{"id":1892949,"date":"2026-04-20T14:42:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1892949"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:42:03","slug":"singing-truth-to-power-the-best-protest-songs-of-the-past-10-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1892949","title":{"rendered":"Singing truth to power: The best protest songs of the past 10 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/84\/29\/1200x675_cmsv2_faa4970f-2da8-59cd-a4be-66f55749241f-9728429.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2887659-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2887659\" data-cid=\"9728979\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2887659-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Culture<\/p>\n<p>                          Culture news<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Singing truth to power: The best protest songs of the past 10 years<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" 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alt=\"threads\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"whatsapp\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Whatsapp<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Musicians have always harnessed the power of music to protest war, inequality and oppression, in the aim of promoting positive change. Euronews Culture delves into the best protest songs of the last decade.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--culture js-article-content\">\n<p><strong>WARNING: This article contains language some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cAll of that art-for-art\u2019s-sake stuff is BS. What are these people talking about? Are you really telling me that Shakespeare and Aeschylus weren\u2019t writing about kings? All good art is political! There is none that isn\u2019t. And the ones that try hard not to be political are political by saying, \u2018We love the status quo\u2019.\u201d<\/em><strong>&#8211; Toni Morrison &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite what some may very foolishly claim, culture and politics do go hand in hand. Art in all its forms is a mirror held up to the world, reflecting the troubled times we live in. <\/p>\n<p>Music has seen its fair share of rebellion and resistance through protest songs, with musicians using their craft as tool to denounce, empower, motivate and inspire change. <\/p>\n<p>From Aretha Franklin to Rage Against The Machine, via Nina Simone, Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, Bob Dylan, NWA, Public Enemy, Dead Kennedys, The Clash and Bikini Kill (to name but a few), the tradition of artists releasing politically and socially engaged songs is nothing new.<\/p>\n<p>Those who declare that the age of the protest song peaked in the 1970s are not paying enough attention: the art of the protest song is alive and well today, with artists like System Of A Down, Run The Jewels, Kendrick Lamar and Fontaines D.C. continuing to voice their dissent in song. Only this year, we\u2019ve had Bruce Springsteen releasing <strong>\u2018Streets Of Minneapolis\u2019<\/strong>, a protest song denouncing \u201cKing Trump and his private army\u201d following the killing of Alex Pretti and Rennee Good by ICE agents; U2 putting out <strong>two politically charged EPs<\/strong>; and Massive Attack teaming up with Tom Waits to release <strong>one of the most powerful protest anthems of the 21st century<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Can music change the world? It certainly can awaken consciousness and empower those who do pay attention.<\/p>\n<p>Here is our non-exhaustive list of the most impactful protest songs of the past 10 years \u2013 art from those who believe that music does have the power to change things for the better.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Beyonc\u00e9 &amp; Kendrick Lamar \u2013 Freedom (2016)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EBDiuo8-PvQ\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ever since its release in 2016, this gospel-rock song has become an anthem for various social and political movements \u2013 most notably for the 2020 George Floyd protests and <strong>Kamala Harris\u2019 2024 presidential campaign<\/strong>. It\u2019s a song about discrimination and prejudice, one which opposes oppression in all its forms. When Beyonc\u00e9 sings: \u201cI can\u2019t move\u201d, the line echoes \u201cI can\u2019t breathe\u201d &#8211; Eric Garner\u2019s final words before being choked to death by the police. According to a 2020 <strong>New York Times investigation<\/strong>, those three words were used by more than 70 people who died in US police custody. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Key lyrics:<\/strong><em>\u201cFreedom \/ Freedom \/ I can&#8217;t move \/ Freedom, cut me loose\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pussy Riot \u2013 Putin Lights Up The Fires (2016)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QDRLkofqAv0\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Russian feminist punk rock collective <strong>Pussy Riot<\/strong> have revolted against oppression, homophobia, sexism, and were one of the first groups to take aim at Vladimir Putin. Many of their songs call out Putin (\u2018Organs\u2019 and \u2018Putin Has Pissed Himself\u2019 spring to mind), and \u2018Putin Lights Up The Fires\u2019 stands out as a punk anthem that Bikini Kill would have been proud of. More impressively, the collective has made it abundantly clear that <strong>even in the face of jail sentences<\/strong>, staying quiet is not an option. