The Freely Fest, a new music festival celebrating the First Amendment, will hold its inaugural event next spring.

Permeating the debate around Bryan’s song is the belief that country music, and its audience, are inherently conservative. But they aren't. Indeed, for much of the 20th century, country music ...

Don’t buy into the doomerism about music. From Sam Fender and billy woods to Stereolab and Lambrini Girls, artists are using ...

Bob Dylan started his career by writing inherently political protest music. He moved away from this style of music relatively quickly, but his protest songs are still culturally significant. When ...

Fresh off the heels of its third album, Is It Now?, Automatic leans into the political conversation without being too moralistic. The trio’s international tour with LA post-punk band Sextile, which ...

Zach Bryan, one of the biggest stars in country music over the past few years, winning legions of fans with a unique blend of Americana, self-reflection, and heartfelt love songs, while typically ...

Like it or not, Pharell Williams’ “Happy” is likely to be the top-selling single of 2014. And yes, its buoyant ’60s soul vibe and simple, positive message is modern pop perfection. But scanning the ...

Singer Kim Heung-guk, who sparked controversy for political activities including support for former President Yoon Suk-yeol after the emergency martial law, has declared he will halt political ...

Woody Guthrie and Burl Ives in Central Park, New York, 1940 (courtesy Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, NYWT&S Collection) At the center of Folk City, through January at the Museum ...

Today, entertainment is political. Despite this trend, however, political conviction continues to elicit resolute objection: people continue to dislike the invasive nature of today’s politics, and ...