ...

Faith has always been an extremely important part of Freedia's life. The artist, who identifies as a gay man and accepts any ...

Big Freedia is known as the Queen of Bounce, but her latest album provided an opportunity to try something completely ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Big Freedia about her new album, "Pressing Onward," and how her childhood singing in the church ...

Gospel has held Big Freedia up during some of the toughest moments of her life, including the recent death of her longtime ...

New Orleans bounce icon Big Freedia turns to her gospel roots on the new album "Pressing Onward," a joyous album made for ...

The 44th iteration of Arizona's largest LGBTQ celebration is taking a defiant stance — and bringing a bonanza of dance music.

These final Summer days seem to be flying by, as it only seems like yesterday we were celebrating the start of August with ...

The New Orleans musician known for party-starting rapping chats about healing through song, and the TV, movies and boots that ...

Big Freedia, the New Orleans bounce icon, is back with a new song, “Bigfoot,” which will appear on her first proper album in nine years, Central City, out June 23 via Queen Diva Music.

In many ways, Big Freedia is who those tourists want to be—local, authentic, New Orleanian. The city’s attitude oozes through her voice. She’s chill but takes no shit.

Big Freedia is about to explode. A few months ago I came across the unforgettable, gender-bending artist on the Fuse network, which was marathoning her unscripted show, Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce.