The haunting, infectious anthem captured a moment of unrest and introduced the world to a legendary songwriter.

From hip-hop to folk to punk, from personal statements to sweeping anthems — here are our favorite songs about the worst president ever ...

From psychedelic soul to blues rock to power pop, quite a few songs across just about every genre around have been written about the Vietnam War. Just as well, some songs weren’t intended to be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In late January, Bruce Springsteen released "Streets of Minneapolis," memorializing Minnesota residents shot by Immigration and ...

A 1968 Rolling Stones song that struggled on U.S. radio has now earned a place among classic rock’s greatest protest anthems.

Protest songs will probably always be a thing as long as injustice exists in the world. The following protest songs, released way back in the 1960s, still have that revolutionary sound that people can ...

Paul Simon wasn't afraid to speak his mind, but he felt that some tunes made everything worse for every other message song.

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Phil Ochs, Joan Baez, Nina Simone … none of them could have dreamed of a stage like this. Rows of ...

Where have all the protest songs gone? It’s a question that led to a gathering in Flossmoor, where performers, poets, artists and artisans came together for an emotionally charged evening of protest ...

When the music is the message. Hosted by Wesley Morris Featuring Sasha Weiss transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] I’m Wesley Morris, and this is “Cannonball” today. Benito, Benito, Benito. Even before Bad Bunny ...

Dave Specter, Jason Narducy, Billy Branch and Melody Angel are among the nearly dozen music acts on the lineup for “Songs of Protest, Sounds of Freedom” at Evanston’s Space this weekend.