Can Pop Music achieve genuine Political change?

I think pop music can deter young people from voting for parties as they see their idols and are eager to be like them which is a generalisation but I'm sure it has happened. Eminem had a pop single opposing President Bush called Mosh. This song must have had an impact on young people as it is essentially propaganda to not vote for Bush and was around the time he sent troops to Iraq which is a heated debate between right and wrong. John Street states that pop music can inspire people to take action, this could be against certain parties in politics for young people as pop music is aimed at young people.

Paul weller, Billy Bragg and Jimmy Somerville formed Red Wedge, an organisation to promote the labour party using pop music, this proved to be unsuccessful which is an example of music not being able to achieve political change. Rock against racism however has promoted music as opposition to racist parties such as the BNP however it can never be proved that it was pop music that achieved genuine political change.