The 100 Best Protest Songs of All Time
Posted in: Music Lists
From Pete Seeger and Billie Holiday to Beyoncé and Rage Against the Machine, musicians across genres have spoken truth to power through their songs
How Greenwich Village (and Bob Dylan) Invented the Sixties
Posted in: Music FeaturesHow did one neighborhood become the locus for generations of musical invention, from Dylan to Nina Simone? A new book has some answers.
Hear a New Dancefloor-Ready Remix of Nina Simone’s ‘Feeling Good’
Posted in: Music NewsDJ/producer Joel Corry crafted the track, which will appear on the upcoming Simone collection, Feeling Good: Her Greatest Hits and Remixes
Brittany Howard on Nina Simone: ‘She Was Herself, No Matter How Complicated’
Posted in: Music Features‘People cast her to the side, like she was this crazy, angry black woman. But those were her songs. Those are her performances. She deserved exactly what she was after.’
The Greatness of Nina Simone: Listen to Our Podcast on the Legendary Singer
Posted in: Music NewsNina Simone’s brother, Sam Waymon, looks back at his legendary sister’s life and music on our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast
Brittany Howard Covers Nina Simone’s ‘Revolution’ on ‘Colbert’
Posted in: Music NewsHoward was just nominated for five Grammy Awards
‘Exuma’ at 50: How a Bahamian Artist Channeled Island Culture Into a Strange Sonic Ritual
Posted in: Music FeaturesIn 1970, the man considered a “voodoo Richie Havens” celebrated his roots and condemned slavery on his gripping debut LP. Fans and participants look back at a sui generis cult classic
‘Strange Fruit’: The Timely Return of One of America’s Most Powerful Protest Songs
Posted in: Music FeaturesRecorded by Billie Holiday and Nina Simone, sampled by Kanye West and Rapsody, and streamed by the millions, the anti-lynching song has taken on a new relevance in the era of Black Lives Matter
