Three or four Ayorthaians at a time occupy the stage in turn and sing long, sad ballads or happy tunes or funny ones, joined by the whole throng in the choruses. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hadn't he heard ballad sellers fling that name about the streets? The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The books of ballads and histories make an enormous splash, then lodge between two stones and will not budge. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The souls whispered songs about their lives and deaths, a swirl of loves lost and remembrances, hymns and murder ballads. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“You ask your bard to sing a war ballad about killing my people? I can hear the noise in his voice!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He hesitated for a moment, wondering how best to embark on what he wanted to say; as he marshaled his thoughts, Celestina Warbeck began a ballad called “You Charmed the Heart Right Out of Me.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A syrupy sweet voice starts belting out a ballad, singing to her love, to her “someone.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I’ve heard the story of your parents. A tragedy suitable for a ballad.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"What a splendid word to describe an arrow vibrating, just after it has hitl” Lancelot said: "I heard it in a ballad.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was going to be a tragic ballad. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our nights were punctuated by the deafening percussion of drunken ballads, clashing billiards, clinking glasses, and nightly brawls. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Stella slipped into her own seat, next to the upright piano that Mrs. Grayson plinked out hymns and folk songs and ballads on. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

If this were some heroic ballad, I would tell you how she clasped my hand firmly and pulled me to safety. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Story Box. A treasure vault for tales and ballads. A repository for lullabies and fables older than the sun, some familiar, some no one has ever heard before.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He attempted the ballad again and made it through only the first fine before his throat betrayed him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day, as Matt was singing a Spanish ballad, his voice cracked. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Poetic though they sound, and I appreciate that you’ve just described both tender ballads of love and socially prescient commentary, I still don’t believe this rings any bells.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and follow the ballad’s words, the story of a sparrow who freed a lark from her cage, only to be betrayed by the lark who flew away. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The inside smelled like vanilla or roses—I couldn’t tell which, maybe both—and her music collection included every terrible power ballad in existence. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

From the tavern below a man improvised a ballad about “poor Mack Parker ... overcome with passion ... his body in the creek.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He may not move as fast as Lucy, but he sings us a soft ballad that calms my nerves. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A new ballad begins, and the words drift up to me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“That old one about the fox, that ballad would be nice,” Mother said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Later, while Sansa was off listening to a troupe of singers perform the complex round of interwoven ballads called the "Dance of the Dragons," Ned inspected the bruise himself. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Rather, he was something of a poet, an inventor of on-the-spot ballads called corridos, and at one time he had been able to read and write in both English and Spanish. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her bearing is regal and doomed, as though she has already passed into the realm of ballads. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The fiddlers are playing a lilting ballad, and at my nod, the boy takes my hands as confidently as if we've been friends for years. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Sam leaned against the doorjamb as the screeching song ended and a slower but equally loud ballad began. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Hour after hour of ballads, love songs, mountain airs. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

However, “Sir Savien” was a ballad, and the vocal part was a counter melody that ran against the timing of the lute. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Lorca explained that the cante jondo was a primitive flamenco from his native Andalusia, a region enriched by Moorish invaders, and that the songs had inspired his own gypsy ballad poems. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

For centuries, ballads, and epics were all sung, as were Biblical chants and Vedic hymns. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

We make our way through the underside of the tables, with ballads and drinking songs sung above us, screams and whispers in the air, and the soft footfalls of dancers echoing around us like rain. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They had songs we could dance to at family parties, and ballads that could send you into a black hole of sadness. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

As she talked, she bobbed her head back and forth to the MTV music, even though the song was the kind of manufactured pop ballad she professed to hate. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He played a ballad, then a light, quick drinking song, then a slow, sad melody in a language that I didn’t recognize but suspected might be Yllish. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He looks like a faerie lover stepped out of a ballad, the kind where no good comes to the girl who runs away with him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, my man Scathelocke, or Scarlett, as they call him in the ballads, happened to be woodcutting a little way off, and he says that they vanished, just vanished, including the dog.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fast numbers were a riot of energy, and the ballads put the entire place into some kind of powerful, floating dream state. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of our most popular American children’s songs hail from centuries of ballads, hymns, popular and folk music of early New Englanders, Scottish, and English settlers inhabiting Appalachia, and African and European descendants. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

A cat-headed goblin named Yarrow recites ballads and asks us questions. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She proceeds to prove otherwise with a stunningly bad rendition of a Kelly Clarkson ballad. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

In the days that followed, ballad sellers began to cry out new and final verses to the notorious life of Hold-Your-Nose Billy and his partner, Cutwater. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Experience had taught them that in the end the fox always eats the hens, despite the subversive ballads that were traveling from mouth to mouth preaching just the opposite. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It must be particularly fine this year, judging from the sound of many rowdy ballads issuing from the wine cellars. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

A ballad seller was working his way through the crowd, crying out his wares. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ben turns on the radio finally and finds a rock station with ballads we can sing along to. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

For example, most ballads are sung legato, and most marches are played fairly staccato or marcato, whether they are marked that way or not. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

At age fourteen, by a process of osmosis, of dirty jokes, whispered secrets and filthy ballads, Tristran learned of sex. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Massive Attack asked Thorn to guest on their Protection album, while New York DJ Todd Terry turned Missing from a wee-hours ballad into a global dancefloor smash. Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt: Everything but the grief 2010-05-26T20:45:00Z

That, he says, encouraged all kind of encounters — including one man who recited the ballads he’d written, and another, who presented his poetry. Why you should see Hugo Crosthwaite's L.A.-inspired mural — before he destroys it bit by bit 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z

One song reworks Irving Berlin’s 1924 ballad “All Alone” with new lyrics about racism and discrimination in America, penned by the gospel singer Jermaine Dolly. Old Songs in the Public Domain Get Makeovers With a Purpose 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z

Thus the most effective moments in Saturday's first set were the soft-spoken ones, when Mallinger's quartet re-examined the ballad "For Heaven's Sake." Saxophonist Pat Mallinger gets a moment of glory 2011-03-06T15:54:00Z

Poland has been, even more so than Ireland, a "most distressful country", as the ballad "The Wearing of the Green" has it, subject to the buffetings of history. Author, author: Nick Laird 2010-10-22T23:07:00Z

Perfect’s predictably peppy pop score contains a couple of serviceable power ballads for Caruso and a few curveballs: A boy-band parody number in the Netherworld feels about as 2018 as an episode of “Friends.” Review | The new ‘Beetlejuice’ musical is overcaffeinated, overstuffed and virtually charmless 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z

Two dozen Jeeps decked in colorful flags led a procession on long loops on the north side, stereos playing an original ballad remixed by 10 local producers. Counterpublic in St. Louis Pushes the Public-Art Envelope 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z

For this, the most operatic rock ’n’ roll ballad of its time, they added strings. An Appraisal: Igniting a Revolution, Starting with ?Hound Dog? 2011-08-23T22:26:40Z

At the induction ceremony in Manhattan, Mr. Allison accompanied his daughter Amy at the piano in a version of his ballad “Was.” Mose Allison, a Font of Jazz and Blues, Dies at 89 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z

He opened his leisurely, chatty two-hour Saturday set with a batch of classic romantic ballads — including a handful from his most recent disc, "Your Song." Review: Harry Connick Jr. handily mixes smooth retro numbers, gritty New Orleans blues at Woodinville concert 2010-09-26T23:42:00Z

“Then I discovered the trova,” referring to an older genre centered on the ballad. Cimafunk’s Quest to Create One Nación Under a Groove 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z

One was a heartfelt power ballad; the other is a dance track featuring two topless bodhrán drum players. Eurovision generations 2013-05-14T09:10:31Z

When it comes to their ballads, Coward's are no more flowery than Porter's, but they're postures; their passion is secondhand, the expression of someone trying to feel an emotion that isn't there. Stephen Sondheim: Gershwin great? It ain't necessarily so 2010-11-24T21:31:00Z

Historians have not agreed on the actual music Hamilton sang that evening: It may have been a drinking song called “The Drum,” or the somber military ballad “How Stands the Glass Around.” ‘Hamilton’ Is Known For Its Music, but What Did Alexander Hamilton Listen To? 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z

The ballad set lighters waved in the downfall, but the rejuvenated grunge pioneers spent most of their show reminding us they're the only remotely hard-rock headliners at this year's festival. Hard Rock Calling – review 2012-07-15T17:45:01Z

She's known for ballads such as "At Last" and "Trust in Me." Apollo to induct Lionel Richie, Etta James 2012-03-08T16:31:17Z

And another ballad, “Once Upon a Time,” made for a perfect first encore, eliciting a roaring cheer. Music Review: Keith Jarrett Opens CareFusion Festival at Carnegie 2010-06-20T21:35:00Z

The idiom is cabaret piano ballad with electronic reinforcement. The 54 Best Songs of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

Yes, we’re living in a hateful society, but for some reason, symmetry must be maintained — so here’s another world-healing ballad where the oppressed are asked to empathize with their oppressors. Review | Maren Morris has the best voice in country music. She’s still learning how to use it. 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

The Killers’ “Land of the Free” is sodden like an old Bruce Springsteen ballad. Perspective | It’s a brave new world. Why is our protest music stuck in the past? 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z

Some Dingle pubs offer live music, from traditional Irish ballads to pop songs with an Irish flair. A pub crawl in charming Dingle on Ireland’s southwest coast 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z

There's so many different moods in the album, but the emotion she puts into the ballads especially is very naked. The sights and sounds of summer 2011-08-08T19:30:02Z

A description posted by Genius said the song has been interpreted as a ballad about "love lost and found, but also about — again — the idea of youth burning hard and fast and then fading away." "Wrecking Ball," Miley Cyrus' “forgettable” pop ballad remains unforgettable and fun 10 years later 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z

Confetti that was supposed to mimic snow was pirouetting through the air, closing the ballad “Everytime.” One thing can get a buttoned-up millennial feminist to praise Las Vegas: Britney Spears 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z

Practically no one nowadays sings ballads like these with the conviction that Mr. Feinstein, the premier pop archivist of our time, brings to them. Music Review: Michael Feinstein Performs at Birdland 2013-12-18T22:22:27Z

"It's all pretty much in the spirit of rock 'n' roll, even the slower songs, even the ballads," Slash said. Guitarist Slash finally goes solo for new album 2010-04-06T23:44:00Z

Every Monday night, she entertains about 1,000 people at the Hula Kula club, smashing stereotypes and empowering seniors as she plays everything from disco and rock to samba and ballads. Jiving eighty-year-old DJ parties in Poland 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z

Some vignettes are more successful than others, though all encompass some lovely ballads. Life-changing travels in 'See Rock City' 2010-07-26T22:02:00Z

Steinman wrote all of Meat Loaf's hits, and the two had a lifelong, contentious friendship, as intense and sprawling as any of the pair's ballads. Meat Loaf taught me it's OK to have big dreams 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z

The hard truth was, as I say in the ballad, he was "born dead/Book ends with no life between". The ballad of my son's struggle 2013-06-17T18:07:00Z

In the mid-1950s, Cooke was anxious to expand his appeal beyond gospel and recorded some pop songs at Specialty, including a ballad that became a standard, “You Send Me.” Art Rupe, pioneering record executive, dead at 104 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z

So I hope it won’t spoil anything to describe the song she and some of her band were working on that day, a lilting, shimmering ballad, “This Is the Girl.” T Magazine: Patti Smith, Requiem Lass 2011-10-14T15:15:24Z

He keeps ballads eerily slow, makes the percussion thud or bristle and creates shadowy dark corners of reverb. New Music: Queens of the Stone Age and Mellencamp’s ‘Ghost Brothers’ 2013-06-03T22:05:09Z

The music comprises a broad repertoire of finger-clicking ditties and soaring power ballads. Review: ‘Berlusconi: A New Musical’ Is Hammy and Hamstrung 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z

“He had just gotten married and had his first child, Jamie. In fact, he wrote a little lullabye for her which was developed into the ballad ‘A Quiet Girl’ in ‘Wonderful Town.’ Seattle Symphony to perform ‘Wonderful Town’ in honor of Leonard Bernstein’s centennial 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z

It also noted that while country music has a subgenre known as the “murder ballad,” it is only the lyrics of rap artists that have been singled out. California Bill Could Restrict the Use of Rap Lyrics in Court 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z

Even the Foley screams at the end of the relatively calm and waltzy ballad “Werewolf” underscore the song with a disconcerting violence. Fiona Apple's The Idler Wheel...: Painful, Raw Parts That Form Something Beautiful 2012-06-18T16:24:15Z

Plenty of the songs on “Moonshine” operate in that boozy mode, but Paisley is hoping radio will eventually latch on to “Shattered Glass,” a feminist ballad about empowerment and progress. Brad Paisley’s country continues to expand its borders

Sam Smith, a cherubic English singer, writes lovelorn ballads that wallow in dependency; he sings them in a supple tenor that moves into a richly androgynous falsetto, while his band gazes back toward vintage soul. Battle of the Sexes at the iHeartRadio Concert at Madison Square Garden 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z

It’s a reflective, this-is-your-life ballad that veers warm and cool, wild and lucid. Perspective | I was wrong about Young Thug 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

Radio ballads were innovative for the time in that they used actual villagers, rather than actors reading a script, to tell a story. Elizabeth Stewart, Champion of Scotland’s Folk Music, Dies at 83 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z

The smooth ballad “To Be With You,” which became Mr. Sabater’s signature song, was one of the first of the Joe Cuba Sextet’s string of hits. Jimmy Sabater, Master of Boogaloo, Dies at 75 2012-02-19T23:51:39Z

As he’s written elsewhere, “There are no 19th-century ballads about being gay.” Colm Toibin’s ‘The Magician’ Intimately Recaptures a Literary Giant 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z

This cheerful, easy-going approach was matched by her singing, as she switched from the yelping and stomping Ha Ha Li Li to the cool, finely sung ballad Little Tree/Big Tree. Sa Dingding 2010-06-01T22:30:00Z

They performed the broody ballad “Different for Girls,” about how men and women deal with the pain of a breakup, side by side. Bro Country Duets, but With Pop-Star Gals 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

Two from the new album felt emblematic: “The Fixer,” a hard-rock stomper about his endless good intentions, and “Just Breathe,” a ballad of gratitude and renewed devotion. Music Review: Pearl Jam on Tour at Madison Square Garden 2010-05-21T22:57:00Z

That ballad, while competent enough, is emblematic of the score, by Jay Kuo. Review: ‘Allegiance,’ a Musical History Lesson About Interned Japanese-Americans 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z

Within a few minutes, we were trading snippets of ourselves singing ’90s ballads. For some singles, finding out a potential love interest isn’t vaccinated can stop romance cold 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z

She spent four months fiddling, eventually producing the world's first AirPiano-specific composition, a spare, dreamy ballad called "Alive, Alive". Jo Hamilton 2011-07-09T23:05:39Z

It's a gentle, meandering ballad with a lustrous, almost jazzy chord progression that so impressed Burt Bacharach he flew her to California just to hear her sing. New band of the day ? No 830: Rumer 2010-07-21T16:19:00Z

Unlike other vocal groups, which often kept the original name even without any original members, the Dells continued to perform their deep catalogue of jazz-flavored soul ballads with Carter and four original members. Dells vocalist Marvin Junior dead at 77 2013-06-02T22:17:00Z

The wistful romantic ballad was punctuated by a heartfelt guitar solo. Paul McCartney's Wings album "Red Rose Speedway" is all the richer at 50 with a loving remaster 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z

Come tomorrow, we'll end up wincing as lively, hungry eastern Europeans knock it around the ring with their fiddles and trance breakdowns and unashamed power ballad pyrotechnics. Tom Ewing 2010-05-27T21:44:00Z

In the second episode, the Black Eyed Peas frontman, will.i.am, notes this dynamic when a teen-age songwriter presents a heartfelt ballad about the state of the country. How “Songland” Tries and Fails to Honor the Songwriter 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z

With the haunting ballad “Pray You Catch Me” as its score, she was a stand-in for Trayvon Martin, tragically killed in Florida. What’s Beyoncé’s Definitive Album? 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z

Caillat performed the ballad live Sunday night, with the faces of the women who'd joined her in the video flashing above her on the Young Hollywood Awards stage. Colbie Caillat was 'all insecurities' making revealing 'Try' video 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

The poem's form suggests, perhaps, the traditional ballad, but its narrative structure is one associated with a more modern genre, the short story. Poem of the week: Telling the Bees by John Greenleaf Whittier 2012-06-11T16:30:08Z

Lush, melancholy ballads like Am I Forgiven and Take Me As I Am propelled the album to number three in the UK charts, and earned the singer two Brit Award nominations. Rumer's new musical direction 2012-05-30T11:31:09Z

The musical’s lush, familiar ballads, Brantley added, “acquire freshening nuance and anchoring conviction here.” What’s on TV Friday: ‘One Child Nation’ and ‘Great Performances’ 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z

But this number, adapted by Thompson from an 18th-century Scottish ballad, may be the best of them all. A playlist for Salon’s epic New Year’s Eve catharsis party 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z

Kylie's slow but steady progress from girl-next-door soap star to credible recording artist took a quantum leap in 1995 when she recorded a murder ballad with Mr Giggles himself, Nick Cave. Call that a change of direction? 2010-07-05T20:31:00Z

Revelers slow‌ dancing to murder ballads was a sight to behold. A Festival That Conjures the Strange Magic of H.P. Lovecraft 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z

Mr. Richardson holds his ground, often with ballad tones, patience and mystery. Review: Logan Richardson’s ‘Shift’ Serves as a Challenge 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

With “Let It Go,” they were supposed to be crafting a song for a villain but wrote a sweeping ballad about courage and self-acceptance instead. How to Follow Your Dreams and Burst Into Song 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

On “Nirvana,” a ballad written as a monologue to God, he attempts to reconcile the existence of social and political injustice with God’s assumed benevolence. Romeo Santos Reveals Another Volume of Boundary-Crossing Bachata 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z

But it's also this big pop ballad that people got used to from hearing it that way. Kelly Clarkson: 'Before this, it was Kelly Clarkson the man-hater' 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

The song, “Where Are We Now?” is a mournful, tender ballad that name-checks many of the places in Berlin where Bowie hung out in the 1970s, when he was arguably at his most creative. David Bowie: Back to His Mysterious Best 2013-03-07T12:00:25Z

The most impressive track for me remains a ballad called “Moments,” which describes losing a girlfriend to circumstances beyond one’s control. I was a music snob, until I fell for One Direction 2012-10-25T17:33:00Z

Based upon the traditional ballad of the Two Sisters, its spare fusion of music, text and ritual defies categorisation. Bow Down ? review 2012-05-20T18:22:36Z

On the film’s soundtrack, Ms. Cara sang the title track, “Fame,” and another single, the ballad “Out Here on My Own.” Irene Cara, ‘Fame’ and ‘Flashdance’ Singer, Dies at 63 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z

Give Me My Month dispenses with sonic trickery in favour of a simple piano ballad; it's the least interesting track here, because it isn't a particularly striking song, suggesting that Blake can't really do straightforward. James Blake: James Blake - review 2011-02-03T15:30:00Z

The guitarist Mike Stern reached peak combustion at an unlikely point in his first set at the Iridium on Thursday night, while cutting a path from one guileless ballad to the next. Music Review: The Mike Stern Band Brings Jazz-Rock to the Iridium 2013-12-20T21:27:21Z

Not that the misinterpretation of the ballad as a high school slow dance number fazes Armstrong. 25 famous songs with misunderstood meanings 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

There are ballads, swing and gospel — and a pair of Michael Jackson songs. ‘Kind of Blue’ drummer still keeping time as album turns 60 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z

When I later forced him to name some songs he’s actually proud of, he admitted only to ballads, not Ebb’s beloved “screamers.” John Kander’s Major Chord, Undiminished 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z

DM Stith’s rendition of Gabriel Kahane’s folk-mod ballad “Hard Circus Road” was delightful, as was Ms. Shaw’s own performance — this time as a singer — of her setting of three folk songs with string quartet accompaniment. The Shift Festival: A Reincarnation, With Cherry Blossoms 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z

It’s a set of polished slow ballads and hard funk that keeps moving narratively, turning new pages and stepping to higher levels. Ben Ratliff’s Top 10 Albums of 2012 2012-12-12T13:56:01Z

A proper Eurovision ballad - well sung, but not a stand out track for me. of Dilara singing History Repeating for her country's Eurovision selection process is well worth a watch though. Eurovision 2014: Reporter's diary 2014-05-11T11:21:17Z

The rapturous crowd met her up-tempo songs featuring dance routines with equal enthusiasm as her lonely ballads. On Her Biggest Tour Yet, SZA Makes Small Feelings Huge 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z

Their biggest hit was a syrupy power ballad entitled “Honestly,” but their records and live shows were surprisingly heavy, with speedy guitar licks traded off by Michael Sweet and Oz Fox. Hair metal forever! 2012-07-22T01:00:00Z

Mr. Segarra brings a forceful magnetism and swarthy good looks to his performance, although his scruffy singing voice does no favors for ballads with lyrics like this: Review: ‘On Your Feet!’ Rides the Rhythm of the Estefans 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

Considered the foremost artist of Appalachian music, the 84-year-old Stanley will draw on stark ballads and the church music of his youth. New Ralph Stanley album taps hymns, spirituals 2011-02-10T12:40:24Z

The next morning, she and her husband spun the chorus into "All I Need Is You," a gorgeous, Stevie Wonder-style ballad. Erica Campbell of gospel duo Mary Mary follows her own path 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

Favorite cuts: "Rolling in the Deep"; "He Won't Go"; and the ballad of bittersweet closure, "Someone Like You," all cowritten by the singer. What our writers love this week 2011-03-16T22:07:04Z

Leonardo Favio, Argentine Film Director, Dies at 74 Mr. Favio, an Argentine actor, movie director and popular ballad singer, became politically active as his popularity increased. Arts - Television - The New York Times 2012-11-12T21:50:49Z

The ballad is conventionally seen as a parable of man versus machine, but Whitehead was primarily attracted to other themes. Interview: Colson Whitehead 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

Ms. Love’s new songs cling to the 1990s rock of grunge buildups — written with Hole’s lead guitarist, Micko Larkin — and power ballads, with some melodic help from Ms. Perry and Billy Corgan. Music Review: Courtney Love and New Hole Lineup at Terminal 5 2010-04-28T22:45:00Z

These sparse, sulking ballads draw from her acclaimed work on the Big Eyes and Great Gatsby soundtracks, but the ambience is often stronger than the songwriting, and several tracks languish at the five-minute mark. Lana Del Rey’s Cinematic Honeymoon Isn’t So Sweet 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

What that might be is hinted at in a fragment of Mr. Beal’s original song “Blue Escape,” a ballad reminiscent of “Unchained Melody,” that he sings in a fervent folk-gospel tenor. ‘Memphis,’ From Tim Sutton, Mixes Music and Mysticism 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

Unusually, for a ballad, it begins with the classical gesture of evoking the Muse, in this case, of course, the Virgin Mary herself. Poem of the week: A Lament for Our Lady's Shrine at Walsingham 2011-02-23T10:44:17Z

His piano performances are influenced by Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk ballads, gospel hymns and old African songs; they’re placid and persistent, gentle but deep. Enveloping Sound of a Serene Soul 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z

For Mr. McCaslin the turning point was “Firefly,” a ballad dedicated to his wife and set in a rustling, free tempo. Music Review: Donny McCaslin Group at Jazz Standard 2012-12-05T23:06:20Z

He said he received Social Security checks and some royalties from “Memories of El Monte,” a ballad based on the chords for “Earth Angel” that he and Mr. Zappa wrote. Ray Collins of the Mothers of Invention Dies 2012-12-27T07:43:03Z

He also wrote and sang ballads, which he performed with other musicians in the streets at weekends, while working as a forklift driver at a steel factory. Bruno Schleinstein obituary 2010-08-22T18:12:00Z

Ms. Strand’s slim book is part true-crime entertainment, part academic exegesis, part political folk ballad. Books of The Times: ‘Killer on the Road’ by Ginger Strand 2012-09-04T12:00:00Z

She ended her set with “Higa Noboru,” a ballad set to impressionistic piano chords: “I hear the fish calling from the ocean/I hear the birds warning from the sky,” she recited. Music Review | 'We Are Plastic Ono Band': Amid All That Experience, Innocence 2010-02-18T00:28:00Z

Hubby returns to the stage as if he’s just learned something from his spouse, and he buckles down to sing some ballads. When Garth Brooks sings, America still sings along 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z

In places on “Waking Dreams,” which goes in hard for netherworld ballads, you hear slow-moving and almost ambient tones, or what Mr. Dingman calls “washes of sound.” Creating Uncommon Vibes 2011-07-22T20:52:11Z

Suddenly, “You’ll Never Walk Alone” was a forlorn breakup ballad: “Only you, always you, I love you” and so on. ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’: From Broadway Tear-Jerker to Covid-Era Anthem 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z

The title track was a blistering ballad with an indelible beat that was eventually sampled by Lil Wayne. 11 Essential Prince Songs You Should Listen to Right Now 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

It’s a first run-through of a serpentine ballad that begins with Prince coaching the musicians and yields a richly introspective performance that’s by no means tentative. Prince’s Vault Reveals a Brilliant Trove With ‘Sign O’ the Times’ 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z

She neatly twists a knife in “Throwing Good After Bad,” a stately, pensive but resentful piano ballad about being left behind by someone who would always be “Addicted to the rush, the chase, the new.” Brandi Carlile, Larger Than Life and Achingly Human 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z

And “When You Laugh the World Laughs With You” is a sweetly ruminative ballad full of other relationship details, like the fact that Mr. Fine once lost his wedding ring in a swimming hole. Music: Tracy Bonham?s Bumpy Path From Angst to Bliss 2010-07-09T23:45:00Z

The eclectic, audacious score — for vocal soloists, chamber orchestra, rock band — combines angular modernism, ’60s-style rock, echoes of Weill, hints of Edwardian ballads, riffs on Bach chorales and more. Classical Playlist: Bach, Haydn, Seattle Symphony and More 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

Now, I like Metallica but I hate metal ballads, don't you? Metallica: 'War has its purpose' – a classic interview from the vaults 2012-06-06T16:18:00Z

While there are no traditional songs here, there's still a traditional edge to much of the material, from Ralph McTell's gutsy ballad Around the Wild Cape Horn to Leslie's Mercy Bay. Fairport Convention: Festival Bell ? review 2011-04-07T21:30:00Z

The ballad “The Game of Love” drips syrup, and the neo-classical “Within” makes its existential questions sound almost winsome. Album review: Daft Punk, 'Random Access Memories' 2013-05-17T17:59:00Z

The closing This Is Just to Say is an attractive gospelly ballad, and the musicians clearly revel in each other's company. Joe Locke/Geoff Keezer: Signing – review 2012-10-04T20:52:01Z

I didn't even know what the song was about then, but I was always drawn to the slow songs, the ballads, the sad songs. "Come Away With Me" at 20: Norah Jones reflects on "hopeful, romantic" record but won't call it jazz 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z

“The soul of a nation been torn away, and it’s beginnin’ to go into a slow decay,” Dylan sings in the ballad, accompanied by piano, drums and violin. Bob Dylan drops 17-min song inspired by Kennedy assassination 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z

The singer Ryan O’Shaughnessy, representing Ireland, sang a sentimental breakup ballad, “Together,” which featured two male performers dancing and holding hands. China Is Banned From Airing Eurovision After Censoring Performance With Gay Theme 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

Her stage training lends itself to the ballads "Fathers and Daughters" and the folk-leaning "God and Me." Kristin Chenoweth comes home for country album 2011-09-06T12:41:24Z

The album concludes with “Test Me,” an eerie, drumless ballad about a relationship at a breaking point; Ms. Madley Croft admitted that she wrote it about the friendships in the band. The xx Lets the Sunshine In 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z

Although his instrumentals sold in great numbers, Mr. Mack struggled to find chart success with his impassioned late 1960s ballads such as “Why,” “I’ll Keep You Happy” and “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way.” Lonnie Mack, guitarist and singer who influenced blues and rock acts, dies at 74 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

When he finishes singing the ballad “Beautiful City,” he looks both ravenously hopeful and devastated as he tries to envision a radiant future. ‘Godspell’ Review: Musical Theater Rises From the Dead 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z

Stephen Pilgram, a northwest Australian folk singer, sang a few characterless ballads. 'The Reef' concert had a chance to catch a new wave of fans by pairing surf sounds and scenes 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z

At one point, Sylvia and her masters break into a tender trio rendition of "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye," a Cole Porter ballad that expresses the threesome's entwined longings perfectly. 'Sylvia': Canine comedy at Seattle Rep 2011-11-18T21:05:04Z

Without radically changing the character of his music — he still loves ballads, still foregrounds a lonely melody — Mr. Stanko is allowing its balances to shift. Music Review: Tomasz Stanko Quartet at Jazz Standard 2012-06-01T20:54:33Z

The E Street Horns changed the mood, turning the murder ballad "Johnny 99" into a New Orleans-style party. Springsteen revisits Glory Days in London 2013-07-01T06:16:51Z

A funk workout, “Boytrouble,” features guest rappers, and there’s also a promising ballad, “Whitecaps”; unfortunately, Prince handed lead vocals over to 3rdEyeGirl. Prince Releases ‘Art Official Age’ and ‘PlectrumElectrum’ 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

The theater became more popular after Mr. Vysotsky, whose politically charged ballads had earned him a devoted following, joined the troupe. Yuri Lyubimov, Experimental Stage Director, Dies at 97 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z

That song is one of several power ballads in the show, which also interweaves the famous Bill Conti movie theme and even the hit song “Eye of the Tiger” from “Rocky III.” A Hit in Germany, a ‘Rocky’ Musical Aims at Broadway 2012-12-05T17:01:32Z

People in the audience belted out each word of Mr. Henao’s ballads in unison. Ballads Born of Conflict Still Thrive in Colombia 2010-09-04T20:10:00Z

On its face one of Sondheim’s simplest, most hopeful ballads, it is given an arsenic twist because we know how dreams turn to dust. A Sondheim Musical Rolls Back to Life 2012-02-15T16:40:10Z

Her song’s a honey-dripping ballad called “Happily Unhappy” that reaches the pit of your stomach and grips the bottom of your heart. Jam & Lewis Shaped Pop History. They’re Working on Its Future, Too. 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z

Songs like the wintry sauna ballad “Claudia Lewis” or the friendly scavenger hunt of “Year One, One UFO” tickle the memories with an array of wistful sounds. M83's Hurry Up, We're Dreaming: Pure Bedroom Pop 2011-10-18T17:40:47Z

She was at her most insightful when she slowed the pace so that you couldn’t help listening to the words of ballads sung in an unaffected, vibratoless voice. Review: Stacey Kent Shows the Soft Side of Jazz 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

Her feathered, distant alto anchored some of the record’s best tunes — especially her own love ballad, “Nowhere Near,” the first original song she remembers feeling pride in. Yo La Tengo: Indie rock’s standard-bearer is still changing the formula, 30 years in 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

And after Bublé recorded a demo of Paul McCartney’s late-career ballad “My Valentine,” McCartney agreed to produce the version that appears on the record. Michael Bublé Always Finds a Way 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z

“Dream House as Pop Single,” which examines the Aimee Mann ballad “Voices Carry,” is a suggestive but perhaps unnecessary study of how song lyrics might depict domestic abuse. Carmen Maria Machado’s Many Haunted Stories of a Toxic Relationship 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z

Take “Earthly,” a simple ballad on that album. Music From a Distance? Eivind Opsvik Has Been Making It for Years 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z

“Nothing Yet,” one of Mr. Bruton’s songs, is a bittersweet highlight here, a ballad of rueful reflection that doubles as the album’s stealth anthem. New Music: The Dude Sings 2011-08-15T22:07:21Z

Bluesy, brokenhearted ballads, full of tears and betrayal, are his forte: he can moan, rasp and shout or break into falsetto. The Week Ahead: Feb. 20 ? 26 2011-02-17T15:17:47Z

Streisand’s well of deluxe ballads is bottomless, and she eased through many of them — “People,” “Evergreen,” “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” — in an easygoing concert that proved her singular voice is still sturdy and captivating. Streisand at Verizon, still in one-of-a-kind voice 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

But he also plays pop music, which he typically reworks into ballads. Music Match: If You Like Cat Stevens, Try Junip 2013-01-23T15:19:59Z

Years later, Wein remained moved from hearing Dylan sing “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue,” a farewell ballad in more ways than one. George Wein, Newport Jazz Festival co-founder, dies at 95 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z

In those days, he did a lot of ballads, and also did super-fast stuff like “Night Train.” Mick Jagger on James Brown: "I Copied All His Moves" 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

A major thread of Ms. Midler’s complicated persona is an aspiring pop-gospel singer who purposefully infuses ballads with an inspirational fervor. Review: Bette Midler Is Still Naughty and Bawdy, but Reflective, Too 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z

Late last year, he released a mini-album called Bad Debt that was a one-man-and-his-guitar affair, full of sparse motel blues ballads with titles such as Jesus Shot Me in the Head. New band of the day ? No 945: Hiss Golden Messenger 2011-01-13T17:08:26Z

Four decades have passed since such sweet R&B ballads flooded the airwaves, and the distance between then and now makes you nostalgic for a soaring teenage romanticism that has all but disappeared. Review: In ‘Kicks,’ the Promise (and Perils) of Those Air Jordans 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

The two developed a rendition of “Strong Enough,” Crow’s ballad that asks whether a man can hold his own with a powerful woman, that Nicks described as their “‘Landslide’ song” — a heart-tugging crowd-pleaser. The Sheryl Crow You Never Knew 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z

For example, J-Lo told one group that when she’s putting her own concerts together, a ballad might be a nice part of the package. What NBC’s ‘World of Dance’ gets right about dance 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

That one, “Mosaic,” hints at Celtic ballad, Bollywood pop and Ms. Smith’s own imagistic mysticism: “Last night was a rapture in the mosaic sky/ Dropping shards of love.” New Music: New Albums from Patti Smith, Ravi Coltrane and Neneh Cherry 2012-06-18T21:55:59Z

“Never Be the Same,” an airy power ballad about addictive love, is running pop radio right now, as did her infectious, salsa-tinged “Havana” a few months earlier. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

Also known for his rich baritone singing on the traditional Appalachian ballads he popularized, Mr. Watson toured with son Merle until he died at age 36 in a 1985 tractor accident. Guitar legend Doc Watson dies at 89 2012-05-30T00:52:05Z

