Contributed a couple of my favorites to this top 10 list of protest music albums in 2025 shoutsmusic.blog/our-10-favou... Follow @shoutingmusic.bsky.social for more righteous protest music

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝟭𝟬 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 Last year we watched horrors continue to unfold around the world. However, without hope, unity, and solidarity, what is the point? #protestmusic never died. Collective action matters. Don't let the bastards win. ➡ shoutsmusic.blog/our-10-favou...

"The Greek diet could save the planet" My latest for @eurcorrespond.bsky.social europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/the-gre...

The new album by Bambu is an absolute banger and a powerful call-to-action. shoutsmusic.blog/filipino-ame...

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"The release reflects the continuing vitality of Woody Guthrie in the United States. There is an ongoing process of updating and redefining his figure and artistic legacy – one that does not always take into account the singer’s radicalism but sometimes accentuates his patriotism."

I've worked in dog shelters in a lot of different countries, including beautiful Crete. This pilot program in Crete, an #AnimalPolice unit, is exciting and sorely needed. I hope it becomes successful and helps to educate people about how to treat animals. 🤞 europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/reallif...

Government debt isn’t like a household budget and that’s where most debates go wrong. Countries can borrow for decades, invest in schools and bridges, and still grow stronger if the money is spent wisely.

My friend makes beautiful music. He is a teacher. He is an empathetic human being who has not been afraid to voice his concerns about his own government. He was arbitrarily imprisoned, brutally tortured, and forced to flee his homeland. For further reading, first comment below. Please share. ❤

How Protest Musicians Became Icons And Targets In Iran’s Women, Life, Freedom Movement The music by a few brave Iranian artists didn't just accompany protests, it helped propel them to levels that scared authorities, as explained in this article from RFE/RL.

🎶 Every year I make a playlist of global protest music. That's 50 hours of contemporary protest music. ✊ Please consider supporting on patreon.com/shouts. For $5 a month, I'll send a weekly email with newly released protest music. This project is only possible with the help of the global community.

"In a country where corruption scandals, rising costs of living, and mistrust of institutions regularly send people into the streets in protest, their music channeled those frustrations into a blend of raw sound and rallying cries." shoutsmusic.blog/bulgarian-ha...

A brief history of Bella Ciao, the anti-fascist Italian song cited in the Charlie Kirk shooting The article discusses the song "Bella Ciao," which symbolizes anti-fascist resistance, its origins, and its cultural transformations. It highlights its recent uses, such as in popular media, while…

If you find my project interesting, I hope you consider supporting it on Patreon. For only $5 a month I’ll send you a weekly email with global, newly released music - all meant to heal, unite, or act as the soundtrack for your resistance. ➡️ patreon.com/shouts @shoutingmusic.bsky.social

Billy Bragg releases new song in solidarity with the Gaza aid flotilla Billy Bragg announced on Instagram that he composed "Hundred Year Hunger" in support of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to deliver aid to Gaza. The song addresses the famine in Gaza as a consequence of historical food…

Kneecap’s stance on Gaza extends a long history of the Irish supporting other oppressed peoples Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap, known for their gritty lyrics and support for Palestinian rights, faces controversy after member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh was charged with a terrorism offense for displaying a…

Wrote a bit about the threat posed by deepfakes, for The European Correspondent @eurcorrespond.bsky.social 👇 europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/no-one-...

Wrote a little something about the very reckless social media endeavours of my country's national police.

I've returned to reporting for The European Correspondent. I wrote a few words about a group of vigilantes operating in my city of Reykjavík. 👇 europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/farrigh... @eurcorrespond.bsky.social

These artists weren’t just making music, they were challenging social norms and paving the way for LGBTQ+ acceptance in a conservative, post-war society.

📣 Dereos Roads & Jumbled have a brand new music video for their song We Gonna Raise the Roof and we are thrilled to be premiering the video exclusively here on Shouts. Check it out! @dereosroads.bsky.social shoutsmusic.blog/exclusive-pr...

"The eponymous track on Transgressive’s new EP Remember Us To Death starts with a recitation of the names of victims of transphobic violence. It’s a solemn moment before the savage eight or so minutes that follow." 🎶 @transgressivemetal.bsky.social: transgressivethrash.bandcamp.com/album/rememb...

This new album by Sunny War is definitely going on my album of the year list.

