NEWS, SPOTLIGHT AND ACTIVISM

Rappers in Russia are being arrested and oppressed, right now.
Cover photo: screenshot from Husky's video 'Judas' Rapper Husky (Хаски) was recently detained by Russian authorities. As CrimeRussia reports "The prosecutor's office considered the rapper’s work propaganda of drugs, and ...
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Montaigne uses her voice to protest a multinational conglomerate
Montaigne is only 23 years old but already she has achieved raising her mind to a level of becoming vegan and using her powerful voice responsibly to protest destructive corporations ...
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Palestinian protest musician raising funds for 2 new albums
Cover image: screenshot from Jawan Safadi's fundraising video Some musicians sing in protest for those that live under oppression and raise awareness about various injustices happening around the world. Others ...
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“Children Don’t Belong in Jail”: new protest song from Luke Buda and Don McGlashan
Quite a few songs have been written about, or to raise awareness of, the inhumane conditions individuals and families experience that are forcefully constrained within the refugee camp on the ...
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Support California fire relief through music
Cover photo taken from Raye Zaragoza's Bandcamp page. Recent wildfires in California have been some of the more devastating in the states' history. Anyone interested in helping can donate to ...
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Artists and social activists in India fight a global corporation with music
Kodaikanal is a small city in India that sits 2000 m above sea level in forest hills. In 2001 a Unilever thermometer factory shut down after it became clear they ...
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Pussy Riot release a new music video in wake of band members’ arrests
Pussy Riot have just released a music video to a new track called Track About Good Cop. A statement in the video's description seems meant for the Russian government to ...
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Protest band Pussy Riot claim to have disrupted the FIFA final match
Russian music group and well known activists Pussy Riot sent out a news flash on their Facebook page taking credit for disrupting the final match of the 2018 FIFA World ...
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Turkish protest musicians seek asylum in France
Selma and İnan Altın, two members of the infamous music collective Grup Yorum, have asked for asylum in France. The group, who have released twenty albums since 1987, have long ...
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PROTEST MUSIC INTERVIEWS

Eco Faeries (interview)
Growing up in Iceland I am well aware of the existence of hidden people and giants but I am less familiar with faeries. In Australia there is a colorful group ...
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Keyz (interview)
Keyz is only 20 years old and he just released his first album. 'The Seed' has, in his own words, now been planted. The lyrics indicate empathy and compassion one ...
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Yuca Brava (interview)
Recovery has been slow and tough for Puerto Rico. One month since hurricane Irma and there is still no electricity for the majority of the island's residents. But things have ...
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2020’S MOST READ INTERVIEWS