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Songwriters and bands have been trying to get politicians to stop playing their music at rallies and conventions for a long time. Continue reading Musicians keep telling politicians to stop playing their songs
Pearl Jam pushes buttons, sometimes political ones. Most recently, bassist Jeff Ament co-designed a poster that depicts a burning White House and death and destruction raining down on Washington D.C. and President Trump. Continue reading Pearl Jam back in the hot seat, this time from their concert poster
“Sending rappers to jail for song lyrics and outlawing political satire demonstrates how narrow the boundaries of acceptable online speech have become in Spain,” the Director of Amnesty International Spain says. Continue reading Amnesty International: Spanish rappers La Insurgencia sentenced
In the wake of the white supremacist rally over the weekend in Charlottesville, VA and its violence, many politically minded musicians and labels expressed themselves on social media about it. Continue reading Musicians respond to Charlottesville, VA march