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Key lyrics:<\/strong> (Translated) <em>&#8220;The country is going to the streets with audacity \/ The country is going to say goodbye to the regime \/ The country is a wedge of feminists \/ And Putin is going&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Punk group Pussy Riot ruled \u2018extremist\u2019 organisation and banned in Russia<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">&#8216;Ukraine must win&#8217;: Five members of Pussy Riot sentenced to jail in Russia <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Kae Tempest \u2013 Europe Is Lost (2016)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QSVyyykaEOo\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In \u2018Europe Is Lost\u2019, Kae Tempest creates a sharp and hard-hitting call to arms. It\u2019s a cry to end apathy and \u201cthoughts and prayers\u201d armchair activism. Faced with the chaos of the world, they call out hard truths as well as our hypocrisy when confronted with despair happening right in front of us. It\u2019s a perfect companion piece to their 2019 song \u2018People\u2019s Faces\u2019 &#8211; a heart-ripping track about broken Britain, the ills of Brexit and the solace that can be found in people\u2019s faces. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Key lyrics:<\/strong><em>\u201cMeanwhile the people were dead in their droves \/ And no, nobody noticed \/ Well, some of them noticed \/ You could tell by the emoji they posted\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Anohni \u2013 Drone Bomb Me (2016)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aUEoic7ro_o\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A powerful yet delicate song dealing with geopolitics, drone warfare, and the destruction of humanity, &#8216;Drone Bomb Me&#8217; is an ode to a young Afghani girl whose family has been killed. The song chronicles how she now wants the same fate. It features on the aptly titled album &#8216;Hopelessness&#8217;, which also contains the song \u20184 Degrees\u2019 &#8211; an engaged track about our hypocrisy when faced with climate change. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Key lyrics:<\/strong><em>\u201cDrone bomb me \/ Blow me from the mountains \/ And into the sea\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nadine Shah \u2013 Out The Way (2017)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZKGEGkC7s8o\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Featuring on her politically charged third album \u2018Holiday Destination\u2019 (the follow-up to the gorgeous \u2018Fast Food\u2019), \u2018Out The Way\u2019 deals with nationalism and the right wing demonisation of immigrants. Shah, a second generation immigrant herself, manages to make her confrontational songs both powerful and melodically stunning, calling out dehumanisation in the most meaningful of ways. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Key lyrics:<\/strong><em>\u201cYou say &#8220;Out the way! Out the way! Out!&#8221; \/ Where would you have me go? \/ I&#8217;m second generation, don&#8217;t you know?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Hurray For The Riff Raff \u2013 Pa\u2019lante (2017)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LilVDjLaZSE\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Derived from the Spanish phrase &#8220;para adelante&#8221; (&#8220;onwards&#8221;), this song \u2013 the penultimate track on the must-hear \u2018The Navigator\u2019 &#8211; is Alynda Segarra\u2019s rousing call to perseverance. The singer, of Puerto Rican heritage, calls out the systemic oppression and cultural erasure of Puerto Ricans. It\u2019s a cry for hope in the face of economic, cultural and environmental damage, and it also happens to be utterly mesmerising. If ever you have the opportunity to see Hurray For The Riff Raff live, there\u2019s a chance the set closer will be \u2018Pa\u2019lante\u2019. Prepare to get goosebumps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key lyrics:<\/strong><em>\u201cColonized, and hypnotized, be something \/ Sterilized, dehumanized, be something \/ Well, take your pay \/ And stay out the way, be something \/ Ah, do your best \/ But fuck the rest, be something\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Kneecap \u2013 C.E.A.R.T.A. (2017)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Sf0htzbMKk\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Irish rappers <strong>Kneecap<\/strong> released their first single in 2017, the title meaning \u201crights\u201d. The story goes that a band member and his mate spray painted the word on a bus stop. When arrested by the police, the \u201cpeelers\u201d made them spend a night locked up after refusing to speak English. The incident is documented in the song, as well as in the fantastic film <strong><em>Kneecap<\/em><\/strong>. \u2018C.E.A.R.T.A\u2019 was banned by certain radio stations, but that didn\u2019t stop the track from putting the band on the map. It didn\u2019t hurt that the song\u2019s popularity coincided with the push for the Irish Language Act in the British parliament \u2013 which aimed to <strong>officially recognize and protect the Irish language<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Key lyrics:<\/strong> (Translated) <em>\u201cI don&#8217;t give a fuck about any Garda \/ A lit joint, I&#8217;m too fast \/ You won&#8217;t see me standing too long\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">&#8216;Kneecap&#8217; director Rich Peppiatt: &#8216;The hegemony of English is making people more monolingual&#8217;<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Kneecap, Fontaines D.C. and more back \u2018Stop The Game\u2019 campaign protesting Ireland v Israel game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Childish Gambino \u2013 This Is America (2018)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VYOjWnS4cMY\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Donald Glover, performing under Childish Gambino, released this catchy but politically charged song in 2018. It addresses Black life in America, calls out entrenched racism and opposes the violence that decries from prejudice. These themes are best heard and seen in the arresting music video, which is symbolically-loaded. With every year that passes in the US, its message continues to grow as a pertinent state of the union.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key lyrics:<\/strong><em>\u201cThis is America \/ Don&#8217;t catch you slippin&#8217; now \/ Look at how I&#8217;m livin&#8217; now \/ Police be trippin&#8217; now\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ang\u00e8le \u2013 Balance Ton Quoi (2019)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hi7Rx3En7-k\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the wake of the <strong>#MeToo movement<\/strong> (#BalanceTonPorc in French &#8211; \u2018Squeal on your pig\u2019), Belgian singer Ang\u00e8le released a candid track which commented on the misogyny that women are faced with in daily life. Her lyrics denounce how women are still being treated as inferior citizens, and the cover for the single saw Ang\u00e8le wearing a t-shirt that read: \u201cWomen need more sleep than men because fighting the patriarchy is exhausting.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong>Key lyrics:<\/strong> (Translated) <em>\u201cPeople say to me, implicitly: \u2018For a pretty girl, you&#8217;re not that dumb\u2019 \/ \u2018For a funny girl, you&#8217;re not that ugly\u2019 \/ \u2018Your parents and your brother help, they must be useful\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>H.E.R. &#8211; I Can\u2019t Breathe (2020)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E-1Bf_XWaPE\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>H.E.R. won the Grammy for Song of the Year and the MTV Video Music Award for Video For Good for \u2018I Can\u2019t Breathe\u2019 &#8211; a mournful track that calls for change in the face of repeated tragedy. The title and the lyrics refer to police brutality and the institutionalised racism at the heart of the US. It\u2019s an eloquent and direct protest song, matched by its music video, which shows footage of different marches around the world protesting police violence and racism. The video also pays tribute to victims of police brutality by naming victims, including George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Philando Castile. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Key lyrics:<\/strong><em>\u201cAll of the names you refuse to remember \/ Was somebody\u2019s brother, friend \/ Or a son to a mother that\u2019s crying, saying \/ I can\u2019t breathe, you\u2019re taking my life from me\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Run The Jewels \u2013 A Few Words For The Firing Squad (Radiation) (2020)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5dgH1mlXDhA\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Run The Jewels have never shied away from making a powerful political statement, and this final song on their stellar fourth album \u2018RTJ4\u2019 is another example of their dexterous lyricism and engaged spirit. It&#8217;s a fiery condemnation of oppression and a call for society to evolve, with the track\u2019s title referring to the tradition of the final words before an execution. The words \u2018firing squad\u2019 heavily imply that the person is about to be killed by a repressive regime. Many of the lyrics allude to past protest songs, including the line about bodies hung like \u201cstrange fruit\u201d &#8211; a callback to Billie Holiday\u2019s civil rights song about the lynching of Black people in the US. