Three members of New Orleans’ distinct hip-hop canon have combined their talents and formed a new triumvirate. Cheeky Blakk, Choppa and DJ Jubilee are now a trio called Bounce Royalty. Today (June 17) ...

NEW ORLEANS — A new copyright lawsuit aims at Beyoncé and New Orleans bounce artist Big Freedia. The phrase 'release a wiggle' is at the center of the claim – from a song made 22 years ago. It's the ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — When you think about music in New Orleans — you probably think of jazz or blues, or maybe funk and bounce. Christmas carols? Not so much. But many musicians in New Orleans have deep ...