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ballad

[bal-uhd] / ˈbæl əd /
NOUN
narrative song
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In August 2025, the 38-year-old singer-songwriter joined forces with Carin León for the cross-cultural ballad “Lost in Translation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Her interpretation showed early how a jazz singer could personalize the ballad, imbuing it with her characteristic rhythmic freedom and emotional depth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Death of Robin Hood is based on a 17th Century ballad of the outlaw, starring Hugh Jackman as the reflective, battle-weary titular character at the end of his life.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

After posing for individual promo portraits, they gathered for a group photo before singing an acapella version of the uptempo ballad “MHM” for social content.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

He attempted the ballad again and made it through only the first fine before his throat betrayed him.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

There are quieter songs — “quieter” being relative here — like one of two ballads on the record, “I Am Not Yours To Command.”

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

Any songwriter should be so lucky — to have one of your hallmark tunes be lovingly swept out from under you and become one of the definitive ballads of pop music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Years later, after arriving in the South, she discovered it was It's Not Too Late by Green Zone, or Noksaek Jidae, a popular male duo from the 1990s, when sentimental ballads dominated Korean music charts.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Dance Quest’s silent disco hike takes guests on an hourlong adventure through Griffith Park, complete with a curated playlist of bangers and ballads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

The fast numbers were a riot of energy, and the ballads put the entire place into some kind of powerful, floating dream state.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick




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