A unique form of protest is taking place in the Twin Cities, with a group using songs to voice their resistance against ICE ...

Music has always been more than entertainment. It's a rallying cry, a shared heartbeat in moments when words alone fall short. Throughout history, certain songs have transcended their melodies to ...

Springsteen has repeatedly turned moments of violence and injustice into songs that demand moral reckoning ...

Bruce Springsteen wrote and recorded ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ within days of Alex Pretti’s killing, continuing a long tradition of songs as protest against violence and repression.

Protest requires people to take a stand and hold firm. Pop songs are designed to appeal across demographic lines. In music, as in the rest of the world, resistance takes place closer to the ground.

The genre has a rich history in the U.S. But it has become harder for musicians to reach a mass audience.

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So it’s not a surprise that during these politically turbulent times and the ongoing ICE presence in Minnesota, musicians have used the craft to speak up. Here are five songs written in response to ...

Protest music has been around as long as protesting itself. Here we examine the power of the protest song, considering tracks ...

Black power music functions as cultural documentation and motivational fuel through its evolution from Civil Rights-era ...

For a genre that confronts the horrors of the present, the protest song of 2026 is curiously backward-looking.

Bruce Springsteen brought his protest song “Streets of Minneapolis” to the actual streets of Minneapolis Friday afternoon, making an unadvertised appearance at a daytime benefit concert organized by ...