Even as he clutched the microphone and leaned into driving horn-fueled fare such as "The Fire Down Below," the singer saved his most soulful performances for ballads. Bob Seger full of conviction, energy at United Center 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

He began with a song about a damaged combat soldier, “Sam Stone,” that now ranks among the most searing ballads of the Vietnam War. John Prine Endures, With a Half-Smile and a Song 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z

Flowers says he was "deliberately trying to write ballads" after noticing the bands he looked up to - U2, REM, Radiohead - all had them, but "we didn't have any". The Killers get ready for Battle 2012-09-20T01:37:18Z

The Vancouvers were in Chicago performing in support of that hit, a ballad about an interracial relationship, and the Jackson 5 were on the same bill. Bobby Taylor, Soul Singer Who Helped the Jackson 5, Dies 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

Dressed in a sparkling red dress, Adele performed the ballad from the middle of the audience on a round platform in front of a piano. Adele Explains Technical Issues During 'All I Ask' Performance 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z

Black opened the tribute with a ballad for Ferrell, a take on Queen’s “We Will Rock You” entitled “Will Will Rock You”—a sentiment shared by all who followed. On The Scene With Mark Twain Prize Honoree Will Ferrell 2011-10-24T15:04:24Z

Between the ballads, Silk Sonic switches to funk. Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Revisit Vintage Luxury as Silk Sonic 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

He visited a little village, where an elderly railway guard sang seven ballads for him. A sonata in two movements 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

Lauper's catchy, pop-rock 15-song soundtrack ranges from the ballad "I'm Not My Father's Son" to the pulsating "The Sex Is in the Heel" and the disco "Raise You Up/Just Be." 'Kinky Boots' wins Tony Award for best musical 2013-06-10T03:05:09Z

He called for the standard “Autumn in New York,” one of the ballads Parker played best. Music Review: Charlie Parker Jazz Festival at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem 2012-08-26T22:08:27Z

At the end of the six-month recording process, Garrett got another call: to write a ballad for the album’s last track. Bad 25: Spike Lee's Thrilling Tribute to the Michael Jackson Album 2012-08-31T18:02:26Z

Although she gave her all to “If He Walked Into My Life,” she failed to invest much depth in this most operatic of Herman ballads. Music Review: ‘The Prince and the Show Boy’ at 54 Below 2012-08-22T22:21:39Z

He knows that most people wish he'd stuck to the ballads. Scott Walker: Brother beyond 2012-11-23T19:28:49Z

After that, into a sequence of mawkish ballads in which Rihanna pushes herself to the edges of her voice — and why flex here on the album’s blandest fare? Is a Rihanna album without hits still a Rihanna album? 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

A tune that started like a delicately harmonized jazz ballad became a labyrinthine harmonic tease, with each potential resolution flowering into a new episode instead. Music Review: After Hints Of Genius, A Muse Is Expelled 2011-01-17T22:30:26Z

Soon there's a song called My Blood, a lugubrious piano ballad whose conventionality is unconvincingly masked by the odd tribal drum feint. Haim; Ellie Goulding – review 2012-09-29T23:05:37Z

Earlier in the fall, Stephen Colbert showed just how tall an order that is, when he was reduced to tears after Parton burst into a ballad a cappella during their televised interview. Mariah! Dolly! Carrie! 2020 Can’t Quarantine This Cheer 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z

She performed for decades in supper clubs and cabarets, and in 2000 recorded a set of ballads and standards, “All the Love.” Fran Jeffries, an Actress Who Performed a Sexy Samba in ‘The Pink Panther,’ Dies at 79 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z

His surprising opening track transforms "Human Nature" from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" into a jazz ballad — as Miles Davis did previously — embellishing the catchy melody with percussive chordal playing that gradually builds in intensity. 9 of the year's best overlooked albums 2011-01-07T22:04:04Z

What I heard operated on two settings: nasty funk and wine-dark ballads. Music Review: The Hammond B-3 Lion Roars, Backed by His Pride 2010-12-31T22:40:24Z

He will be performing , a track that caters for a plethora of music fans thanks to its journey from ballad to dubstep and back again. Eurovision 2014: The ones to watch 2014-05-06T07:49:54Z

“Lady Cobra” feels more like a short segue that would have gelled between ballads on American Idiot or 21st Century Breakdown, but on its own accord, it’s a burner that never boils. Green Day Tries To One-Up Themselves on ¡Dos! 2012-11-13T16:30:46Z

Their songs are sometimes like "trad arr" ballads, other times brilliantly poppy or plain weird. New band of the day ? No 891: Tristram 2010-10-20T16:14:00Z

Avant's seventh album arrives just in time for Valentine's Day: It's full of ballads and seductive tracks that highlight the R&B performer's singing and songwriting skills. Review: Avant has an R&B goodie with 7th album 2013-02-04T13:30:13Z

Of the clutch of new songs, there’s the gloriously funky-EDM “I Believe in Santa,” the trop-pop “Naughty List,” the sad violin ballad “Christmas Got Me Blue” and the gleeful “Christmas Party.” Get in the holiday mood with Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z

Companion ballad “Big Girls Cry” is another song about a depressive party girl, a Sia sub­specialty, that jackhammers its message when a chisel might do. With ‘1000 Forms of Fear,’ Sia goes from hired gun to reluctant pop star

So I said to my pianist, “Do you think there’s any way we could make this into a jazz ballad?” Molly Ringwald Talks About the Most Embarrassing Part of Filming 'The Breakfast Club' 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z

That the sweeping, moody ballad sung by Midler went on to score two Grammy Awards and become a chart-topper is proof, many psychologists might argue, of the human desire to feel a range of emotions. 'The Fault in Our Stars' adds new power to films' 'tear-jerker' label 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z

Some of their best-known recordings were updates of foreboding antediluvian ballads like “In the Pines” and “Knoxville Girl.” Charlie Louvin, Country Singer, Dies at 83 2011-01-26T17:23:00Z

It carries the thrill of this indie-rock-guitar player pushing into synth pop and piano ballads — and writing her best songs, with unflinching lyrics about failed/failing relationships. S makes ‘Cool Choices' and King Tuff casts a ‘Black Magic Spell' | New recordings 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

It ends with Out of My Mind Just in Time, a 10-minute closer that starts as a fairly boring ballad but gradually unravels into the tripped-out weirdness on which New Amerykah Part One was founded. Erykah Badu: New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh | CD review 2010-04-01T14:35:00Z

The hits, from “Moment 4 Life” to “Starships,” dominated the first part of the show, which was divided into three distinct portions, focusing on hip-hop, dance pop and ballads. Concert review: Nicki Minaj at Chicago Theatre 2012-07-17T05:51:00Z

His grandmother’s death fueled the lyrics behind his breakthrough anthem, the pop ballad “Someone You Loved,” which is currently No. 3 on Billboard’s all-genre Hot 100 chart and No. 1 on Top 40 radio. Someone to love: Rising Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

For the tender ballad “August Winds,” though, his voice returned to its natural, silvery tenor. Talking Ships With Sting 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z

Tonight's opener, The Rain, sets the tone: on her second album it's a lightweight acoustic ballad; here, it's transformed into a modal funk workout that rumbles and fizzes while maintaining its sense of restraint. Melody Gardot – review 2013-04-03T17:55:09Z

On “Alien Inside,” a demented guitar power ballad, the featured vocalist Shirley Manson of Garbage chants: “Remember the post human celestial sparkle/A mutant faith/A mutant faith/Your dignity.” Arca Once Made Electronic Music. Now She Builds Worlds. 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

On this album she strives to connect, in her accented English — and not only on a lovelorn ballad like “I Should Care” but also on sprightlier fare like “Nutty,” the Thelonious Monk tune. Music: A Style Lasting Beyond a Lifetime 2010-08-27T22:50:00Z

"She will forever be remembered for her timeless ballad 'At Last,' and a powerful voice that will echo around the world for generations to come," academy president Neil Portnow said in a statement. Blues singer Etta James dies at 73 2012-01-21T01:55:50Z

Liberties are definitely taken: the intro to one melancholy ballad was unmistakably the guitar intro to Aerosmith’s “Dream On.” Review | Chicago’s Hypocrites bring ‘Pinafore’ to D.C. in their jammies 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

But because his intensely romantic ballads straddled two worlds — traditional pop and country-flavored Southern California rock — Mr. Webb found himself on the far side of a generation gap. Music: Jimmy Webb Sings on ?Just Across the River? 2010-07-18T02:31:00Z

In the title track, an elegant acoustic ballad, she bids adieu to her fans. Janis Ian Lets Her Music Speak Her Mind (One Last Time) 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z

“Little Bubble,” a devastating new ballad, sits squarely in the category of depression. The Playlist: Ed Sheeran Returns With a Foot in the Past and an Eye on the Future 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z

Instead it keeps nudging poor Nazaret on from one place to the next, ticking off the locations he visits like some endless country and western ballad. Venice film festival: thunder clouds and silver linings 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z

For “25,” which in addition to Adele’s trademark heartbreak ballads includes weary meditations on aging, it took just over three days of the sales week to surpass ’N Sync’s record. Adele’s ‘25’ Sells Record-Shattering 3.38 Million Copies 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

Remember the musical episode of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” when a demon came to town and made everyone sing ballads and patter songs? On TV’s New Musicals, Every Episode Is Opening Night 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z

Several journalists simply couldn't understand how we could do a rock song like Ivy Ivy Ivy one minute and a slow ballad, using just a voice and slide guitar, the next. Bobby Gillespie: 'The whole rock scene is a joke' – an interview from the vaults 2013-02-27T16:05:42Z

Stripping songs to their essence was a rewarding and revealing approach, but it did cause the set to sag at times, as baroque ballads blurred into one another. Tori Amos at Constitution Hall: Playing to the house, to wild success

Here he is on old American ballads: “Folk music had an enormous impact on American history, causing the North to win the Civil War documentary by Ken Burns.” Books of The Times: ?Holidays in Heck,? by P. J. O?Rourke - Review 2011-11-29T23:13:18Z

They made zippy trifles and teen ballads about girls, sun, cars, fun and loneliness — pierced by Brian Wilson's falsetto voice. Beach Boys still singing like angels 2012-07-12T18:48:16Z

“For the Rest of My Life” is a ballad that recounts how he fell in love with Ms. Patton when he was 15. Robin Thicke, a Romantic, Has a Naughty Hit 2013-07-21T16:14:52Z

And Mr. Lopez, known for his satirical chops, wanted to try his hand at a Disney ballad. Oscar-Nominated Songs With Familiar Composers 2014-02-19T22:59:00Z

His numerous hits over the years include romantic ballads like "Mandy" and "Looks Like We Made It." Barry Manilow says coming out as gay is 'a beautiful experience' 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

Best of all, there's the title track, which starts as a lament for football fans in a dreadful season, and develops into a powerful ballad about hope in the face of disaster. Megson: The Longshot 2010-06-03T21:30:00Z

In April, he released “A Beautiful Soul,” a saccharine power ballad with an accompanying music video that looks like something produced in a high-school film class. Your week in Seattle music: Mötley Crüe, Chris Isaak and more 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z

The highlight of the first set, however, is “Far Away,” an original ballad that slowly swells into an explosion of intimate passion. The spontaneous magic of Gov't Mule in concert: "We feel more comfortable on stage than anywhere" 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z

Ramona Gonzalez still hovers under the radar, despite being a gifted songwriter with a knack for reconfiguring the smoothest sounds of 1980s rock ballads and 1990s R&B into alluring new shapes. Best albums of 2012: 40-21 2012-11-26T13:15:15Z

