Despite jazz’s reputation as an exclusive genre, many female artists have made influential contributions that shaped the art form.
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The song “Do You Hear the People Sing?” from the celebrated musical and movie “Les Miserables” lyrically symbolizes the heart of all protests and popular movements — people who believe that their voices are being silenced.
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On “Beware of the Dogs,” Stella Donnelly voices Australians’ anger at their government’s role in environmental destruction and economic discrimination.
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After South by Southwest 2020 was cancelled amid coronavirus concerns, several creatives, businesses, and other community members must grapple with the ramifications.
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Recent music activism in Latin America leaves people wondering if arranging melodies and strumming instruments can really help create harmony for the people.
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Punk rock is famous for lionizing life on the margins, but only a few years after Stonewall and still a few decades away from marriage equality, these musicians brought sexuality into the politics of the burgeoning subculture.
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Former Grammys CEO Deborah Dugan’s complaint against the Grammys reveals shocking information about corruption, greed, and sexual assault allegedly brewing within the Recording Academy.
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This year’s group of inductees into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has once again ignited conversations about representation within the genre.
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For years, women artists have been silenced and shunned for sharing their political views. Just as in the cases of the Dixie Chicks and Eartha Kitt, opposition to women’s equality and political participation is deeply rooted in their identities.
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The 1975’s path to activism, culminating in their recent releases “The 1975” and “People,” captures what it means to be growing up human in an ever-changing world and draws attention to the songs of rebellion that have defined eras and changed the world through their influence.
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Public Enemy’s 1989 rap classic “Fight the Power” teaches us to refute unjust and corrupt powers in place and stand in solidarity against them.
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Popular music’s defined categories are not simply Black and white.
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The controversy surrounding the nominations for this year’s Latin Grammys is just one link in a chain that spans continents and centuries.
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“Woman Like Me” by Little Mix breaks gender stereotypes and challenges the status quo by questioning society’s ability to view men and women as equals.
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