In a new essay for Rolling Stone, former President Barack Obama reflects on the role of spirituals, gospel, protest songs, ...

In a new essay, former President Barack Obama argues that music has long mirrored U.S. history from the Great Depression to ...

These one-hit wonders from the 1980s were actually protest songs, but the groove was so infectious, it was hard to notice.

What gives music the power to move people from witness to action? Sociologist Ronald Eyerman reflects on protest songs, political memory, collective identity, and the enduring role of artists from Joe ...

Bob Dylan changed rock forever in 1965 with a groundbreaking protest anthem that still stands as his greatest song ever.

Barack Obama pays tribute to American songs and artists that have shown our country the way forward, from country to blues, ...

Ahead of her performance at the Haw River Ballroom on May 15, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams catches up ...

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 ...

We’ve all got them – albums we love that have a single song we can’t stand. And even the most beloved artists of all time – The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin – aren’t immune from the 'dud in a ...

This video explores how Rage Against the Machine reached the Christmas number one spot through a fan-driven campaign It examines how listeners organized to challenge the usual chart patterns dominated ...