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Key lyrics:<\/strong><em>\u201cThis is for the do-gooders that the no-gooders used and then abused \/ For the truth tellers tied to the whippin&#8217; post, left beaten, battered, bruised \/ For the ones whose body hung from a tree like a piece of strange fruit \/ Go hard, last words to the firing squad was, &#8220;Fuck you too&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fiona Apple \u2013 Under The Table (2020)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WBUxinJhntk\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The incomparable Fiona Apple has long called out sexist behaviours, complex social relationships and gender inequalities in her songs. In 2017, she even released an anti-Trump song, \u2018Tiny Hands\u2019, in honour of the Women\u2019s March on Washington. Three years later, she gave us her masterpiece, the LP titled \u2018Fetch The Bolt Cutters\u2019, which featured haunting songs about refusing to stay silent and the possibility of liberation after abuse. \u2018Under The Table\u2019 is one of these songs \u2013 a passionate call for rejecting the social and cultural expectations routinely imposed on women. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Key lyrics:<\/strong><em>\u201cKick me under the table all you want \/ I won&#8217;t shut up \/ I won&#8217;t shut up\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Bob Vylan \u2013 We Live Here (2020)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VFqhJyvly1g\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cThis place has got so ugly \/ But this is my fucking country \/ And it\u2019s never been fucking lovely.\u201d<\/em> This intense track from <strong>controversial British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan<\/strong> was released during the summer of the Black Lives Matter protest, and takes a wrecking ball to the archetypical depictions of Britain as a supposedly tolerant nation. It paints the picture of a country that is broken and still plagued by racial abuse. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Key lyrics:<\/strong><em>\u201cStrong black man in the making \/ Hated by the place I was made in \/ This country is finished, but they&#8217;re proud to be British \/ Who are they kidding?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Controversial British punk-rappers Bob Vylan&#8217;s Dutch gig cancelled over Charlie Kirk statements<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">BBC director of music steps down after Bob Vylan Glastonbury controversy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Shervin Hajipour \u2013 Baraye (2022)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0th9_v-BbUI\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2022, Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour shared his song \u2018Baraye\u2019 with the world via an Instagram post. The song was recorded in response to the protests ignited by the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old woman who was arrested by Iran\u2019s morality police for allegedly not wearing her hijab properly. She died from injuries sustained during her incarceration. \u2018Baraye\u2019 became an anthem for the <strong>Woman, Life, Freedom<\/strong> protest movement. The powerful song made history in 2023 for becoming the first winner of the new Grammy category \u2018Best Song for Social Change\u2019. Announcing the winner, then-US First Lady Jill Biden described the song as a \u201cpowerful and poetic call for freedom and women\u2019s rights.\u201d A year later, Hajipour was <strong>sentenced to 3 years and 8 months<\/strong> for &#8220;encouraging and provoking the public to riot to disrupt national security&#8221;. Thankfully, he <strong>received a pardon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key lyrics:<\/strong> (Translated) <em>\u201cFor the tired and sleepless nerves \/ For men, homeland, eternity \/ For the girl who wanted a boy \/ or woman, life, freedom \/ For freedom \/ For freedom\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fontaines D.C. &#8211; I Love You (2022)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ty9Pcg3qrmU\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Like Kneecap, Irish post-punkers Fontaines D.C. have continued to express their anger at modern day politics and the fresh scars of history, as well as their <strong>solidarity for Palestinians facing genocide<\/strong>. Described by frontman Grian Chatten as the band\u2019s first \u201covertly political song\u201d, \u2018I Love You\u2019 is a gorgeous track that contains multitudes. On the surface, it seems like an ode to a lover. However, it becomes clear that the song is about Ireland, a protest track describing abandoned youth amidst political uncertainty. Both specific in its call for change in Ireland and universal in the way it describes the heavy emotions linked to the realisation you can never return to the same place you once loved, \u2018I Love You\u2019 is a modern masterpiece in the pantheon of protest songs. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Key lyrics:<\/strong><em>\u201cSelling genocide and half-cut pride, I understand \/ I had to be there from the start, I had to be the fucking man \/ It was a clamber of the life, I sucked the ring off every hand \/ Had &#8217;em plying me with drink, even met with their demands\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Fontaines D.C. bring pro-Palestine group on stage at Roskilde festival in Denmark<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Fontaines D.C., Massive Attack &amp; Young Fathers announce Gaza benefit single<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Rina Sawayama \u2013 This Hell (2022)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ekauErew4Bs\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018This Hell\u2019 is the sound of Japanese-British singer Rina Sawayama opposing religious extremists who violently target the queer community. Taken from her second studio album \u2018Hold The Girl\u2019, Sawayama winds up homophobes, denouncing hatred and bigotry in her empowering LGBTQ anthem. Upon the song&#8217;s release, during gay pride month, Sawayama stated that she &#8220;wanted to write a western pop song that celebrated COMMUNITY and LOVE in a time where the world seemed hellish.