ballad
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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
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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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