ballad

But we wrote a ballad out of the sincerity of how we were feeling, you know?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The ballad spent two weeks at UK number one and four weeks in the US.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Then comes the sound, clams tossed in hot pans, cleavers pounding roast pork, a Cantonese rock ballad barely rising above the crowd.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

And the midtempo ballad “The Knife” describes a collapsing relationship as a mortal threat, akin to a dagger jabbed into one’s side or a case of kerosene waiting to be ignited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Hadn't he heard ballad sellers fling that name about the streets?

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman

A peak of pop excess, Raye's second full-length album is a 73-minute melodrama, sprinkled with golden age Hollywood glamour, show-stopping ballads, tongue twisting wordplay and genre smashing handbrake turns.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

The excellent ballads “Memory Motel” and “Fool to Cry” are essential.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Boleros are ballads noted for their slow tempo and romantic lyrics accompanied by a crooning vocal style.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Born in June 1943 in Pannaipuram, Tamil Nadu, as R Gnanathesikan, Ilaiyaraaja was raised on the folk songs and ballads sung by his father, a cardamom estate supervisor.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 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