ballad

The booming rock ballad Don't Look Back in Anger also took on a greater significance after it was sung, impromptu, at a vigil for those who lost their lives in the 2017 Manchester Arena attack.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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

But for those who had avoided spoilers, Risk It All, a slow R&B ballad from Mars' latest album, The Romantic, was perhaps an unexpected opener.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Later in the collection, the Amy Winehouse cover “You Know I’m No Good” is an interesting choice, but it adds nothing to the original, while the penultimate “Back in Your Life” is a fine ballad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

He may not move as fast as Lucy, but he sings us a soft ballad that calms my nerves.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

In the mid-to-late 2010s, as K-pop was going global, new music sat alongside decades-old ballads on SD cards circulating in North Korea.

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

Though she’s no conventional jazz singer, it’s no surprise she felt compelled to sing ballads with orchestration, a time-honored formula for so many great jazz vocalists, including her earliest musical obsession, Sarah Vaughan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

The early ballads about his saga were “grotesque and brutal,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Three or four Ayorthaians at a time occupy the stage in turn and sing long, sad ballads or happy tunes or funny ones, joined by the whole throng in the choruses.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine