Here's what experts have to say about what how politics impact artists careers, and why musicians should or shouldn't take a stand.

(RNS) — One of the most popular worship songs, “How Great Is Our God,” has moved from churches to political rallies in recent ...

Last Tuesday, Georgetown University students took public transportation to watch Vice President Kamala Harris deliver her closing campaign speech just north of the National Mall at the Ellipse.

A roar of applause and cheers filled the Washington Convention Center as a decisive trumpet flourish heralded the start of “My Way,” a song popularized by Frank Sinatra some 50 years prior. On the ...

Springsteen's entire catalog lives in an uneasy space between pride and protest, love of country and a clear-eyed view of its ...

Music and politics have been entangled since the start. There is an innate connection between the two. To create art is to defy the norms. To think outside the box. To be different. Music can be a ...

In 2015, Pitchfork dubbed Barack Obama “the only American president you could reliably trust to DJ a party.” Although our country’s Founding Fathers — whose taste in music (think Mozart and Handel) is ...

Bob Dylan started his career by writing inherently political protest music. He moved away from this style of music relatively quickly, but his protest songs are still culturally significant. When ...

What inspired Keith Johnston, SHU’s Director of Band and Orchestra, to design a wind ensemble program spotlighting music for politics and social justice? How are students Noah Held, clarinet, and Ryan ...

In his Wednesday morning email announcing his cancellation of Kehlani’s Slope Day performance, University President Michael Kotlikoff reminded us that “Cornell is an institution... where every person ...