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Key lyrics:<\/strong><em>\u201cDon&#8217;t know what I did, but they seem pretty mad about it \/ God hates us? Alright then \/ Buckle up, at dawn we&#8217;re riding\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Iyah May \u2013 Karmageddon (2025)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y29kmnhjtc8\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Australian singer and former emergency room doctor Iyah May has garnered much attention and controversy over \u2018Karmageddon\u2019, which has become a viral hit on social media. The song &#8211; one of the most divisive on this list &#8211; reportedly led her management to drop her because she refused to change certain lyrics. Some of these denounce big pharma, cancel culture, violence against women, gun rights, a \u201cman-made virus\u201d (in reference to COVID) and genocide. It\u2019s a scattergun approach to a myriad of topics. Some have applauded her for her DGAF candidness; others bemoan that the song has been embraced by the far-right. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Key lyrics:<\/strong><em>\u201cDiss tracks about beating up your queen \/ While women dying doesn&#8217;t cause a scene \/ While we&#8217;re fed all these distractions \/ Kids are killed from Israel&#8217;s actions\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">White House hits back at \u2018loser\u2019 Bruce Springsteen as he announces politically charged US tour<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Massive Attack\u2019s Robert Del Naja arrested at Palestine Action protest in London<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Massive Attack &amp; Tom Waits \u2013 Boots On The Ground (2026)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-youtube-embed\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        <iframe type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L-57FrioeuE\" width=\"100%\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen seamless><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This year has seen the release of several protest songs &#8211; whether it\u2019s Bruce Springsteen <strong>flipping the bird to Trump<\/strong> and <strong>paying tribute to the victims of ICE<\/strong> or U2 releasing a <strong>politically-charged EP<\/strong> addressing both how \u201cAmerica will rise against the people of the lie\u201d and how one can live compassionately in times of violence. Arguably the most powerful one (so far) has come from <strong>British trip-hop icons Massive Attack<\/strong> and <strong>legendary American singer-songwriter Tom Waits<\/strong>, who teamed up for \u2018Boots On The Ground\u2019. Both a missile aimed at the criminal actions of ICE and the wider state of play (&#8220;Across the western hemisphere, state authoritarianism and the militarisation of police forces are fusing again with neo-fascist politics&#8221;), the song is uniquely haunting and undeniably impactful. The track was accompanied by a stirring video, made with the work of photo artist <strong>thefinaleye<\/strong>. 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the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2869737\" data-cid=\"9648350\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Bioarchaeologists bring &#8216;vampire&#8217; back to life after 400 years<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">WARNING: This article contains language some may find offensive.\u201cAll of that art-for-art\u2019s-sake stuff is BS. What are these people talking about? Are you really telling me that Shakespeare and Aeschylus weren\u2019t writing about kings? All good art is political! There is none that isn\u2019t. And the ones that try hard not to be political are political by saying, \u2018We love the status quo\u2019.\u201d &#8211; Toni Morrison &#8211; \u00a0Despite what some may very foolishly claim, culture and politics do go hand in hand. Art in all its forms is a mirror held up to the world, reflecting the troubled times we live in.\u00a0Music has seen its fair share of rebellion and resistance through protest songs, with musicians using their craft as tool to denounce, empower, motivate and inspire change. \u00a0From Aretha Franklin to Rage Against The Machine, via Nina Simone, Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, Bob Dylan, NWA, Public Enemy, Dead Kennedys, The Clash and Bikini Kill (to name but a few), the tradition of artists releasing politically and socially engaged songs is nothing new.Those who declare that the age of the protest song peaked in the 1970s are not paying enough attention: the art of the protest song is alive and well today, with artists like System Of A Down, Run The Jewels, Kendrick Lamar and Fontaines D.C. continuing to voice their dissent in song. Only this year, we\u2019ve had Bruce Springsteen releasing \u2018Streets Of Minneapolis\u2019, a protest song denouncing \u201cKing Trump and his private army\u201d following the killing of Alex Pretti and Rennee Good by ICE agents; U2 putting out two politically charged EPs; and Massive Attack teaming up with Tom Waits to release one of the most powerful protest anthems of the 21st century.