Beyoncé and Big Freedia are being accused of copyright infringement from a 2002 tune on their songs "Explode" and "Break My Soul" Beyoncé and Big Freedia are being sued for alleged “willful ...

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday (May 22) in Louisiana federal court, claimed the music icon sampled Big Freedia’s 2014 track “Explode,” which purportedly illegally used lyrics and melody from ...

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.

New Orleans' Queen Diva herself Big Freedia has been a staple of Jazz Fest for years. While she's normally held down a slot on the Congo Square Stage, Freedia hit the Festival Stage this year.