Protest Songs within WMG Same Love Macklemore and

Protest Songs within WMG

Same Love - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis • The track, featuring vocals by Seattlebased singer Mary Lambert, protests the issue of gay and lesbian rights and was recorded during the campaign for Washington Referendum 74, which, upon approval in November 2012, legalised same-sex marriage in Washington. • “Same Love” is a song from Macklemore’s album The Heist which has played a big part in making the issue of gay and lesbian equality more understandable to mainstream audiences. • The song goes into the fact that being homosexual is not a choice and the cannot change something that is unchangeable

American Idiot - Green Day • "American Idiot" protests that mass media has orchestrated paranoia and idiocy among the public. Citing cable news coverage of the Iraq War, Billie Joe Armstrong (Lead Singer of Green Day) recalled, "They had all these Geraldo-like journalists in the tanks with the soldiers, getting the play-by-play. " He felt with that, American news crossed the line from journalism to reality television, showcasing violent footage intercut with advertisements. • In advance of Donald Trump's visit to the UK in July 2018, a campaign to get "American Idiot" to the top of the UK song charts was launched as a protest. On the Official UK Charts dated 13 July 2018, the song reentered the UK Singles Chart at 25 and the UK Singles Downloads Chart at number 2.

Peace Sells - Megadeath • ‘"Peace Sells" is a song by the American thrash metal band Megadeth from their 1986 album Peace Sells. . . but Who's Buying? , written by Dave Mustaine. • It is a protest towards war as well as a way of dispelling many of the stereotypes about the band heavy metal fans in general. More specifically, that they are lazy, anti-government, and anti-religion, which Mustaine says are mostly untrue. • The cover depicts the United Nations set ablaze while some smug skeleton smirked behind a "For Sale" sign. Which is another form of protest which supports the song.

No Church in The Wild Jay-Z and Kanye West • "No Church in the Wild" is a song by American hip hop artists Jay-Z and Kanye West from their first collaborative album Watch the Throne (2011). • The video does not feature any of the performers featured on the song and instead features anarchic riot footage and large street fights. • The video is clearly influenced by the protests and civil unrest that took place all across the United States.