\u00a0Can music change the world? It certainly can awaken consciousness and empower those who do pay attention.Here is our non-exhaustive list of the most impactful protest songs of the past 10 years \u2013 art from those who believe that music does have the power to change things for the better.Beyonc\u00e9 &amp; Kendrick Lamar \u2013 Freedom (2016)\u00a0\u00a0Ever since its release in 2016, this gospel-rock song has become an anthem for various social and political movements \u2013 most notably for the 2020 George Floyd protests and Kamala Harris\u2019 2024 presidential campaign. It\u2019s a song about discrimination and prejudice, one which opposes oppression in all its forms. When Beyonc\u00e9 sings: \u201cI can\u2019t move\u201d, the line echoes \u201cI can\u2019t breathe\u201d &#8211; Eric Garner\u2019s final words before being choked to death by the police. According to a 2020 New York Times investigation, those three words were used by more than 70 people who died in US police custody.\u00a0Key lyrics: \u201cFreedom \/ Freedom \/ I can&#8217;t move \/ Freedom, cut me loose\u201dPussy Riot \u2013 Putin Lights Up The Fires (2016)\u00a0\u00a0Russian feminist punk rock collective Pussy Riot have revolted against oppression, homophobia, sexism, and were one of the first groups to take aim at Vladimir Putin. Many of their songs call out Putin (\u2018Organs\u2019 and \u2018Putin Has Pissed Himself\u2019 spring to mind), and \u2018Putin Lights Up The Fires\u2019 stands out as a punk anthem that Bikini Kill would have been proud of. More impressively, the collective has made it abundantly clear that even in the face of jail sentences, staying quiet is not an option.\u00a0\u00a0Key lyrics: (Translated) &#8220;The country is going to the streets with audacity \/ The country is going to say goodbye to the regime \/ The country is a wedge of feminists \/ And Putin is going&#8221;\u00a0Kae Tempest \u2013 Europe Is Lost (2016)\u00a0In \u2018Europe Is Lost\u2019, Kae Tempest creates a sharp and hard-hitting call to arms. It\u2019s a cry to end apathy and \u201cthoughts and prayers\u201d armchair activism. Faced with the chaos of the world, they call out hard truths as well as our hypocrisy when confronted with despair happening right in front of us. It\u2019s a perfect companion piece to their 2019 song \u2018People\u2019s Faces\u2019 &#8211; a heart-ripping track about broken Britain, the ills of Brexit and the solace that can be found in people\u2019s faces.\u00a0Key lyrics: \u201cMeanwhile the people were dead in their droves \/ And no, nobody noticed \/ Well, some of them noticed \/ You could tell by the emoji they posted\u201dAnohni \u2013 Drone Bomb Me (2016)A powerful yet delicate song dealing with geopolitics, drone warfare, and the destruction of humanity, &#8216;Drone Bomb Me&#8217; is an ode to a young Afghani girl whose family has been killed. The song chronicles how she now wants the same fate. It features on the aptly titled album &#8216;Hopelessness&#8217;, which also contains the song \u20184 Degrees\u2019 &#8211; an engaged track about our hypocrisy when faced with climate change.\u00a0\u00a0Key lyrics: \u201cDrone bomb me \/ Blow me from the mountains \/ And into the sea\u201d\u00a0Nadine Shah \u2013 Out The Way (2017)\u00a0Featuring on her politically charged third album \u2018Holiday Destination\u2019 (the follow-up to the gorgeous \u2018Fast Food\u2019), \u2018Out The Way\u2019 deals with nationalism and the right wing demonisation of immigrants. Shah, a second generation immigrant herself, manages to make her confrontational songs both powerful and melodically stunning, calling out dehumanisation in the most meaningful of ways.\u00a0\u00a0Key lyrics: \u201cYou say &#8220;Out the way! Out the way! Out!&#8221; \/ Where would you have me go? \/ I&#8217;m second generation, don&#8217;t you know?\u201d\u00a0Hurray For The Riff Raff \u2013 Pa\u2019lante (2017)Derived from the Spanish phrase &#8220;para adelante&#8221; (&#8220;onwards&#8221;), this song \u2013 the penultimate track on the must-hear \u2018The Navigator\u2019 &#8211; is Alynda Segarra\u2019s rousing call to perseverance. The singer, of Puerto Rican heritage, calls out the systemic oppression and cultural erasure of Puerto Ricans. It\u2019s a cry for hope in the face of economic, cultural and environmental damage, and it also happens to be utterly mesmerising. If ever you have the opportunity to see Hurray For The Riff Raff live, there\u2019s a chance the set closer will be \u2018Pa\u2019lante\u2019. Prepare to get goosebumps.Key lyrics: \u201cColonized, and hypnotized, be something \/ Sterilized, dehumanized, be something \/ Well, take your pay \/ And stay out the way, be something \/ Ah, do your best \/ But fuck the rest, be something\u201d\u00a0Kneecap \u2013 C.E.A.R.T.A. (2017)Irish rappers Kneecap released their first single in 2017, the title meaning \u201crights\u201d. The story goes that a band member and his mate spray painted the word on a bus stop. When arrested by the police, the \u201cpeelers\u201d made them spend a night locked up after refusing to speak English. The incident is documented in the song, as well as in the fantastic film Kneecap. \u2018C.E.A.R.T.A\u2019 was banned by certain radio stations, but that didn\u2019t stop the track from putting the band on the map. It didn\u2019t hurt that the song\u2019s popularity coincided with the push for the Irish Language Act in the British parliament \u2013 which aimed to officially recognize and protect the Irish language.