And just when you think Mosshart is the queen of cold stares, she unleashes the vulnerable ballad "The Last Goodbye," etched with the type of vulnerability that doesn't usually translate on a big stage. Lollapalooza Day 1 in review 2011-08-06T06:57:00Z

"Hope" and "Protest" are two half-hours that take the point of view of movements and against thousands of ballads to detectives. On TV, protesters are faceless rabble while cops are bestowed with humanity 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

But when Kristofferson, now 80, sang many of those very ballads at Washington’s Warner Theatre on Thursday night, there was a fresh urgency on his tired breath. Review | A Kris Kristofferson concert that felt like a goodbye 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

“Sometimes I felt she was right at the essence of expression. She definitely developed a new way of writing ballads. The weight and the space and the silence that she evokes.” Annette Peacock Has Been Improvising Music for 7 Decades. Her Life, Too. 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z

Circe’s emotional growth is as epic as any Greek ballad and reveals the natural strength of women — goddesses or mortals. Review | The weirdly specific mixtape Vol. 2: Close encounters of the tentacled kind 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

His megahits “Con Te Partir” and “The Prayer” are an outgrowth of that tradition, as are, in a way, all the highly melodic and fully orchestrated Italian pop ballads of the last four decades. Music Review: Andrea Bocelli in Concert at Barclays Center 2012-12-07T22:43:16Z

From the title, Ms. Grande’s first new song since the attack — “No Tears Left to Cry” — would seem to be a ballad about emotional exhaustion and the long toll of trauma. The Playlist: Prince’s Own ‘Nothing Compares 2 U,’ and 12 More New Songs 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z

She had a bigger range and better vocal technique than Mr. Phillips, rarely singing off key or sliding into a note, and she excelled at power ballads like Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.” ArtsBeat: Phillip Phillips Wins 'American Idol,' Beating Out Jessica Sanchez 2012-05-24T03:19:45Z

Students read poems and diary entries, and sang guitar ballads. Generation LGBTQIA 2013-01-09T21:10:18Z

On this album, their most striking song is the most restrained: “After You Fall,” a touching ballad that promises unwavering devotion, with a long stretch of only piano and voice. Review: Janet Jackson’s ‘Unbreakable’ Focuses on Love Outside the Bedroom 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z

One of Garland’s secrets of how to deliver a ballad, he said, was to smile while singing it. Review: Michael Feinstein’s Holiday Ode to Judy Garland 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z

Roberts specializes in folk-flavored rock — the titular track of his latest album, “Lemonade,” may remind you of one of Paul Simon’s catchy ballads — which means that many parents like him, too. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

Her forte remains the scorned-woman ballad, and over the course of Woman to Woman she ranges through suspicion, frustration and anger, her voice as heavy with emotion as ever. Keyshia Cole: Woman to Woman – review 2012-11-29T23:00:01Z

The whole journey comes to a close with an original ballad titled “The Bond,” which slowly builds from a chiming soliloquy to a sweeping, bittersweet grandeur. The Playlist: AlunaGeorge Says No and Radiohead Says Goodnight 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

Be it country, R&B or gospel, Ray Charles knew how to put his own spin on well-worn classics, turning them into bluesy ballads with soulful piano at the center. 15 Fresh Takes on a Classic Tradition: The Holiday Album 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z

But these same years have offered galvanizing examples of mutual care and aid, a mode echoed in the ballad “No One Is Alone,” which argues for support and understanding despite differences. ‘Into the Woods’ Review: Some Enchanted Evening 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z

Her version of the Tom Waits ballad “Drunk on the Moon,” infused it a dreamy Beat euphoria reminiscent of Rickie Lee Jones. Music Review: Lightens My Sadness, She Livens My Days 2010-10-06T22:21:00Z

But Hurts claim their sound is actually inspired by an early-90s Italian genre called disco lento, which according to its Wikipedia page, featured "heavily electronic, slow emotional ballads". Hurts: Happiness 2010-09-02T14:29:00Z

Yes, that vague ballad of nothing is just like the first song of so many musicals, when the heroine must declare her yearning for . . . something or other. How "M3GAN" weaponizes music 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z

Brooks won the Academy Award for best original song for the 1977 Debby Boone ballad "You Light Up My Life" and directed a movie of the same name. Songwriter Brooks apparently kills himself in NYC 2011-05-23T00:28:08Z

And Mr. Blankson-Wood delivers a reflective ballad with silken authority, but also rips into the slashing up-tempo songs with a flair that recalls any number of great black R&B stars. Review: In ‘The Total Bent,’ a Father-Son Rift and a Sensational Score 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z

Jacky, a muted Walker-does-Brel piano ballad, is achingly beautiful; so is Hailstones, in which a drug addict hallucinates the voice of God. The Tiger Lillies ? review 2011-07-21T17:17:28Z

He takes a lot of trouble writing rockers, whereas most people who do rockers just think that any kind of all-purpose boogie is enough, and they'll write tunes for the ballads. Nick Hornby's favourite music – a classic interview from the vaults 2013-07-10T10:11:50Z

It’s a gorgeously brutal ballad about opioid addiction, an epidemic currently making big headlines — and it captures Clark at her best, humanizing a silent struggle that’s too often shrouded in shame. Is Brandy Clark the most empathetic storyteller in country music? 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z

His program powerfully concluded, Mr. Gunn quickly provided “The Parting Glass,” an Irish folk ballad, as an encore — “to keep all of you from thinking that I’m depressed,” he said. Music Review: Nathan and Julie Gunn With Pacifica Quartet at Zankel Hall 2013-04-24T21:51:23Z

And it similarly mixes musical styles, putting airy pop songs next to throbbing dance-rock jams and ballads such as "Tightrope," an elegy for two out-of-synch lovers. Kelly Clarkson: 'Before this, it was Kelly Clarkson the man-hater' 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

In a gold sequined dress and with a dark beard, she performed “Rise Like a Phoenix,” a power ballad fit for the opening credits of a Bond movie, and secured the top prize. Conchita Wurst, Threatened With Blackmail, Reveals H.I.V. Status 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z

At the Beacon, she was backed by a rock band — including three members of Nação Zumbi, a renowned band from Recife — and a string quartet, sharing burnished arrangements in a set that relied on ballads. Music Review: Marisa Monte Performs at the Beacon Theater 2013-06-27T21:44:04Z

His website on Irish historical myths pores over surviving evidence and concludes she is just a usefully rhyming stock ballad character. Tart with a cart? Older song shows Dublin's Molly Malone in new light 2010-07-18T16:48:00Z

The audience in Copenhagen cheered loudly, and the bookmakers see her grandiose ballad "Rise Like a Phoenix" as a runner-up. Conflict follows Russia, Ukraine into Eurovision song contest 2014-05-09T13:45:02Z

In the early 1980s he moved to Paris, where he produced ballads in Lingala and pop versions of the rumba, more accessible to a Western audience that was increasingly eager for exotic “World” music. The king of the rumba 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

It was a beautiful ballad, the chords all fit together.” Los Lobos' songwriting team a 40-year conversation 2011-11-16T01:11:00Z

The singer who performs half his ballads in Spanish. Idol Watch: America’s Next Top Balladeer? 2013-03-08T17:59:06Z

For about forty-five minutes, the two of them played through a repertoire of country songs, ballads, a fiddle tune, and intricate instrumentals that they had either written or arranged. Listening to Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

He brings some of those details into his songs: “Naleigh Moon” is a touching ballad for his daughter, while “Baby Blue Eyes” less charmingly concerns his wife. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-03-21T22:23:57Z

On the Weeknd’s earliest recordings, you could hear a tremble in Tesfaye’s falsetto — tiny quivers of uncertainty that made his glamorous ballads feel perilous. What does it mean when the Weeknd hits a high note? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z

“The worst is far behind us now,” Mr. Wade promises on “Aftermath,” a piano ballad fortified with military drums and a gospel choir. New Music: Big Boi’s ‘Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors,’ and Lifehouse 2012-12-10T23:17:11Z

The rock star best known for the ballad "Beth" is participating in a walkathon for the American Cancer Society next month near his home at the Jersey Shore. Ex-Kiss drummer raising money for cancer research 2010-09-17T16:56:00Z

It's just an emotional Johnny Cash-Bob Dylan ballad; it's not a song you would dance to. A Minute With: Director David O. Russell on music in film 2013-11-06T11:08:41Z

On “Hold No Guns,” a spare acoustic ballad, he sings: “Darling, though you may pretend that you are selfless/You break with but the slightest bend and it leaves you lost and helpless.” Review: Death Cab for Cutie’s ‘Kintsugi’ 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

Those complaints, though, are insignificant when set against the whole: an album by a British guitar band who want to win a huge audience without writing chantalongs for the drinkers' crowd, or lowest-emotional-common-denominator piano ballads? Foals: Holy Fire – review 2013-02-07T15:30:01Z

It combines mournful ballads with more upbeat rhythms and a Latin American influence. Cape Verde singer Cesaria Evora ends career at 70 2011-09-23T11:46:09Z

Taylor Swift and Keith Urban guest on the closing power ballad, “Highway Don’t Care,” another potential single on an album that runneth over with possibilities. Tim McGraw launches ‘Two Lanes of Freedom’ 2013-02-04T23:45:22Z

There’s even a ballad written by One Direction’s Harry Styles. What problem? Ariana Grande is new princess of pop 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

This peculiarity that we are now experiencing, the nearest thing to a world war, is the key theme in many of Shakespeare’s plays and Jacobean dramas, of old ballads, apocalyptic paintings and morality tales. Paul Theroux Recalls a Fear-Filled Lockdown 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z

Ostensibly about a lover, the emotional ballad also serves as a kiss-off to any lingering haters: "I love the woman that I became." Kelly Clarkson Delivers Soul and Sass to 'Meaning of Life' 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

And in “Monsters,” a reverberating ballad with a sputtering double time undercurrent, he’s trying to reassure a child — or possibly himself — that the “monsters in your head” aren’t real. Dave Matthews Band’s Grown-Up View of Love and Dread 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z

There was a sequence of songs from “The Wizard of Oz” that were sung by Dorothy’s partners on the Yellow Brick Road, and a medley of Garland ballads. Review: Michael Feinstein’s Holiday Ode to Judy Garland 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z

It has given an essentially local tale – Robin's banditry somewhere in northern England – a context never intended in the 15th-century ballads on which the Robin Hood mythos is based. Looking for Robin 2010-04-14T07:00:00Z

“Green Tea Farm,” the strongest of several ballads in the set, gradually moved from ceremonial impressionism to a gospel-haunted rumble, nodding at Ray Charles. 2010-01-30T05:29:00Z

Even if it’s a ballad, it’s going to happen. William Brittelle?s Return to His Voice and Vision 2010-08-01T02:00:00Z

Newspapers often published poems and ballads in those days. The National Anthem’s Path to Fame Began With Little Fanfare 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z

As for Mr. Wilson he contributes one chirpy, boppish tune — “Don Knotts,” after the actor whose cadences it deftly mimics — along with an imploring ballad and a coolly fervent homage. Playlist: New CDs: Albatrosh, Trio M, Charlie Haden and Hank Jones 2012-01-06T17:00:00Z

There is a manic quality in Ward’s music best exemplified on the road trip-ready rocker “Watch the Show” and the whiskey drunk piano ballad “Crawl After You.” M. Ward's A Wasteland Companion: The Folk-Rocker Delivers Again 2012-04-10T10:45:04Z

Another Po’ Girl song, “Corner Talk,” drew on conversations with a local sex worker; Russell recast it for her solo album as “All of the Women,” a stark, modal banjo ballad. Allison Russell Faces Her Past in Song 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z

None of the seven finalists proved a particularly good fit for the Jackson songbook, though one, the teenager Drew, at least made things interesting by turning “Billie Jean” into a sort of ballad. ArtsBeat Blog: 'X Factor' Watch: It's Michael Jackson Week. Oh Dear. 2011-12-01T13:14:42Z

In 2011 she became a legitimate Internet sensation on the strength of her brooding piano ballad “Video Games.” Lana Del Rey’s Cinematic Honeymoon Isn’t So Sweet 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

But her potential first single, a pop ballad called "Change Nothing," fell flat with the judges, bringing tears to the eyes of the young singer. Power ballad Sanchez vs. "genius" Phillips on "Idol" 2012-05-23T02:11:30Z

Cocker, whose party-hearty lifestyle became the stuff of legend in rock circles, tempered his behavior as his career progressed, and he scored a pair of notable ballad hits. Singer Joe Cocker dies at age 70 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

The hypnotic ballad “Libration,” which explains the wobble of the moon as it waxes and wanes, has been fact-checked by two astronomers. The Scan: How Animals Think and Harmonic Stars 2014-03-31T21:22:13Z

“No Man” bemoans an emotionally distant partner in a moody, time-warped ballad, layering electronic percussion and mournful strings. On Her Debut Album, Olivia Dean Is Already Pushing Ahead 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z

Live performances are the bread and butter of Colombia’s ballad singers, since pirated CDs of their songs have eroded their income. Ballads Born of Conflict Still Thrive in Colombia 2010-09-04T20:10:00Z

The closing song "Here Lies Carl Mays" is the band's best yet, an acoustic ballad about the Yankee who threw the only fatal pitch in big-league history. New CD by the Baseball Project touches some Seattle bases 2011-03-03T05:10:34Z

Then, in the season finale, budget cuts are slamming shut government departments throughout Pawnee, and Leslie battles to rescue a children's concert by recruiting Andy, despite his newest ballad being entitled Sex Hair. TV highlights 12/06/2013 2013-06-12T06:00:03Z

“It is not wealth to have more than others,” this 38-year-old singer-songwriter intones on “It,” a serene and unsettling ballad from his new album, “Mangy Love.” Cass McCombs: Imagine Beckett as a Cranky Singer-Songwriter 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

An atmospheric ballad celebrated the bravery of a love-shocked Italian immigrant, climbing aboard a steamer while pregnant with the singer's mother. Edinburgh fringe theatre roundup 2012-08-11T23:05:48Z

They started gently, with Núñez playing dance tunes and exquisite, swirling Celtic ballads, choosing from an array of wooden whistles on a table by his side. Carlos Núñez, Philip Pickett and Musicians of the Globe – review 2013-02-03T18:50:33Z

With the celebrated songwriter Johnny Mercer as a mentor — Mr. Mercer tutored him at his Hollywood guesthouse in the early ’70s — Mr. Masser began composing ballads with epic sweep. Michael Masser, Composer Who Wrote Hits for Whitney Houston, Dies at 74 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z

While Brown might be eager to tackle more mature themes and simulate street swagger, he appeared most natural crooning low-key ballads and gentle R&B numbers. Review: A puzzling, frustrating Chris Brown 2011-09-24T13:48:00Z

To start the symposium, a jazz band plays classic Cuban ballads. Can one man’s Cuban road trip fix 56 years of cultural disconnect? 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

The foundation of her music, which is most obvious in “You Should Know Where I’m Coming From,” is Fiona Apple’s somber, slow-chorded piano ballads, full of heartache, accusation, self-doubt and inward rage. Albums From Banks, Lee Brice and Matthew Shipp 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

In its original incarnation, on the most recent Coldplay album, “Everglow” is a piano ballad tastefully padded with sonic accouterments: electric bass, pealing guitars, stark and unobtrusive drums. The Playlist: The xx Return in a Brighter Mood 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z

After meeting frequent collaborator Jimmy Napes through his seventh and current manager Elvin Smith, the two crafted the aching ballad "Lay Me Down," which was inspired by a friend's deceased grandparents. Sam Smith isn't afraid to tell it like it is 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

Tuesday in the Hall With Stephen “Attend the score of ‘Sweeney Todd,’ ” Nathan Lane said, tweaking the lyric to the ballad that opens the masterpiece musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler. Music Review: Philharmonic’s ‘Symphonic Sondheim’ at Avery Fisher Hall 2013-01-30T23:29:07Z

James, 73, best known for the blues ballad "At Last," was taken to the hospital near her home in Riverside, east of Los Angeles, earlier this week because she was struggling to breathe. Etta James on breathing machine in Calif. hospital 2011-12-23T19:34:37Z

“Black Lake,” a music video projected onto two large screens in a specially constructed theater, is a breakup ballad in surround sound. Matthew Barney, Artist and Ex-Boyfriend, Gets Museum Show in Los Angeles 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z

Vargas's raw, rasping voice and intimate arrangements stripped down well-known rancheras, boleros, revolutionary ballads and tangos to leave them as haunting laments, punctuated by waves of tenderness and bitter irony. Chavela Vargas 2012-08-12T14:13:26Z

One of the first songs they did was a short piano ballad featuring just Lennon, White and an old Beatles acquaintance named Klaus Voormann on bass guitar. Yes drummer Alan White, a longtime Seattle-area resident, reminisces about recording ‘Imagine’ with John Lennon 50 years ago 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z

And yet, epic ballads that work perfectly when performed in front of a choir and a waterfall of pyrotechnics are swiftly becoming the band's forte, as shown again on new single, Opposite. Biffy Clyro - Opposite: New music 2013-05-15T06:00:16Z

It’s a gripping ballad about her mother’s cancer treatment called “Soon You’ll Get Better.” Taylor Swift's 'Lover' album review: The pop star keeps getting older without growing up - The Washington Post 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

And in the encore there was a new ballad, “Silent Treatment,” which Ms. Bryan sang gently, backed only by Mr. Dafydd on acoustic guitar. Music Review: The Joy Formidable at Terminal 5 2012-04-01T18:50:59Z

During the 1970s, Ashford and Simpson continued to supply songs to other performers, including one of their most enduring ballads, I'm Every Woman. Nickolas Ashford obituary 2011-08-23T14:25:23Z

On ballads, he added, “he moves through light, almost diaphanous lines that gain in strength through their rhythmic flow and increasing melodic exposition.” John Abercrombie, Lyrical Jazz Guitarist, Dies at 72 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z

Charles Aznavour's What Makes a Man – a moving ballad about a drag performer – is beautifully sung. Marc Almond ? review 2010-11-23T21:29:00Z

It's the only Eurovision entry to go down the dubstep route this year but it takes a while to get there - you have to make do with a ballad for most of the track. Eurovision 2014: Reporter's diary 2014-05-11T11:21:17Z

More focused is a "Lion King"-like parade to the sweet ballad "Ben." Cirque's Jackson tribute an exhausting spectacle 2011-11-10T21:13:04Z

The ballads I've heard since childhood, like Fair and Tender Ladies, Barbara Allen, Knoxville Girl, make up the standard bluegrass tunes I first played. Folk's man of mystery: is Cecil Sharp a folk hero or villain? 2011-03-24T22:30:02Z

It might have been when you were having a hard day and clicked over to stream Tracy Chapman’s soulful ballad from 1988. Perspective | Tracy Chapman’s ‘Fast Car’ is a beautiful ballad. This 33-minute cover version takes it to a whole new place. 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z

Sade’s speaking voice is even lower than the husky alto in her songs, the elegantly subdued ballads that have sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. 2010-02-06T00:53:00Z

Sweden's flexed pixieish power as she hammered on drums and poured out her frustrations in grandiose -like break-up songs, then demonstrated a lush ballad voice on a staggering cover of the Drifters' "Please Stay." Lollapalooza closes on high note 2011-08-08T02:22:00Z

Gone, for the most part, are the haunting piano ballads, and in their place are looser musical expositions that display her deft songcraft. Joan As Police Woman: The Deep Field ? review 2011-01-20T23:40:00Z

It would be easy to dismiss this beloved inspirational ballad as a greeting-card homily. Music Review: Amanda McBroom at the Café Carlyle 2013-02-04T23:19:36Z

It’s just guitar and voice, Angel Olsen picking slow, tentative arpeggios like the skeleton of a soul ballad as she sing about the aftermath of a heartbreak. Mariah Carey Calls for Action, and 12 More New Songs 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z

For “Top Gun,” Lady Gaga performed “Hold My Hand,” an emotional power ballad. ‘Naatu Naatu’ From ‘RRR’ Wins Best Original Song 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z

There was platinum party anthem “Somethin’ Bout a Truck,” the deceptively soulful “Beer Money” and the quiet ballad “Hey Pretty Girl.” Country star Kip Moore weathers the Nashville storm to make a comeback 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

It's both a striking contrast from her stylized pop-EDM releases of the late-aughts and a shift in tone from last week's lead single "Praying," an emotionally raw ballad about overcoming obstacles. Kesha's New Single Proves She's Finding Joy in Music Again 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z

A ballad starts where a ballad starts and This is the start of Prudencia Hart’s.” ArtsBeat: Postcard from Edinburgh: Getting in Early to a Fringe Favorite 2011-08-05T19:49:09Z

From the past, she echoed girl groups and pre-rock orchestral ballads, and slipped old song titles into her lyrics, as well as photo-archived images — particularly from Hollywood — into her videos. Review: Lana Del Rey Wonders ‘Is It the End of America?’ on Her New Album 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z

But the score’s variety — it draws on hymns, marches and several ballad styles — is its saving grace. Music Review: Manhattan Chamber Orchestra at Symphony Space 2012-06-28T21:08:15Z

It’s called “New Year’s Day,” and it’s a modest ballad about that gust of clarity that always seems to arrive the morning after. Review | It’s Taylor Swift’s world. The rest of us just go insane in it. 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z

"Lay," for example, is the most slippery of verbs – and it's a noun, too, of course, meaning a ballad or song. Poem of the week: The Bridal Morn 2012-10-08T10:58:47Z

Rawal remarked that he used to perform the ballad around Kumaon at all-night festivals, but that they were rare events these days. Following a Folk Tale Through the Himalayas 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z

It was a concert of murder ballads and pleas for redemption, tall tales and tales of sorrow. Music Review: Kindred Spirits, Young and Mature 2010-10-21T22:10:00Z

Compared to Mix's stripped-down "Posse" — drum machines, vocals, and that's it — Macklemore's music was a new hybrid: soft rock piano ballads reformatted as heavy hip-hop anthems, laced with horns and other live instrumentation. Concert review: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis at the Showbox 03/05/11 2011-03-06T22:30:28Z

It’s a songbook of tremendous range — including but hardly limited to thunderous pronouncements, shining hymns, gentle ballads and vaudeville-style “character” tunes. Music Review: Brooklyn Art Song Society at Galapagos Art Space - Review 2012-01-15T23:12:38Z

He played peacefully when moving through dissonance, and when he constructed a ballad phrase, his investment was lingering and extraordinary, as if the purpose were nothing less than to play the greatest ballad phrase ever. Masabumi Kikuchi, Playing Peacefully Through the Dissonance 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z

Like American idol contestants investing an awful ballad with emotion, Claire Danes and Damian Lewis managed to find the heart in the most jury-rigged scenarios. Homeland Watch: Casualty of War 2013-12-16T14:06:19Z

Self-pity won’t float a ballad if the vocalist doesn’t sound genuinely wounded. No Grammys for old men! And don’t let these millennials win, either. 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

Although the ballad does not mention Houston by name, there is little question of who it is about. Bobby Brown to release Whitney Houston tribute song 2012-05-18T10:05:00Z

It always seems to me, I suggest, that those ballads were a primitive form of psychoanalysis, a way of releasing the collective unconsciousness, with a bit of self-help and cognitive therapy thrown in. Alasdair Roberts: 'I've always been drawn to heavy, big old ballads' 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z

At National Sawdust, he will perform an intimate augmented solo set that asks audiences to “reconcile untuned guitar noise and ballad singing.” Pop & Rock Listings for Oct. 7-13 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

The score embraces ballads, an Andrews Sisters-like trio, and a song, “Keep It Gay,” written well before that title was deployed by Mel Brooks some decades later in a different context for “The Producers.” Theater Review: In the City of Second Chances 2010-10-19T11:34:00Z

So I thought I should make an album of piano ballads, possibly with saxophone. Gruff Rhys: 'I've been trying to build a hotel out of shampoo bottles' 2011-02-06T00:06:04Z

All the wild joy and blurred grief that animates Young Thug’s extraordinary discography resides quietly inside this song — a sober ballad about diamonds, kangaroos, life and death. Perspective | Best music of 2019: Lana Del Rey sings lullabies about the end of America 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z

An attempt at a falsetto soul ballad appears out of place. Dave Matthews Band Caravan music reviews 2011-07-08T05:00:00Z

An “Unplugged” highlight is the Wyatt-penned “Once,” a weary ballad about life catching up with you. Liam Gallagher Gets His ‘MTV Unplugged’ Moment 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z

She proves it with the ballad How, from new album What We Saw from the Cheap Seats, which is only a crescendo away from Christina Aguilera territory – but where's the fun in that? Regina Spektor – review 2012-07-03T12:22:57Z

Ray describes a lovelorn ballad sung by Tom and his friends as “depressing as hell.” Review: Songs Say What a Family Can’t in ‘Sundown, Yellow Moon’ 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

It might also explain why continuity and generational wisdom formed another sturdy spine in the show, as when Mr. Mellencamp prefaced “Longest Days,” one of his most elegant ballads, with a reminiscence of his grandmother. Review: John Mellencamp, Still Defiant, at the Apollo Theater 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

Played quietly, like a Beatles ballad, it’s brave enough to set bravado aside. Critics? Choice: New CDs: New CDs 2011-01-10T22:51:16Z

The 70-year-old soul legend then performed a rendition of the spiritual ballad Deep River. Hamlisch remembered at memorial 2012-09-19T10:05:40Z

That gravel in her voice hewed to both dark R&B jams and gruff ballads. Kat Dahlia hasn’t landed on an exact sound, but she has an actual voice 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

There will be holiday songs but the emphasis will be on hard-core swing and expansive ballads. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Dec. 4-10 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

It could grow incantatory, as it did in the tolling ballad “Oh Comely.” Music Review: Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel at BAM - Review 2012-01-20T23:56:50Z

Nova Y. Payton sings some long, gorgeous phrases in the bluesy ballad “Mean to Me,” but then the finish overcooks the melodrama. Review | Signature’s ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’ ’ takes a while to get jazzed up 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z

As Cheyenne Jackson closed his eyes and crooned “Falling Slowly” with an unwavering intensity on Tuesday evening at Café Carlyle, this great ballad from “Once” never sounded more profound and mysterious. Cheyenne Jackson at Café Carlyle 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

But introspective, powerful ballads dominate as these historical figures grapple with a variety of urges and temptations. Monsters take the stage in a new Gothic musical and a delayed play 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z

They have regrouped for a second album, “Magic Ship,” with intimate, close-harmony songs that tap into an ageless essence of traditional ballads and lullabies as they contemplate companionship, family, love and death. Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 70 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

Of course, there are the performances: down-home shows that get your toes tapping to soulful ballads about lost loves and untimely death. Old-time music at a ranch? It's an American idyll 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z

He was steadier on his feet for “Universal Applicant,” a runic ballad with lyrics that suggest the welcome obliteration of the self. Music Review: Bill Callahan Show at Jazz at Lincoln Center 2012-02-09T23:04:37Z

Best known for their poignant ballad "If I Die Young," they got a nomination for best new artist. Kanye gets 7 Grammy noms; Adele, Mars, Foos get 6 2011-12-01T11:49:09Z

Even a ballad about seeking atonement for mistakes — “Don’t Judge Me” — ended up leaving a sour aftertaste as Brown insisted that the world is against him. At the Forum, a troubling image of Chris Brown 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z

They varied their styles, though, trying their hands at dubstep and bump'n'grind soul ballads, and occasionally the ideas that weren't theirs still worked. Chase and Status: No More Idols ? review 2011-01-27T15:30:01Z

When she evokes a force of nature, it’s not an overwhelming force: in a slow-funk ballad called “Leaf” she promises to be “Lighter than a leaf in your pocket/I’ll be the air.” New Music: Releases From Kurt Feldman, Elle Varner and Marcus Miller 2012-08-06T22:24:05Z

She delivers the climactic soul-baring ballad with plenty of emotional heat. Theater Review: ‘Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson’ 2012-11-16T03:00:13Z

As well as traditional Norwegian folk music and ballads, they also include a range of contemporary works in their programmes. This week's new live music 2012-05-18T23:05:00Z

“When I Come Home” is a reworking of Mr. Greene’s ballad “Home,” with lyrics about yearning for a heavenly reunion. Jimmy Greene’s 'Beautiful Life' Is a Eulogy to a Daughter 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z

Dieter has made his life’s work the study of the pop-music genre that gives the show its title, having acquired a “Ph.D. in literature with the focus on the power ballad as epic verse.” | 'Power Balladz': Head-Banging Anthems at Midtown Theater 2010-08-20T02:01:00Z

He revived his career with “You Are So Beautiful,” a plaintive ballad originally performed by one of its co-writers, Billy Preston. Joe Cocker, singer known for his raspy voice and unbridled performances, dies at 70 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

Elsewhere, Ms. Spalding created set pieces with lyrics alone, addressing class divisions in a purposefully bleary tune called “Tambien Detroit,” and relationship falsehoods in “Unconditional Love,” a winningly chromatic funk ballad. Review: Esperanza Spalding Recalls the Creativity of Youth in New Songs 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z

In November 2015, they posted the song, by then a disassembled, darkly evocative ballad, to SoundCloud and watched as it started to find an audience. Meet Billie Eilish’s closest and most trusted collaborator: Her brother, Finneas 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z

Ms. Paige originates the role of Grizabella in “Cats,” introducing the lovelorn ballad “Memory.” Arts & Leisure: Elaine Paige Returns to the Stage in ?Follies? 2011-11-20T02:02:17Z

The Victor Young-Peggy Lee ballad “Where Can I Go Without You?” is a sigh of recognition that travel can’t always mend a broken heart. Joyce Breach Performs Standards at Don’t Tell Mama 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z

There's also a good selection of ballads, among them a Dave Matthews-like tune with an uplifting message, "We All Fall Down." Aerosmith releases 15th album 'Music From Another Dimension!' 2012-11-06T00:14:05Z

Sunny Wilkinson, a willowy Michigan vocalist, came across as trying a bit too hard, but had a nice moment on the ballad, "Charlie's Tune." Bebop rules at Jazz Port Townsend 2011-08-01T05:16:04Z

The record is somber and mature — thick with devotional ballads but lacking the call-and-response doodles and improvisational crosstalk that have long defined the band’s live shows. Review | Dave Matthews Band outlasts the rain at Jiffy Lube Live 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z

An arrangement of Erica Lloyd’s treacly pop ballad “Cells Planets” meandered. Music in Review 2011-04-09T00:11:04Z

In Edward Norton’s new film, Motherless Brooklyn, a keening ballad blows in and out, affecting the narrative and painting the prevailing mood with a deep shade of blue. Edward Norton and Thom Yorke: 'The last thing we wanted was for it to get bloody' 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z

Yuriy Fedynsky, 43, born into the Ukrainian diaspora in the United States, moved to the country of his ancestors and set about resurrecting an almost lost tradition of lyrical ballads known as “dumas”. In rural Ukraine, an American rekindles a lost music tradition 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

Sitting at a piano, Hansard dedicated a powerful rendition of his heavy “Bird of Sorrow” ballad to the late singer-songwriter and Screaming Trees frontman. Eddie Vedder honors Mark Lanegan during second Seattle show 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z

During that stay at home, he found his sound — warm piano ballads filled with artful chord transitions and arrangements that didn't disguise his reedy but earnest vocals. Tobias Jesso Jr. has new album, 'Goon,' and rising cred as songwriter 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

Suddenly, the song that was a hit in the mid- to late aughts has become a norteña, a ballad from a regional Mexican genre that relies heavily on accordions and other acoustic instruments. Your Favorite Song Is Now a Norteña 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z

That sophistication is easy to hear on "Caracal," as in one still-untitled track with a handsome vocal by Howard and an elegant ballad that rides a crawling R&B groove. Disclosure looks beyond EDM for 'Caracal': 'We've got a lot more to give' 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

"What about us? What about all the broken happy ever afters?" she wonders, as the ballad builds from spare orchestration to beat-backed banger. Pink Makes a Comeback with Empowering Ballad "What About Us" 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z

The 1980 ballad, which Jones was sure would never be a hit, often appears on surveys as the most popular country song of all time. George Jones, country superstar, has died at 81 2013-04-26T14:36:09Z

No two numbers sound alike, whether they’re poignant ballads or rollicking pop. Spare Times: For Children, for Feb. 24-March 1 2012-02-23T22:21:36Z

Joan has accompanied me throughout life since I first heard her crystalline voice singing old folk ballads at the age of seven. Joan Baez on Her Next Chapter: ‘I Don’t Make History, I Am History’ 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z

The first line of the opening song, “Give a Little,” is “If I was who I was before”; the last track is a triumphant ballad called “Back in My Body.” Maggie Rogers Went Viral. Then She Had to Become Herself Again. 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

The nadir arrives in the plaintive “How,” a woe-is-me ballad undercut by Spektor’s wordless vocal interjections that sound as if someone were pinching her arm. Album review: Regina Spektor, 'What We Saw From the Cheap Seats' 2012-05-30T02:12:00Z

The child stars of the hit musical sang an adorable ballad to the Hamilton creator and star to the tune of “Officer Krupke,” the song from West Side Story. The 'Fun Home' Kids Serenaded Lin-Manuel Miranda With This Hilarious Song 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

Her improvisation on the ballad, “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” was stunning. Ladies rule at Vancouver jazz fest | Concert review 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z

Forty-six percent of respondents said they selected ballads that reflected how they met their special someone or the relationship itself, while 41 percent said they chose an anthem that was simply a personal favorite. Survey reveals 2019's 'most popular' wedding first dance songs 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z

There goes Lil Wayne, who can’t sing worth a lick, taking a ballad, “How to Love,” into the Top 10 of the Billboard pop chart. Critic?s Notebook: Lil Wayne?s ?Tha Carter IV? - Review 2011-08-30T22:28:26Z

"You don't 'perform' a sad ballad like The Four Marys – you just get behind it." Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll 2010-09-23T21:29:00Z

And two of Sting’s more lustrous ballads, “Fields of Gold” and “When We Dance,” received a treatment worthy of a soundtrack to a Hallmark Channel original. Music Review: Sting?s Songbook at the Met, With Strings Attached 2010-07-14T20:35:00Z

The quiet, acoustic ballads on “Crush Songs” are “my roots,” she said. Karen O Goes Solo with ‘Crush Songs’ 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z

Perhaps nothing the Osbornes did rankled the bluegrass orthodoxy more than the three-part vocal harmonies they patented on their 1958 recording of the lovelorn ballad “Once More.” Bobby Osborne, Mandolinist Who Flouted Bluegrass Convention, Dies at 91 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z

