2013's most admirable stars: musicians who use their power for good
It's not a very long list
- Macklemore. It's a rare and beautiful thing for a musician to tackle serious and important issues without becoming unbearably conceited (We're looking at you Morrissey). Macklemore's managed it though. First with his damnation of capitalism in 'Wings' and then with 'Same Love''s wonderful lament on homophobia in today's society, particularly hip hop music. "Progress, march on. With the veil over our eyes, we turn our back on the cause till the day that my uncles can be united by law." Preach.
by Alexandra Pollard | Photos by WENN.com
When they're not declaring themselves to be more important than Obama, performing in offensive rap battles and taking selfies with endangered animals, musicians have occasionally done some quite admirable things in 2013.
It's been a year in which misogyny in the music industry has been exposed for the pain in the arse it really is, the exhausting homophobia of Russia has been almost universally damned, and the lives of a few individuals were made slightly brighter.
They're not all Kanye West, and that's a heartwarming thought.