\u00a0\u00a0Key lyrics: (Translated) \u201cI don&#8217;t give a fuck about any Garda \/ A lit joint, I&#8217;m too fast \/ You won&#8217;t see me standing too long\u201d\u00a0Childish Gambino \u2013 This Is America (2018)Donald Glover, performing under Childish Gambino, released this catchy but politically charged song in 2018. It addresses Black life in America, calls out entrenched racism and opposes the violence that decries from prejudice. These themes are best heard and seen in the arresting music video, which is symbolically-loaded. With every year that passes in the US, its message continues to grow as a pertinent state of the union.Key lyrics: \u201cThis is America \/ Don&#8217;t catch you slippin&#8217; now \/ Look at how I&#8217;m livin&#8217; now \/ \u00a0 Police be trippin&#8217; now\u201dAng\u00e8le \u2013 Balance Ton Quoi (2019)In the wake of the #MeToo movement (#BalanceTonPorc in French &#8211; \u2018Squeal on your pig\u2019), Belgian singer Ang\u00e8le released a candid track which commented on the misogyny that women are faced with in daily life. Her lyrics denounce how women are still being treated as inferior citizens, and the cover for the single saw Ang\u00e8le wearing a t-shirt that read: \u201cWomen need more sleep than men because fighting the patriarchy is exhausting.\u201d\u00a0Key lyrics: (Translated) \u201cPeople say to me, implicitly: \u2018For a pretty girl, you&#8217;re not that dumb\u2019 \/ \u2018For a funny girl, you&#8217;re not that ugly\u2019 \/ \u2018Your parents and your brother help, they must be useful\u201dH.E.R. &#8211; I Can\u2019t Breathe (2020)\u00a0H.E.R. won the Grammy for Song of the Year and the MTV Video Music Award for Video For Good for \u2018I Can\u2019t Breathe\u2019 &#8211; a mournful track that calls for change in the face of repeated tragedy. The title and the lyrics refer to police brutality and the institutionalised racism at the heart of the US. It\u2019s an eloquent and direct protest song, matched by its music video, which shows footage of different marches around the world protesting police violence and racism. The video also pays tribute to victims of police brutality by naming victims, including George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Philando Castile.\u00a0\u00a0Key lyrics: \u201cAll of the names you refuse to remember \/ Was somebody\u2019s brother, friend \/ Or a son to a mother that\u2019s crying, saying \/ I can\u2019t breathe, you\u2019re taking my life from me\u201dRun The Jewels \u2013 A Few Words For The Firing Squad (Radiation) (2020)\u00a0Run The Jewels have never shied away from making a powerful political statement, and this final song on their stellar fourth album \u2018RTJ4\u2019 is another example of their dexterous lyricism and engaged spirit. It&#8217;s a fiery condemnation of oppression and a call for society to evolve, with the track\u2019s title referring to the tradition of the final words before an execution. The words \u2018firing squad\u2019 heavily imply that the person is about to be killed by a repressive regime. Many of the lyrics allude to past protest songs, including the line about bodies hung like \u201cstrange fruit\u201d &#8211; a callback to Billie Holiday\u2019s civil rights song about the lynching of Black people in the US.\u00a0\u00a0Key lyrics: \u201cThis is for the do-gooders that the no-gooders used and then abused \/ For the truth tellers tied to the whippin&#8217; post, left beaten, battered, bruised \/ For the ones whose body hung from a tree like a piece of strange fruit \/ Go hard, last words to the firing squad was, &#8220;Fuck you too&#8221;Fiona Apple \u2013 Under The Table (2020)The incomparable Fiona Apple has long called out sexist behaviours, complex social relationships and gender inequalities in her songs. In 2017, she even released an anti-Trump song, \u2018Tiny Hands\u2019, in honour of the Women\u2019s March on Washington. Three years later, she gave us her masterpiece, the LP titled \u2018Fetch The Bolt Cutters\u2019, which featured haunting songs about refusing to stay silent and the possibility of liberation after abuse. \u2018Under The Table\u2019 is one of these songs \u2013 a passionate call for rejecting the social and cultural expectations routinely imposed on women.\u00a0Key lyrics: \u201cKick me under the table all you want \/ I won&#8217;t shut up \/ I won&#8217;t shut up\u201d\u00a0Bob Vylan \u2013 We Live Here (2020)\u201cThis place has got so ugly \/ But this is my fucking country \/ And it\u2019s never been fucking lovely.\u201d This intense track from controversial British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan was released during the summer of the Black Lives Matter protest, and takes a wrecking ball to the archetypical depictions of Britain as a supposedly tolerant nation. It paints the picture of a country that is broken and still plagued by racial abuse.