ballad

With her distinctive husky voice, tousled mane of blonde hair and black eyeliner, Tyler was instantly recognisable as the queen of the 1980s power ballad.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

The power ballad was a device for rock bands, but we didn’t use it as that.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Then comes the sound, clams tossed in hot pans, cleavers pounding roast pork, a Cantonese rock ballad barely rising above the crowd.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

Next up came the second part’s “Say It’s Not You,” George Jones’s plaintive, twangy ballad about a man’s fears that his gal is being unfaithful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

After they had eaten, John sang a ballad while he dried his clothes.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

A peak of pop excess, Raye's second full-length album is a 73-minute melodrama, sprinkled with golden age Hollywood glamour, show-stopping ballads, tongue twisting wordplay and genre smashing handbrake turns.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Cold Goodbyes, in particular, is set to the sound of an unsettling synth drone – a world away from the gently-plucked ballads of her earlier work.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Boleros are ballads noted for their slow tempo and romantic lyrics accompanied by a crooning vocal style.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

The early ballads about his saga were “grotesque and brutal,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

It must be particularly fine this year, judging from the sound of many rowdy ballads issuing from the wine cellars.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques