LOUD & PROUD
To highlight some of the acts that are awaiting festival and headline show bookings, a number of ’s partner agencies have submitted details of LGBTIQ+ artists on their rosters. In addition to the talent showcased in the following pages, we have also compiled tracks for a special Pride Playlist, which includes submissions from ATC Live, CAA, ICM Partners, FMLY, Hometown Talent, ITB, Mother Artists, Paradigm, Primary Talent, Progressive Artists, UTA and WME.
BIG FREEDIA K AGENTS
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Zoe Williamson & Christian Bernhardt, UTA
nown as the larger-than-life ambassador of New Orleans bounce music, Big Freedia is a nationally recognised hiphop artist, performer and TV personality. In addition to releasing her own critically acclaimed EPs – 3rd Ward Bounce (2018) and Louder (2020) – Big Freedia has appeared on several high-profile projects, including her cover of Judas on Lady Gaga’s Born this Way The Tenth Anniversary album (June 2021). She also appeared on Beyoncé’s Grammy award-winning Formation and on Drake’s Nice For What, always bringing her distinctive voice and signature catchphrases to her work. In 2011, her ascension in the music industry was chronicled on the highly rated reality show, Big Freedia Bounces Back. She was the official host for the 2019 Met Gala IG live-stream red carpet event, and a host on 2021’s Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve TV show. Known by her fans as the “Queen Diva,” Big Freedia is a loud-and-proud advocate for racial and gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights. Big Freedia’s highly anticipated EP Big Diva Energy will be released in July 2021.
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