Kasia Anderson / TruthdigSep 11, 2015
Corporatist GOP candidate Donald Trump and vintage alterna-band R.E.M. both rose to prominence in the 1980s. The similarities between the two begin and end there. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 3, 2015
Using the singer and 2020 presidential hopeful's progressive rap lyrics as the basis for a potential political platform, writer Osman Faruqi argues that "Kanye West would be the best president in U.S. history (seriously)." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigAug 19, 2015
The singer-songwriter has decided that some of Republican front-runner Donald Trump's tweets deserve to be sung to the masses. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Roisin Davis / TruthdigJul 21, 2015
"I'm just a rock ’n' roller who believes people should know what they're eating," the legendary singer said of his pledge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigFeb 23, 2015
With lyrics honoring Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and even the Ferguson protest movement, musicians John Legend and Common had many Academy Awards attendees in tears. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigFeb 10, 2015
Credit singer Pharrell Williams for transforming his exhausted, saccharine hit into a Grammy protest against police officers' killing of black men. Because he's happy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigFeb 4, 2015
Nigel John Stanford is a New Zealand-based musician who uses sound to help create visual images. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigJan 21, 2015
Los Angeles-based rapper Nipsey Hussle has released his new album, "Mailbox Money," online for free. So what's in it for him? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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