Check below for protest songs that highlight the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement. 1. Usher - “I Cry” The GRAMMY winner lets his emotions flow on the BLM-inspired piano ballad “I Cry.” The father of two released the song to teach his sons that it’s "OK for a man...
expressing incredulity that unprovoked violence against Black people is still such a prevalent issue in 2020. Other recent protest songs have also remarked on the Black Lives Matter movement going
Perfume Genius’ best songs are defined by the tension between their arrangements and subject matter, a push-and-pull at the heart of the gorgeous “On The Floor.” As a bassline and guitar riffs happily bounce around his trembling voice, Mike Hadreas sings about unrequited love and wonders ...
but the song’s indelible hook (provided by its producer, Pharrell Williams) makes it an inspiring song for anyone fighting the good fight. And indeed, the Black Lives Matter movement has adopted it as an unofficial
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It was titled “Goodbye, England’s Rose,” and Taupin, who wrote it in a matter of hours, wanted “to make it sound like a country singing it,” he recalled to DW. John performed the special rewrite only one time ever, at Diana’s funeral a week after the accident. He went on...
Decades before “Black Lives Matter” became a global hashtag, hip-hop artists were profiled, targeted and vilified for standing up for Black lives.
Kendrick Lamar dropped “Alright” in the spring of 2015 — a time when the Black Lives Matter movement was just starting to gather momentum. The song instantly became part of that movement — a jazzy political protest, but also a statement of rage and hope in the face of oppression. “Al...
Miranda wroteHamiltonin the early days of the Black Lives Matter movement and was cognizant of the parallels. “We’re screaming ‘Rise up,’ and a lot of people are feeling that way,” hetold The New Yorkerin 2015. "The Story of Tonight" ...
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