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Against protest songs
Black Lives Matter, and so on, the political energy once reserved for art (not to say actual politics) was channeled into social media. Of course, one cannot discuss the protest song as a genre ...
Common elements like memorability, teachability and timelessness can lead to songs moving from the stage to the streets.
That’s what this song encapsulates for me." 'It’s a song about the black experience so maybe that, in a way, becomes protest' Essa released his track Justice on Juneteenth. 19 June is the day ...
Chuck D took to Instagram to explain the origins of the 1990 "protest song,'' and that it has nothing to do with the devastating wildfires.
Alicia Keys, LL Cool J and the new wave of protest songs Beyonce drops live album with Netflix film Beyonce supports Black Lives Matter in graduation speech George Floyd's brother makes plea to UN ...
Keedron's heartfelt song was praised by Barack Obama and Lebron James A 12-year-old black boy whose song about the fears of being a young African American went viral has been signed by a major US ...
A lot of times this isn’t about the genius of the moment. It’s about persistence. It’s about being in there and staying in ...
Murundak charts one of the most significant music events in Australian Indigenous history as the Black Arm Band draws on the power of protest song to call for freedom in a country trying to reconcile ...