Spotlight: Big Freedia

The GRAMMY Museum is thrilled to welcome Big Freedia to the Museum’s intimate 200-seat Clive Davis Theater for an evening discussing her upcoming album ‘Pressing Onward’ (out August 8th), her career, creative process, record-breaking features and collaborations, and more, with a special performance to follow.

Recognized as the larger-than-life ambassador of New Orleans Bounce music, Big Freedia is a nationally acclaimed hip-hop artist, TV personality, and cultural icon. The Queen of Bounce made waves with her electrifying feature on Beyoncé’s GRAMMY-winning hit, “Break My Soul” (2022), cementing her influence in mainstream music.

Beyond her three critically acclaimed EPs—‘3rd Ward Bounce’ (2018), ‘Louder’ (2020), and ‘Big Diva Energy’ (2021)—as well as full length, ‘Central City’ (2023), Big Freedia has been featured on some of the most iconic tracks in recent music history. She lent her signature sound to Beyoncé’s “Formation”, Drake’s “Nice for What”, and even covered “Judas” for Lady Gaga’s Born This Way The Tenth Anniversary album in 2021.

On August 8th, Big Freedia will release her debut gospel album ‘Pressing Onward.’ Through collaborations with Billy Porter, K. Michelle, & Tamar Braxton, the choir-backed skittering rap standout “Pew”, the beautifully joyous and introspective “Celebration”, the mid-tempo ode to inner peace “Church”, and the lead single “Take My Hand”, Big Freedia is giving fans a reason to celebrate and worship whether it’s to a higher power or just a spirit of self-love within.

Big Freedia’s ascension in the music industry was chronicled over six seasons in the highly rated reality show, ‘Big Freedia Bounces Back’ from 2011-2016 on Fuse TV. A brand new series, ‘Big Freedia Means Business,’ chronicling Freedia’s triumphs in music, business and life debuted in 2023 on Fuse TV.

Big Freedia is known for her infectious energy and personality. In 2019, she was the official host for the Met Gala IG Live Stream Red Carpet event and a host of 2021’s Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve TV celebration. Known by her fans as the “Queen Diva,” Big Freedia is a loud and proud advocate for racial and gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights.

In 2021, Big Freedia was honored as one of Ebony’s Power 100 and she has appeared on Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, NPR, The Breakfast Club, The Problem with Jon Stewart, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and The Real. Her critically acclaimed 2015 memoir, God Save the Queen Diva (Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster) was released in paperback in 2020.

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Show Time: 7:30pm

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