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

Former President Barack Obama reflects on gospel, protest music, and hip-hop in a 'Rolling Stone' essay about music in ...

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 ...

Venezuela has a deep tradition of reflecting political change through music. This week, as the country reels from the seizure of its president by... Music as protest in Venezuela Venezuela has a deep ...

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

Protest songs will probably always be a thing as long as injustice exists in the world. The following protest songs, released way back in the 1960s, still have that revolutionary sound that people can ...

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 ...

Greg Kot, former music critic for the Chicago Tribune and co-host of ‘Sound Opinions,’ joins John Williams to talk about the history of protest songs, where you can hear contemporary artists doing ...

Blowing whistles and shouting slogans isn’t how this group shows its opposition to President Donald Trump and to ICE. Instead, it speaks against what it sees as grave injustice with something softer ...

A truth that transcends artists, genres and decades is that music and politics are inseparably linked. For many, creating music is a way to speak out against injustice in the world. This week’s 13 ...

Bruce Springsteen walked alone onto the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol, armed with only his acoustic guitar and a message for the tens of thousands gathered there for a No Kings protest on ...

Bruce Springsteen walked alone onto the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol, armed with only his acoustic guitar and a message for the tens of thousands gathered there for a No Kings protest on ...