Music is often used to try and send out important messages, such as anti racism and anti capitalism etc. It can also we used in the opposite way by extreme political groups, for example Resistance Records have produced records that praise Hitler's ideas.
Frith, Straw and Street (2001) said 'pop becomes the expression of its political and social context'.
Music has also been used to raise awareness and money for issues such as poverty, in the example of Live Aid and Band Aid. Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas sold around 10 million copies and raised 8 million pounds to help people living in poverty. This example makes me believe that political change is possible through music, perhaps not on a large scale to stop poverty or any other issue all together, but to help towards the change of these issues.
A good solid post
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