In 1966, Simone wrote and performed “Four Women,” a musical portrait of different stereotyped Black women who were exploited ...

Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' album is a masterclass in genre fusion and social commentary. But his closing track is his finest moment.

Iranian musician Mehdi Yarrahi received 74 lashes as part of his sentence a song supporing women's rights and opposes the Middle Eastern country's draconian hijab laws, his lawyer said.

Laura Jane Grace played her new song, “Your God (God’s Dick),” at a Bernie Sanders “Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here ...

Reactions to the performance at the White House Governors Ball, which Trump attended, were mixed and humorous.

Everybody’s gone.” She no longer saw the purpose in performing records like her 1963 classic “Mississippi Goddam,” or other protest songs she believed the music industry punished her for ...

On International Women’s Day, Ani DiFranco and Rainbow Girls brought protest anthems with beautiful acoustic melodies to the ...