ballad
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Grammy winner Dean’s mellow love ballad “I’ve Seen It” is at the center of a copyright infringement case brought by the music group that oversees Withers’ catalog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 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 atmosphere softened for an a cappella version of 'Grace', the well-known Irish ballad linked to the 1916 Easter Rising, before the national anthem rang out.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 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
“That old one about the fox, that ballad would be nice,” Mother said.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
The film is directed by David Ayer, a purveyor of wild action flicks and ballads of masculinity; the screenplay is the debut effort of Cameron Alexander.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
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
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
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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