ballad
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Swift’s country ballad “I Knew It, I Knew You” from “Toy Story 5” is an Oscar contender for original song.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
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
The crowd erupted as the opening chant of Bang Bang Bang echoed before the band even walked out, while their iconic 2008 ballad Haru Haru produced a massive stadium-wide singalong.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Over a woozy, wavy groove that sounds like a water-damaged recording of a jazz-fusion ballad as it stretches past seven minutes, she tosses out observations about African-American history and the state of the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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
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
Some of the ballads feel like instrumental renditions of soul classics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
With a rollicking mix of high-energy country twang, twisty ballads and production-heavy pop hits bolstered by her crisp belt, she made the stage her own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
There were hair-metal bands that only had power ballads — Firehouse or some band with 17th century French aristocrat hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
To pass the time, he began singing old ballads and romances he remembered.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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