Rappers including Run the Jewels and LL Cool J are leading the next wave of protest music, with timely songs about police brutality and George Floyd.

Musicians have complained about politicians playing their music at events for years. Now, with Mr. Young suing for copyright infringement, they are trying a new strategy.

Williams was born to this process. Her father Miller was, in fact, a poet and a literature professor, and after a youth moving around the Deep South, she modified the family trade to become a ...

A Michigan State University law professor who called the 2020 election "crooked" will serve as general counsel of the Federal Communications Commission, the agency’s chairman confirmed on social ...

Neneh Cherry is mostly known in the US for her hit "Buffalo Stance." Author and professor Jayna Brown argues Cherry's recent songs like "Kong" show how an artist can mature over the years.

UNCW professor Mike Adams has garnered backlash for his tweets. But First Amendment experts say his right to free speech is protected.

DT: Are there examples of songs or spoken word hip hop pieces that might capture the connection between justice/injustice and songs of anger/imprecation—especially as it relates to what’s ...

David Shneer, beloved professor of Jewish studies, dies at 48 An outpouring of grief followed news of Shneer’s passing following a decade-long battle with brain cancer.

Satirist Tom Lehrer has put his songs into the public domain Anyone’s now free to record or perform the 92-year-old songwriter’s parodies without owing royalties or consulting lawyers.

To help prevent the spread of coronavirus, the CDC recommends washing your hands for 20 seconds, or "Happy Birthday" sung twice. Here are 10 way better songs to sing.

I spoke with musicologist Dr. Louis Epstein, assistant professor of music at St. Olaf College, who performs original children’s songs with another professor as part of Louis and Dan and the ...