The '80s weren't known for their political protest anthems, although, these three songs might change you mind.

“Burn Hollywood Burn is a protest song,” the hip hop star’s message began. “Extracted from the Watts Rebellion monikered by ...

Alabama visual artist and longtime musician/educator Lonnie Holley has announced a new album, the follow-up to 2023’s guest-stacked Oh Me Oh My. Tonky is out in March and also features a metric ton of ...

“The genre that we think of as protest song has an immense amount of diversity around it,” said Dr. Elizabeth G. Elmi, assistant professor of music at Williams College. “Protest songs are inherently ...

The Irish folk singer Lisa O’Neill has a new single out today, a song of grief and protest called “Homeless In The Thousands ...

In his statement, the lead rapper of Public Enemy claimed that their creation, Burn Hollywood Burn, had a different meaning and message altogether, writing: "Burn Hollywood Burn is a protest song ...

HONG KONG--Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday his administration would keep monitoring for any non-compliance with a court order that bans a popular protest song, days after YouTube blocked ...

HONG KONG--An appeals court on Wednesday granted the Hong Kong government’s request to ban a popular protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of ...

We kick things off with Willie Dunn’s arresting “I Pity The Country” and wrap up with Nina Simone’s emotional “Why? (The King ...

If you've ever been to a protest, you know there'll be singing ... A tribute to the hip hop trio themselves, the song could equally work for the Occupy Central movement, with its never-give ...

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 ...

Yet, Mozambicans continue to protest in the streets en masse, with many of them — particularly young people — turning to “Povo no Poder,” the prescient song by the rap star Azagaia ...