ballad

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It’s exactly the kind of expanding, heart-filling rock ‘n’ roll ballad that Springsteen has practically trademarked at this point.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Then 17, she performed the Anne Murray ballad “You Needed Me”—both singing and in sign language—during the talent competition, according to a 1985 write-up in The State newspaper.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

The track begins almost like an acoustic ballad before corrido-like trumpets cut through, followed by spicy synths that pull the song into a completely different emotional register.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Taking no chances, they've sent actual platinum-selling pop star Delta Goodrem, with a power ballad so polished you can see the whites of her eyes in it.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

He looks like a faerie lover stepped out of a ballad, the kind where no good comes to the girl who runs away with him.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black