Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In late January, Bruce Springsteen released "Streets of Minneapolis," memorializing Minnesota residents shot by Immigration and ...
Protest songs had reached a boiling point in the 1960s. Many of the greatest political songs of all time can be found in that decade. But 1970s protest songs were nothing to sneeze at, and many of ...
In the Coen brothers’ 2013 film Inside Llewyn Davis, Oscar Isaac’s titular character, a musician in 1960s Greenwich Village trying to scrape by in the midst of what we can presume to be a recurring ...
After a relatively barren period for such music, the protest song has returned to popular culture in recent months, mostly manifesting in its oldest and most enduring form: folk music. Identifiable by ...
The organizers of the event knew the name would turn heads. “This Scene Kills Fascism” caused several event venues to request a different moniker, but Ninja Jam Records’ Nicholas Johnson said that ...
Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello convened the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Jack Black and more musicians to channel protest through song.
As America celebrates its 250th birthday this Fourth of July, it's worth remembering that the biggest song in the country 60 years ago wasn't a rock anthem, a love song or a protest record. It was a ...
In the years since US President Donald Trump entered the political spotlight, he has inspired countless musicians to pick up a microphone and push back. From rap to folk music, artists across genres ...
The Vietnam War was a difficult time for many, and as such, tons of protest songs hit the airwaves and baby boomers in the gut with their emotional, poignant lyricism. The following three songs, in ...
I guess we can start calling 2026 the year of the protest song, because another washed-up celebrity is back to fight the man. First, we had Bruce Springsteen regale us with some of the worst ...
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 ...