ballad

Though Karol G came up as a reggaeton artist in her native Colombia, “Still” is an English-language pop-soul ballad; Aespa’s clubby “Switchblade,” meanwhile, features a guest verse by R&B singer Ty Dolla Sign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The first, a setting of “Auld Robert Morris,” is a slow ballad with the irrepressible optimism of youth in springtime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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

If this were some heroic ballad, I would tell you how she clasped my hand firmly and pulled me to safety.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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

Field hollers, blues, ballads, spirituals, game songs, cowboy songs: these are among folk music’s many familiar forms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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