ballad

But there’s no icy chill to his vision, only the glib confidence that a feel-good montage or a piercing Anohni and the Johnsons ballad will blind us to his film’s lack of human connection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

A sweet, acoustic ballad, it discusses the various types of love she's encountered in her life - from high school crushes to the love she has for her family and friends.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 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

A syrupy sweet voice starts belting out a ballad, singing to her love, to her “someone.”

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

There are multiple-verse ballads, unique and sometimes surreal turns on folk narrative form.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

These 11 songs are carefully sequenced roughly in thirds—sinister goth early on, a few massive rock numbers in the middle, and a clutch of reflective ballads toward the end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 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

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

April 11, 1955 Mi querido Gustavo, There was a three-person band in the Parque Central today that played their ballads with such heart that many people lingered to hear them.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García