Top 5 Arab Spring Protest Songs
(Egyptian musician Ramy Essam - Photo credit Michael Chavez - LA Times) MUSIC AND THE ARAB SPRING Protest music is playing a huge role in the Arab Spring of 2011,…
Lady Gaga Wins Best Video With a Message For “Born This Way”
Lady Gaga won the "Best Video With a Message" award at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards show on Sunday for her song "Born This Way", a song that speaks…
Libyan-American Rapper Reacts to Rebel Takeover With Music
From WNYC.org: Marlon Bishop - WNYC Culture Producer Libyan-American hip-hop artist Khaled M is celebrating the news that rebel forces have entered Tripoli with new music. For a few months,…
Young Pakistanis turn to music to beat bombers
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, August 21st, 2011 -- 10:20 am LAHORE, Pakistan — Against a backdrop of militant bombs and bullets, wealthy young Pakistanis are turning to the beat of modern…
African Musicians Unite for “Africans Act 4 Africa” Campaign to Fight Famine
Well known African musicians, bands and poets have come together for the campaign, "Africans Act 4 Africa" to help raise awareness and funds for the worsening famine problem in East…
Bob Marley Family Releases Song to Help East Africa in “I’m Gonna Be Your Friend” Campaign
Bob Marley's song, "High Tide or Low Tide" has been released by "Save The Children" to raise awareness and much needed funds for East Africa's desperate situation, for the…
Rapper will.i.am Launches i.am.FIRST to Say “Science is Rock and Roll”!
Rapper will.i.am has launched a campaign called "i.am.FIRST: Science is Rock and Roll" to promote science and technology, and has used his own money to air a special on ABC…
MTV Creates Award for Videos Featuring Social Activism
MTV has announced it will be adding a new category for videos that featured a positive social message or raised awareness of issues that are important to today's youth…
MusiCares Honors Neil Young as MusiCares Person of the Year
(Photo cedit: Kevin Winter) MusiCares, an organization that is part of the Grammy foundation which "provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need", honored…
Pedal Power NY Uses “Natural Ass” Energy to Power Musical Amps
Photo Credit: ©Simon Luethi Pedal Power NYC, an organization "dedicated to capturing and repurposing human power with bicycles", held a first ever musical concert powered by humans on stationary bikes…