OT: Music

[BackinBlack86]

i was just thinking. When the country was in transition music played a big role. You can hear a song and know what was going on socially. We’re in that state now and there is no music movement? Has music become such a business now? Bubble gum shit or am I not privy to the underground anymore?

 

[DoItWrite]

Without getting political - because I see enough of that BS elsewhere online - I think part of it stems from the desire of either the artists or their record companies (for lack of a better term) not to offend anyone. In addition, the corporations are more likely to align with the current administration.

There are a few artists out there who have not been afraid to make their feelings known. Most are hip hop artists, from what I have read. Here are a few links:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackom...s-protest-music-look-to-hip-hop/#27b87f7a168b

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/07/where-is-all-the-protest-music-of-the-trump-era.html

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ae-trump-political-music-0609-story.html