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ballad

[bal-uhd] / ˈbæl əd /
NOUN
narrative song
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That day, a customer sent him an AI-generated country-rap ballad about him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

It seemed like the set was closing with “In the Dark,” an aching ballad from their Venturing side project, plainly declaring “I still dream of us” through a fog of effects.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

In an interview with biographer Michael D’Antonio, Trump let slip that one of his favorite songs of all time was a schmaltzy piano ballad recorded by the late, great Peggy Lee.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

He has composed more than 8,000 film songs, drawing heavily on Tamil Nadu's folk and rural ballad traditions.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

She proceeds to prove otherwise with a stunningly bad rendition of a Kelly Clarkson ballad.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan




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