'Looking for America': Have protest songs changed?
In the wake of two mass shootings in the U.S., Rollie Pemberton and Lisa Christiansen check in on the state of protest music on this week's q This music panel.
Every Friday, the q This panel looks at the biggest stories in music news.
Today, guest host Talia Schlanger is joined by CBC arts reporter Lisa Christiansen and songwriter, producer and rapper Rollie Pemberton (a.k.a Cadence Weapon) to talk about the state of protest music in 2019.
In the wake of two mass shootings in the U.S. last weekend, Lana Del Rey wrote, recorded and released a protest song called Looking for America, which reached listeners within 48 hours of the violence.
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