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An Overview of Protest in Music

September 2021

Sometimes we just want to listen to something good. We want to turn on the radio, forget about our crappy day, allowing the melodic voice of the singer and their beats to take us away. It’s escapism at its finest, and music is a perfect medium for the goal. However, while music can be a wonderful distraction, it can also call us–the listeners–to task and force us to not only open our ears but our minds to larger issues. Often, depending on background and life experience, these may be issues completely foreign to us.
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Music Affects Mood

August 2021

Over this last year-and-a-half, many people have been lucky enough to “quarantine” with friends and family. Those of us who live alone have had to find other ways to cope with not only the virus but with the loneliness that has accompanied this pandemic.
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How Music Affects Social Change

July 2021

The origin of music is entwined with the birth of human civilization. It has been and continues to be a means for communicating human emotions and expressions. It has long been believed that music also have always played a role in human social behavior.

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Slashing of Pandemic Unemployment Benefit

June 2021

In May and June over 2 dozen Republican only states slashed the Pandemic Unemployment (PU) benefit, eliminating the 100% federally funded benefit that was effective through September 6^th 2021, meaning, the states had no financial obligation to the $300 plus dollars weekly benefit.
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Non Profit Music Organizations

May 2020

Top paid musicians in the music industry have been associated with different charities for a long time but there is a distinct shift happening in this millennium. There is an emergence and growth of music industry associated nonprofit initiatives.
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