Big Freedia

Big Freedia is a ground-breaking Louisiana-based musician who’s responsible for putting bounce music (a style of New Orleans hip hop) on the map. The Queen B herself, Beyonce, tapped Big Freedia for a feature on her controversial "Formation” and Freedia was also featured on Drake’s #1 Hit Single, “Nice For What.” Most recently she was featured on Kesha’s single “Raising Hell” and Dillon Francis’ single “Bawdy.” She was also featured on the cover of Billboard in August 2019. Her 2018 EP 3rd Ward Bounce included “Karaoke” featuring Lizzo, which was in an Apple Watch ad campaign. She’s been making music since 1999 but finally entered the mainstream with with her self-released 2010 album, Big Freedia Hitz Vo. 1, which was a collection of singles spanning her career. Then in 2014, Freedia’s critically acclaimed album Just Be Free gained her even more attention as it featured hits such as “Explode,” “Dangerous,” and “Mo Azz.” She has her very own reality show on the music television channel, Fuse, called Big Bounces Back, where Freedia set the Guinness World Record for twerking by guiding a crowd of over 300 dancers in New York City. Freedia is known for her energetic and infectious live performances and has toured with popular indie artists like The Postal Service and Matt & Kim. Freedia has also made appearances on late night talk shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Last Call with Carson Daly. In July of 2015 she released her memoir, God Save the Queen Diva!, where she gives an inside look into her fascinating story. In October 2015 Big Freedia collaborated with Elliphant for the club banger, “Club Now Skunk.”