Billy Bragg, who just wrote and released the song “City of Heroes,” talks with the Monitor about the impact of protest songs.

Chief J.B. Ogunrinola was a student at the University of Ibadan on February 1, 1971 when the first killing of a student by the police occurred 55 years ago. Indeed, he escaped the tragedy with gunshot ...

MinnPost contributor Jim Walsh compiles a playlist by songwriters who are tapping into their talent, anger, artistry and ...

A former microbiologist and Golden Gloves boxer, Wilson is also one of the more distinctive new sounds in country. He's ...

Peacelands' features songs by Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson and more and benefits the ACLU, Doctors Without Borders and ...

Bruce Springsteen has released a song in honor of Alex Pretti and Renee Good titled "Streets of Minneapolis." Springsteen ...

Two new books return to the ’80s-era saga of Bernie Goetz to consider the 21st-century intersections of race, crime and ...

With Broadway vibes, J. Lo's Up All Night Live show debuted to a sold-out crowd on Dec. 30. By Melinda Sheckells Nearly 10 years since she launched her first Las Vegas residency across the street at ...

From Gustav Mahler to Lady Gaga, a peek into Lindsay’s past 12 months in music. By Lindsay Zoladz It’s time for one of my favorite annual Amplifier traditions: the songs that explain my year. Consider ...

An East Yorkshire musician had his own Christmas song played to him during emergency surgery in hospital to help calm his nerves. John Dawson, 79, from Cowden near Hornsea, injured his fingers in a ...

Jess Glynne’s 2015 single “Hold My Hand” has been named TikTok’s “UK Song of the Year” for 2025, marking a significant resurgence for the decade-old track driven by the viral “Nothing Beats a Jet2 ...

Glynne's 2015 song Hold My Hand features in the viral Jet2 advert Ready for this? Jess Glynne's Hold My Hand has been named as the UK's TikTok song of the year thanks to the viral 'nothing beats a ...