As well as being an incredible songwriter and performer, Nina Simone was a tireless activist within the civil rights movement, which often influenced her music.

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Music and politics have been intertwined continuously and the relationship between the two exists at an all-time high in the ...

On the evening of Oct. 10, Doudna Fine Arts Center hosted Oh Freedom! Songs of the Civil Rights Movement, a concert dedicated ...

Jazz at Lincoln Center is offering the world premiere of a new jazz oratorio "Rustin in Renaissance," a tribute to the Civil ...

A Southerner’s first-person narrative, it romanticizes the pro-slavery South in much the same way that the Daughters of the Confederacy and the song “Dixie” do, spinning the Civil War’s ...

Taylor Swift drew inspiration from Ethel Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy’s romance for one of her dreamiest songs. Ethel died ...

The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter ...

Sex is good. Reproductive rights for everyone? Even better. On Tuesday, Noise for Now revealed the track list for Tift Merritt’s album initiative Songs for Sex, featuring Jason Isbell and the ...

Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big ...

Since Harris was chosen as the Democratic candidate in the election, Beyoncé’s 2016 song “Freedom” has been Harris’ campaign ...

April 19, 2022 • All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares his favorite tracks of the week, including a surprise return from Pink Floyd and uplifting songs from Sonny Singh, Patrick Watson and more.