\u00a0\u00a0Key lyrics: \u201cStrong black man in the making \/ Hated by the place I was made in \/ This country is finished, but they&#8217;re proud to be British \/ Who are they kidding?\u201dShervin Hajipour \u2013 Baraye (2022)In 2022, Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour shared his song \u2018Baraye\u2019 with the world via an Instagram post. The song was recorded in response to the protests ignited by the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old woman who was arrested by Iran\u2019s morality police for allegedly not wearing her hijab properly. She died from injuries sustained during her incarceration. \u2018Baraye\u2019 became an anthem for the Woman, Life, Freedom protest movement. The powerful song made history in 2023 for becoming the first winner of the new Grammy category \u2018Best Song for Social Change\u2019. Announcing the winner, then-US First Lady Jill Biden described the song as a \u201cpowerful and poetic call for freedom and women\u2019s rights.\u201d A year later, Hajipour was sentenced to 3 years and 8 months for &#8220;encouraging and provoking the public to riot to disrupt national security&#8221;. Thankfully, he received a pardon.Key lyrics: (Translated) \u201cFor the tired and sleepless nerves \/ For men, homeland, eternity \/ For the girl who wanted a boy \/ or woman, life, freedom \/ For freedom \/ For freedom\u201dFontaines D.C. &#8211; I Love You (2022)Like Kneecap, Irish post-punkers Fontaines D.C. have continued to express their\u00a0anger at modern day politics and the fresh scars of history, as well as their solidarity for Palestinians facing genocide.\u00a0Described by frontman Grian Chatten as the band\u2019s first \u201covertly political song\u201d, \u2018I Love You\u2019 is a gorgeous track that contains multitudes. On the surface, it seems like an ode to a lover. However, it becomes clear that the song is about Ireland, a protest track describing abandoned youth amidst political uncertainty. Both specific in its call for change in Ireland and universal in the way it describes the heavy emotions linked to the realisation you can never return to the same place you once loved, \u2018I Love You\u2019 is a modern masterpiece in the pantheon of protest songs. \u00a0Key lyrics: \u201cSelling genocide and half-cut pride, I understand \/ I had to be there from the start, I had to be the fucking man \/ It was a clamber of the life, I sucked the ring off every hand \/ Had &#8217;em plying me with drink, even met with their demands\u201dRina Sawayama \u2013 This Hell (2022)\u2018This Hell\u2019 is the sound of Japanese-British singer\u00a0Rina Sawayama opposing\u00a0religious extremists who violently target the queer community. Taken from her second studio album \u2018Hold The Girl\u2019, Sawayama winds up homophobes, denouncing hatred and bigotry in her empowering LGBTQ anthem. Upon the song&#8217;s release, during gay pride month, Sawayama stated that she &#8220;wanted to write a western pop song that celebrated COMMUNITY and LOVE in a time where the world seemed hellish.&#8221;\u00a0Key lyrics: \u201cDon&#8217;t know what I did, but they seem pretty mad about it \/ God hates us? Alright then \/ Buckle up, at dawn we&#8217;re riding\u201dIyah May \u2013 Karmageddon (2025)Australian singer and former emergency room doctor Iyah May has garnered much attention and controversy over \u2018Karmageddon\u2019, which has become a viral hit on social media. The song &#8211; one of the most divisive on this list &#8211; reportedly led her management to drop her because she refused to change certain lyrics. Some of these denounce big pharma, cancel culture, violence against women, gun rights, a \u201cman-made virus\u201d (in reference to COVID) and genocide. It\u2019s a scattergun approach to a myriad of topics. Some have\u00a0applauded her for her DGAF candidness; others bemoan that the song has been embraced by the far-right. \u00a0Key lyrics: \u201cDiss tracks about beating up your queen \/ While women dying doesn&#8217;t cause a scene \/ While we&#8217;re fed all these distractions \/ Kids are killed from Israel&#8217;s actions\u201dMassive Attack &amp; Tom Waits \u2013 Boots On The Ground (2026)This year has seen the release of several protest songs &#8211; whether it\u2019s Bruce Springsteen flipping the bird to Trump and paying tribute to the victims of ICE or U2 releasing a politically-charged EP addressing both how \u201cAmerica will rise against the people of the lie\u201d and how one can live compassionately in times of violence. Arguably the most powerful one (so far) has come from British trip-hop icons Massive Attack and legendary American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, who teamed up for \u2018Boots On The Ground\u2019. Both a missile aimed at the criminal actions of ICE and the wider state of play (&#8220;Across the western hemisphere, state authoritarianism and the militarisation of police forces are fusing again with neo-fascist politics&#8221;), the song is uniquely haunting and undeniably impactful. The track was accompanied by a stirring video, made with the work of photo artist thefinaleye. 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