Wicked: For Good includes two new songs that were not part of the original Broadway musical. Following the film’s release, ...

We're highlighting several well-known songs that incorporate political themes that might not be obvious to every listener.

Composer Stephen Schwartz spoke with NBC News’ Rebecca Keegan about the new songs in the movie “Wicked: For Good.” Schwartz explains the political themes in the songs and the musical’s storyline, ...

Johnny Cash might best be known as an outlaw country singer who changed the mold, but he’s also known as an accomplished protest songwriter. Many of his songs have held poignant political and cultural ...

NEW YORK — Out of the many Vietnam War protests she performed at in the 1960s and 1970s, Judy Collins can never forget one in Washington, D.C., where she stood before thousands and sang Bob Dylan's ...

Grammy-winning Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo has cautioned fellow musicians against creating music to praise politicians or political parties, noting that political power is temporary and artists ...

When you share your favorite Spotify playlist with your friends, you aren't just sending musical vibes; you may be revealing ...

The paper describes how party politics has appropriated performances of popular art to create and entrench oppressive political culture in Malawi. Performances of popular culture were already used ...