According to one of his biographers, Bob Dylan could have been sued for his iconic protest song, "The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll".

You ever catch yourself humming along to a song, thinking you’ve got it all figured out, only to discover the real meaning is ...

Jeff Daniels tapped into his musical side during an interview with Nicole Wallace on MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” delivering a live performance of an acoustic protest song he wrote titled “Crazy ...

It happened earlier this month the same way it always happens. Jesse Welles was scrolling on his cell at home in northwest Arkansas — Siloam Springs, population 21,000 — when he came across a ...

Protest songs have been part of American history for centuries — from “Yankee Doodle” during the Revolutionary War period to “Okie from Muskogee” by Merle Haggard to Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” — and ...

The Vietnam War was a tragic and stressful time in the world, particularly for American soldiers, veterans, and the families they left behind. As a result of the very polarizing war, a lot of protest ...

Philadelphia-based rock & roll artist Low Cut Connie has released “Livin in the USA,” his first new song of 2025 that was inspired by traveling around the country over the last six months and his ...

Social movements have long used music to spread messages and rally support. Musicians from across Taiwan gathered in the southern port city of Kaohsiung recently to try to remind people of the ...

On this music Monday, it’s time for “Turntable,” where our favorite in-house music connoisseurs join GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath to share what they’ve been listening to. This week’s ...

Like Fela, Falz packs his music with playfulness and satire while also stirring public consciousness with activist lyrics. Both call for action against the oppressive political class. In 2020, when ...