Protest Songs of 2019 Playlist
The following Spotify playlist includes 2019 released socially conscious tunes which have been featured on this site. The playlist will continue to be updated as new songs are added. Also,…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Change – Mavis Staples
Album Cover of Mavis Staples upcoming album We Get By. For over six decades, Mavis Staples has spoken out against injustices with her music and activism. Both as a solo…
The 15 Best Protest Music Videos of 2018
Music videos are a powerful medium in conveying powerful messages. Here is a sampling of 15 videos which are effective visual aids in complementing the lyrics of socially conscious tunes.…
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80 Years of Protest Songs Part 4: 1999-2018
80 Years of Protest Songs Part 1: 1939-1958 80 Years of Protest Songs Part 2: 1959-1978 80 Years of Protest Songs Part 3: 1979-1998 The aftermath of 9/11 ushered in…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Nina Cried Power – Hozier Featuring Mavis Staples
Music has always been a medium for crying out against social injustices. This fact is celebrated by Irish singer-songwriter Hozier in the titled track of his recently released EP. The…
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15 Important Protest Albums By Women
Recently within the music industry there has been increased scrutiny over whether women are being granted equal opportunity. This was highlighted with the Grammy Awards where over the past five…
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Daily Dose of Protest: If All I Was Was Black – Mavis Staples
Legendary soul singer and civil rights activist Mavis Staples just posted the music video for the title track off of her 2017 album If All I Was Was Black (which…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Little Bit – Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples 2017 album, If All I Was Was Black was one of the Top 25 Protest Albums of 2017. One of the album tracks, "Who Told You That" was…
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Top 50 Protest Songs of 2017
French-Cuban duo Ibeyi, made up of twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz recorded one of the 50 best protest songs of 2017. Photo Credit: Maya Dagnino This is a continuation…