Fifty-six years ago today, Simon & Garfunkel were dominating the charts and captivating listeners with a song many people consider to be one of the greatest ever written. The track, “Bridge Over ...

The psychedelic rock anthem changed the sound of guitar forever.

Grammy-nominated songwriter Pynk Beard expresses himself best through music. So, frustrated and angry about ICE raids he put his feelings into song. We spoke about it.

Social protest and music go hand-in-hand, and Trump's mass deportation push and the violent tactics deployed by ICE has sparked a fresh flurry of musical resistance.

The 1960s was quite a time for music to be stirring the pot, particularly in the folk and rock genres, and country music was ...

Rock music from the 1980s sounded very different from the rebellious hard rock of the 1970s. And that's not a bad thing at ...

One of the most unexpected songs of the 1960s hit No. 1 exactly 60 years ago today—and went on to become the biggest hit of ...

Explore powerful protest songs from the 1970s that defined change, iconic tracks captured political unrest, social justice, and cultural transformation.

Opening on Monday March 2, 2026, the When Voices Rise Songwriting Contest invites musicians to submit original songs that speak to the urgency, complexity, and hope of this moment in history.

This year, two arena-filling artists returned to the older civic function of song. Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis” and U2’s elegiac “American Obituary,” written in response to immigration ...

Why, in an era when music's biggest stars are more outspoken than ever, does it feel like we're still waiting for the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock ‘n’ roll and led to a second run of success in the ...