The Rolling Stones aren't usually dubbed a political band. However, they did dare to speak their mind a hand full of times.

Music has always gone side by side with politics, with great protest songs inspiring and soothing when needed. Here are some ...

“Protest has been such a key word in the last ... What you can achieve, what they mean. Do these songs change things? I’m not sure they do, but they do have a role in making people aware ...

In a career that now approaches its 65th year, he has scarcely written a protest song for 60 of them. Indeed, as early as 1964, he had already recorded “My Back Pages,” which is widely ...

From 19th century anti-slavery chants in the US to Billy Bragg's 1980s anti-Thatcher anthems there's a rich history of artists sending a message through song. But where are today's protest songs?