Salma Ahmed was taken on quite an emotional journey as she reviewed Sunny War's new album, Armageddon in a Summer Dress, an astonishing, genre-defying piece of work. Read the album review: shoutsmusic.blog/album-review... #newprotestmusic #protestsong #albumreview #antifascist #anticapitalist

We condemn, in the strongest terms, the flogging of Mehdi Yarrahi, the Iranian musician who in 2023 was arrested and imprisoned for his song, Roosarito, which he released in solidarity with Iranian women and their fight for freedom and justice.

We are happy to share the exclusive premiere of Tora Woloshin's new single, Different Booty, an empowering song which champions body positivity. Check out the lyric video in the article below, along with a Q&A with the artist.

Amy Blanding is a queer and disabled singer-songwriter, who recently performed her song in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Some members of her community filed a complaint and shortly after she was removed from her job. #protestsong #protestmusic #Gaza #StopBombingChildren

Over a decade ago the Egyptian people took to the streets to demand social justice, change and liberation from their oppressive government. Salma Ahmed writes about the song that was created during the revolution and which remains as a reminder of that unity. #protestsong #EgyptRevolution

Brave woman.

"I had a nightmare 4 years long - He came back with a vengeance - 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨" Denver, US, based singer-songwriter, Finn O'Sullivan, is fighting back against her, new fascist government with a duo of really mellow, yet fiercely powerful protest songs. #protestsong #protestmusic

Activist music collective, @foldfm.bsky.social, are about to release a new single using words from Eisenhower's famous speech, which resonate hard today - just as they did before, and just as they, unfortunately, will continue to do for an unforeseeable future. #protestsong #anti-war #protestmusic

"Now you don’t hate Mondays, you hate being a slave. So dig, dig capitalism’s grave.” protestmusic.substack.com/p/protest-so...

Femi Kuti's "Politics Don Expose Them"—"To get rich quick them no care about the people or the country...Them just want to chop and steal for government offices" protestmusic.substack.com/p/protest-so...

📣 Artists! Activists! A combination of both! Are you releasing #protestmusic in 2025? Tell us about it! 📬 [email protected]

The world is now a less safe place for journalists. That is part of Biden's legacy. Article by @kgosztola.bsky.social thedissenter.org/bidens-legac...

The day after his first grandchild was recently born, Stephen Greenberg read about billionaire wealth soaring in 2024 as 35 children are born into hunger every minute. This led him to writing the song Accidents of Birth. #protestsong #protestmusic #worldhunger #humanrights

I'm pretty proud of this list. Got some really cool people to contribute. Listen and share far and wide.

Protest music never died. On the contrary.

Protest song of the week: 'Babys In A Thundercloud' By Godspeed You! Black Emperor substack.com/home/post/p-...

"On this week's episode, Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre are joined by producer Isabella Gomez Sarmiento to walk through crucial moments in Venezuela's political history over the last 30 years, and the music that soundtracked it." #protestmusic #Venezuela

"I'm using my influence to promote the fundamental right to demonstrate that is in the Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique." #protestmusic #globalhiphop #Mozambique

"There is something distinct about people who’ve really lived – not just in the sense that they’ve aged, but in the aura they carry. One that quietly says, “I’ve faced life and won in some instances." #SouthAfrica #protestmusic #protestsongs #musicandactivism texxandthecity.com/2024/09/koos...

Happy pawlidays everyone. May the spirit of John Wick surround you this festive season. Let's be kind to all dogs that we see and destroy those who hurt animals. But like, instead of machine guns, let's use education and empathy. ❤🐾

Some positive news, for a change.

NEW: In Culiacán, home to Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa cartel, the streets are empty by nightfall. Businesses are shuttered. A cartel war has gripped the city. In just three months, 500+ people have been killed and 600+ disappeared. Desperate relatives want action. 👇

Santiago Campodónico dives deep into the climate activism and protest music of Gailla in a review of her debut EP, Over the earth, Under. #climatecrisis #environmentalactivism #protestmusic #protestsongs

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NEW: In January 2023, Mexican activist Antonio Diaz & his lawyer Ricardo Lagunes disappeared after a community assembly against a mine, their truck found abandoned & shot up. The case shows how local cartels benefit from the presence of mining companies like steelmaker Ternium.

The Italian investigative reporting center IRPI has offered its take on a recent Mediapart story that attacked OCCRP. IRPI has worked with OCCRP since its founding.

#georgia in the news #literature brings context “Tbilisi is a city that has been invaded and close to 30 times over the centuries. Tbilisi bears these scars proudly and incorporates them into its charm.” globalvoices.org/2024/10/03/g... @arzugeybulla.bsky.social @globalvoices.bsky.social #Tbilisi