In fact, the songs that were huge in 2024 were still sucking up all the atmosphere. Those that did muscle through tended to ...

One of the most famous protest songs of all time is “Give Peace a Chance” by John Lennon. Famously performed from Lennon and wife Yoko Ono‘s hotel room in Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Canada, the ...

The set-up for a typical Jesse Welles video is simple: the 32-year-old stands in an open field under a string of powerlines, clutching an acoustic guitar. From behind a tousled, curly mop of hair, he ...

Some tend to think that musicians need amplified, distorted guitars and driving beats to transform their anger into songs. That’s not the case, though. Songwriters have been turning their righteous ...

Naomi Westwater performs at "Which Side?" on Aug. 13 at the Lizard Lounge with backing band The Paid Protesters. (Courtesy Mike Ritter) Boston mariachi singer Veronica Robles recently performed during ...

Music is without a doubt a powerful tool for social change. And that’s something that famed singer/songwriter John Fogerty knows all too well. Fogerty’s music has been pivotal in the world of protest ...

DJ Yella sits down with Keyshawn Johnson to dive into what led to N.W.A. writing and producing their famous protest song, 'F*** the Police' and how it became the theme song for Rodney King during the ...

I was delighted to see the June 9 op-ed by Rebecca Spiess and Alicia Chen, “In the Trump era, where have all the protest songs gone?” Yes, we need the famous singer-songwriters of our time to be a ...

Midway through his set at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York, on Saturday night, Neil Young sat at the piano and performed his Reagan-era protest song “Long Walk Home” for the first time since ...