So it’s not a surprise that during these politically turbulent times and the ongoing ICE presence in Minnesota, musicians have used the craft to speak up. Here are five songs written in response to ...

It positions itself as a statement about modern identity, but it lands less as a protest and more as a whiny, pandering symbolic declaration ...

On January 28th, 2026, Bruce Springsteen released “Streets of Minneapolis,” a protest song he’d written “in response to the ...

Bruce Springsteen wrote and recorded ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ within days of Alex Pretti’s killing, continuing a long tradition of songs as protest against violence and repression.

Protest songs transform emotion into action, and Bruce Springsteen's anthem to Minneapolis is one in a long line of powerful ...

Protest requires people to take a stand and hold firm. Pop songs are designed to appeal across demographic lines. In music, as in the rest of the world, resistance takes place closer to the ground.

In a new guest editorial, Billy Bragg reflects on the rise of modern-day resistance and how protest songs can turn bystanders into resistance.

From the National Mall to the streets of Minneapolis to TikTok screens across the country, harmonizing has become a tool of ...

Bruce Springsteen finally performed his anti-ICE anthem live. The popular American singer took to the actual streets of Minneapolis on Friday afternoon to perform the recently released song at a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The Beatles’ Paul McCartney didn’t pen that many protest songs during his career. That was more John Lennon’s gig. However, Macca did pen one particular protest song that was particularly intense. And ...

After a man was shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis, singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen wrote a song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” condemning the events that took ...