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Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Neil Young, Joan Baez & Maggie Rogers Perform at ‘Fighting Oligarchy' Rally
Neil Young, Joan Baez and Maggie Rogers shared the stage at a Bernie Sanders' Fighting Oligarchy rally over the weekend, delivering a powerful, multi-generational performance of Young's protest anthem 'Rockin' in the Free World.' The moment took place on Saturday (April 12) at the political rally hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at Los Angeles' Grand Park. The event, which centered on anti-corporate messaging and grassroots political reform, also featured solo sets from all three artists. More from Billboard Luis R. Conriquez Decries Concert Violence, Says 'I'll Make Significant Changes to My Lyrics' Fans Choose Cynthia Erivo's 'Worst of Me' as This Week's Favorite New Music Playboi Carti's 'MUSIC' Moves Back to No. 1 on Billboard 200 for Third Week Young, who closed out the rally, began his brief performance with 'Rainbow of Colors,' a song from his 2019 album Colorado, before launching into 'Rockin' in the Free World.' Midway through the song, Baez and Rogers walked onstage to join him, taking turns on vocals and leading chants of 'Power to the people' and 'Take America back' between verses. Baez, who recently marked her return to public performance following her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2023, also performed a five-song solo set earlier in the evening. Her selections were all covers, beginning with 'Ain't Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round,' a Freedom Singers civil rights anthem. She followed with Phil Ochs' 'There But for Fortune' and John Lennon's 'Imagine.' Toward the end of her set, Baez was joined by Rogers for renditions of 'America the Beautiful' and Bob Dylan's 'Don't Think Twice, It's All Right.' It marked a rare public musical appearance for Baez, who formally retired from full-length touring in 2019. Rogers, who released her sophomore album Surrender in 2022, recently teased new music on social media and has continued to appear at benefit concerts and politically focused events. Sanders has been very vocal in his disdain for the Trump administration's controversial tariff policies. During a CNN town hall with Anderson Cooper on Wednesday, Sanders lambasted Trump's pugilistic approach to foreign policy, saying, 'We don't have to hate China. We don't have to hate other people. Let's figure out a way to work together.' Young, a longtime supporter of progressive causes, first released 'Rockin' in the Free World' in 1989 on his album Freedom, and has performed it across decades of political moments. In 2020, the rocker filed a copyright infringement lawsuit over Trump's unauthorized use of 'Rockin' in the Free World' at campaign events. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Clean energy won't be stopped
A message from Canary Media's executive director: Despite the current chaos in Washington, D.C., the transition to a clean energy future won't be stopped. It's now being led from the ground up, by local and state elected officials, impassioned advocates, creative entrepreneurs, union craftspeople, dedicated citizens — and you. At Canary Media, we're committed to independent reporting on state and local clean energy progress in addition to national developments. And we're now better equipped than ever to cover state and local news thanks to our merger in February with the Energy News Network. If you appreciate the trusted journalism that our team provides, can you to help us keep going? Canary Media is celebrating its 4th birthday this month — another great reason to . The Canary Media team put a spotlight on the power of community-level clean energy action at our Canary Live Chicago event last month. Our speakers included Chicago's chief sustainability officer, the founder of the nonprofit Blacks in Green, and other impressive local leaders. The audience brought together members of a carpenters' union, solar developers, community-focused investors, government officials, students, and clean energy fans of all stripes. U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, a longtime clean energy advocate, was the final speaker at our event. He galvanized the crowd and dropped some wisdom, at one point quoting Chuck Neblett, a civil rights activist and one of the Freedom Singers: 'There has never been a time in history when we have needed to create social change that the movement didn't come first.' Citizens can't wait for leaders to emerge, because we are the leaders — all of us. Canary Media is glad to be part of this joyful struggle with you. Canary Media is a nonprofit news organization, a role that's more important now than ever, and we rely on support from our readers. And remember: Donations are tax-deductible in the U.S. Thank you for your support — and for being a Canary Media reader.
