Despite what some may very foolishly claim, culture and politics do go hand in hand. Art in all its forms is a mirror held up to the world, reflecting the troubled times we live in. Music has seen its ...

2020 went from being a year of clamor stemming from COVID-19 to being a year of clamor stemming from social unrest. Social unrest, of course, has been a constant in American history since before ...

A monthly series that blends music, history, and conversations about social justice will celebrate its first anniversary next Tuesday (July 21) when “Which Side? A Protest Music Teach-Out” moves to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine perform on Jan. 30, 2026, in a concert in Minneapolis in protest of ...

In late January, Bruce Springsteen released "Streets of Minneapolis," memorializing Minnesota residents shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, weaving "ICE Out Now" chants into a ...

B ob Dylan had a term for protest songs back when he was writing them. As deeply poetic as they are, he called them finger-pointing songs. “Masters of War” was the ultimate finger-pointing song.

These folk songs were just a little too ahead of their time and too strange to become enduring 1960s protest anthems. I think ...

Something is shifting in the air. Not just politically, not just socially - but sonically. From folk singers with acoustic guitars going viral on TikTok to Grammy Award ceremonies erupting in ...

Here are five protest songs from the 1970s that were controversial at the time of their release. The 1970s was a highly tumultuous decade defined by seasons of political unrest, social and cultural ...

Many an audiophile, music historian, and activist has lamented the lack of protest songs in the last few decades. It seems, at least to most, that the golden era of protest music was way back in the ...

Among the historic wins, spirited if chaotic tributes and breakthrough moments for new talent at Sunday's Grammy Awards, one small pleasure was the emergence of a new comedy duo. Twice during the ...

Some of the most memorable and iconic songs that went down in history challenged the status quo or were a response to real events. Musician and producer P.F. Sloan developed an anti-war song in 1965, ...