ballad
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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
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
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
Mr. Prieto’s ballad “Gently Trapped” highlights the transparent beauty and elegant phrasing of his flute playing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
A syrupy sweet voice starts belting out a ballad, singing to her love, to her “someone.”
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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It’s one of the great power ballads of the last 25 years, with a chorus as cathartic as any in modern pop; Cyrus, the showbiz lifer, surely understood the payoff she was building toward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
The Irish band takes a major step forward with its fifth LP, which ranges from sinister goth sounds and reflective ballads to hard-charging anthems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Any songwriter should be so lucky — to have one of your hallmark tunes be lovingly swept out from under you and become one of the definitive ballads of pop music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The new Whigs record is a strong collection of material that stands solidly amongst the existing catalog of v2 Whigs albums, with big rockers, piano ballads, and tape loops neatly nestled against guitar feedback.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
To pass the time, he began singing old ballads and romances he remembered.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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