Walker uses effects sparingly, but an accordion-like sound warmed a graceful ballad towards the end of the first set. Gwilym Simcock/Mike Walker 2010-05-27T20:46:00Z

During a reflective ballad, a bouquet of roses, a white hat and a keytar stood center stage in honor of the funky fusion trailblazer. A lot of chitchat — and some music — at Playboy Jazz Festival 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

The second trick was more specific to the fleecy ballads that Harris records as Grouper, which sometimes conceal themselves in so much reverb and white noise that the music starts fudging your sense of distance. Review | This new Grouper album, ‘Shade,’ is life-affirming in ways you might not remember 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

“Free” by Prince It is not one of Prince’s dance songs, and it’s not a ballad. Regina Hall Sees the Bigger Picture With ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ and ‘Forensic Files’ 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z

In the surrealistic “Amour” I ended up singing a weird ballad to a man stuck in a wall. I’m 46. Is That Too Old to Play the Ingénue? 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z

Once again without fail, it produced a mix of bubble-gum pop songs, somber ballads, bagpipes, accordions and bizarrely kitsch musical productions. Denmark’s de Forest Wins Eurovision Song Contest 2013-05-19T00:48:42Z

Davies made a specialty of sad, sweet ballads. Davies’ album showcases rock, country and pop 2013-03-27T02:54:35Z

Their tunes echo sea chanteys, Celtic ballads, and jigs and reels, while also reaching across the Atlantic for bluegrass. 2010-02-15T01:32:00Z

We've done a lot of moody ballads in our lives, so maybe it was time… A lot of people assumed Seventh Tree was a break-up album... Finding Happiness 2010-03-09T08:23:00Z

Some of his most appealing singing was on “Real Love,” a blissed-out ballad with a hint of sadness: “Will we ever meet again/ Will we ever?” Music Review: Delorean?s Synthy, Dancey Club Sound at Mercury Lounge 2010-03-30T21:03:00Z

Not an hour ago, they had been live on national television providing string accompaniment on Mr. Timberlake’s performance of the bluesy ballad “Pair of Wings.” When the ‘Saturday Night Live’ Show Ends, Lorne Michaels and the S.N.L. Cast Start the After-Party 2014-01-31T21:06:14Z

She delivered exactly the vocal – tough, tender, unfussy – that this gargantuan R&B power ballad required. The best No 1 records: Rihanna – Umbrella 2012-05-31T20:05:00Z

This is a variant on ballad measure, which is to say the stanza rhymes abcb and alternates tetrameter and trimeter phrasings. When Did Poetry Speak to Us? When We Were Very Young 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

Its repertoire included the group’s new songs, an a cappella medieval dirge, a girl-group remake, Charles Mingus pieces, blues tunes and traditional ballads. John Renbourn, Eclectic Guitarist Who Founded the Pentangle, Dies at 70 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

“Who’s going to want to write with me?” she asked, adding that her specialty for ballads removes her only further from the club-focused mainstream. 'Nobody has any idea what you're really feeling': Songwriter Carole Bayer Sager talks about her candid new memoir 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

On the ballad “Lucky to Be Me” and a mid-tempo reading of “Nothing Like You,” his left hand painted in misty watercolor, and the band fell into a dream state, past and future entwined. Newport Jazz Festival Begins a New Era, With History as a Guide 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z

Celebrate St. Patrick with the Celtic-based songs, ballads and reels of Newfoundland performed by the Northwest's only Newfoundland band Piper Stock Hill. 12 ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2014 2014-03-13T08:23:41Z

“More Hearts Than Mine,” a ballad off Andress’s 2020 debut, “Lady Like,” that showcased the rich detailing of her ruminations, broke through at radio after she fought to release it as her first official single. Ingrid Andress, a Nashville Outsider Who Paved Her Own Path In 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z

The song proves Petty was already crafting chunky guitar riffs into suburban love ballads at his career start. Tom Petty brings mojo to Safeco Field 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z

On a stage, singers were performing pop ballads in Mandarin. A first-timer’s fresh view of Vancouver, B.C. 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z

In a ballad opera, airs, often sung to popular tunes of the day, alternated with spoken dialogue. Colonial Roots at Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, S.C. 2010-05-30T22:11:00Z

So too is his liberal approach to the repertory, mostly classic boleros and ballads, furnished with woodwind orchestrations by Guillermo Klein. Ambrose Akinmusire, Drake, the Roots, St. Vincent 2011-12-17T03:03:14Z

The ballad singer who deals with a stutter. Idol Watch: America’s Next Top Balladeer? 2013-03-08T17:59:06Z

This is the message of the show’s heartbreaker ballad, “No One Is Alone,” which Sondheim articulated even more directly in a 1991 PBS interview. ‘Into the Woods’ Review: Do You Believe in Magic? 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z

It’s a six-minute ballad, a road song from a man heading home to a faltering relationship: “You don’t want to talk, you don’t want to touch/Don’t even want to watch TV.” On Arcade Fire’s ‘Everything Now,’ Pop Can Reach Deep 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z

Anand "… yet at the core it's a gentle ballad about vigilant, and potentially vengeful kids." Don't believe the type 2010-07-02T23:02:00Z

Slow-grind ballads like “I Hate U,” “Used,” “Love Language,” “Open Arms” and “Blind” detail her anger at boyfriends’ bad behavior, yet admit she’s still drawn to them. SZA Revels in Mixed Emotions on ‘SOS’ 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z

“Even when it’s a ballad and it’s quite slow-based, I always like to have a good baseline and a good beat,” she said. Christine and the Queens, an Alter Ego Combining Music and Dance 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z

The song in "The Last of Us" was Linda Ronstadt's 1970 hit "Long, Long Time" and it was less of a moment and more a whole episode keyed around the ballad. It's been a "Long, Long Time" for Linda Ronstadt, whose hit song transforms "The Last of Us" 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z

Though it was the biggest hit of Johnson’s career, the ballad was originally recorded by Trace Adkins. Nashville songwriters are like family. Here’s what happens when things get complicated. 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

The song was “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” an African American spiritual ballad celebrating the birth of Christ. They came to IHOP for pancakes. They stayed for her song. 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

The ballad that lends the book its title — “Since I Fell for You” — is a narrative key. Dennis Lehane’s ‘Since We Fell’ takes us into the heart of a tormented woman 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z

Let’s say we do one ballad in two hours, and it’s “Wild Horses.” Mick Jagger talks Stones tour, ticket prices and scalpers 2013-04-03T20:07:00Z

But audiences were also receptive to the throwback thrills of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and its inescapable theme ballad. What was the best summer ever for big-budget film? 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z

Hudson, 39, was remembering her audition for “American Idol” 17 years ago, when she sang a version of Franklin’s romantic ballad “Share Your Love With Me.” Perspective | Jennifer Hudson: Playing Aretha Franklin is ‘a story only God could write’ 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z

That included one ballad with the noble architecture of a Gershwin song and another that seemed to arrive fully formed, with a twinkling motif and a delicate logic of harmonic development. Review: Keith Jarrett at Carnegie Hall, Precise and Aglow 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

This stripped-back, self-penned ballad about lost love is one of the favourites to win, and is definitely this year’s goosebumps moment. Eurovision: the ones to watch in grand final of 2019 song contest 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z

Its central character is a neurasthenic who loves to strum a guitar and improvise ballads but is hypersensitive to noise. Review | Philip Glass in a warehouse, with lots of goth kids 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z

For the repressed nurse he wrote angry diatribes and sad ballads expressing her disappointment in society and self. Attend the Tale of ‘Anyone Can Whistle,’ Then and Now 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z

The fragile ballad Antique brought an improvisation of tender intensity from Julian Siegel on tenor sax. Mike Gibbs ? review 2011-02-17T17:07:40Z

Competition is less fierce in the smaller-scale ballad The Fiddler's Child, completed in 1913, and the symphonic poem The Ballad of Blaník, finished six years later. Leos Janáček: Sinfonietta; Taras Bulba; The Ballad of Blaník; The Fiddler's Child – review 2013-05-23T20:40:01Z

Wright discovered that for years she had botched the last line of the first stanza of the Scottish folk ballad "The Bonnie Earl o' Moray." 6 geezers laying? Holidays bring on song botches 2013-12-11T14:48:03Z

I’m talking about extended musical scenes like the opening sequence of “Sweeney,” with its screeching factory whistle, its busy ballad, its turbulent Thames-side mutterings, its comedy charm and yearning regret. It’s Not the Music. It’s Not the Lyrics. It’s the Drama. 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z

The show's Spotify playlist brings its flawed characters to life with a balanced assemblage of modern-day indie ballads and '90s rock tunes. “Yellowjackets” soundtrack: Listen to this nostalgic playlist from Showtime’s brutal thriller 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z

“Masterpiece” is a torchy ballad that details the breakup of a relationship that is, as Lambert sings, “up there on the wall for all to see.” Watch out, country bros. The Pistol Annies are back. 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

There was electronic dance music, Caribbean beats, trap/R&B and ballads, each a showcase for a different outfit and a different persona. 5 Standout Moments From the 2016 V.M.A.s 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

One song that escaped the lavatorial graveyard was Never Gonna Change, a melodramatic break-up ballad, in which Georgia accuses her lover of "pushing down on my shoulders and emptying my lungs". Broods: New Zealand's next pop export 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

The sisters often served as Bing Crosby’s backup group in both ballads and novelty songs. The All-TIME 100 Songs 2011-10-24T09:00:29Z

Mr. Moore died the next year after a brutal fight, immortalized by Bob Dylan in the ballad “Who Killed Davey Moore?,” What’s on TV Friday: ‘The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki’ and ‘Norskov’ 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z

"Chloroform" splits the difference between ballad and banger, a perfect tonic for drifting away while stuck in traffic. Review: Phoenix returns with another strong album 2013-04-22T18:43:09Z

Listening to love ballads, in particular, is like watching someone shredding a valentine with an Exacto blade. | 'The Threepenny Opera': ?Threepenny Opera? With Berliner Ensemble at BAM - Review 2011-10-05T16:50:18Z

Side note: Many people at the United Center were sitting during “The Long and Winding Road,” yet everyone stood when “Maybe I’m Amazed” began, indicating how high the latter solo McCartney power ballad has risen. Review: Paul McCartney rebounds at United Center 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

Among the other newly available originals are a sparkling ballad, “Back to You,” and a slinky boogaloo of sorts titled “High Wire.” Erroll Garner Recordings Unearthed for a New Album 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z

“Let Go” doesn’t try quite as hard — it plays on the melancholy Passenger ballad “Let Her Go.” The Weeknd’s ‘Avatar’ Anthem, and 8 More New Songs 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z

He began to add more old-time ballads to his sets and his albums. Ralph Stanley’s Inimitable Voice 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z

Clearly, if any songwriter understood the ambitious reach of pop’s greatest ballad singer, it was Masser, who died at age 74 last week at his home in Rancho Mirage. Remembering Michael Masser, the songwriter who gave Whitney Houston his all 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z

At its best, it does its job very well – a mix of bangers and ballads as instant and insistent as anything on commercial radio. Album review: Chris Brown, 'Fortune' 2012-07-02T03:32:00Z

More songs like the piercing ballad featuring Julia Michaels appear on “Dangerous Levels of Introspection,” to be released Friday. New this week: Whales, ‘LFG,’ ‘Mysterious Benedict Society’ 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z

As its title suggests, Malone uses the song — a Charmin-soft rap ballad heavy with basketball references — to anoint himself the white Allen Iverson, the retired professional basketball player. Post Malone’s underage, suburban crowd was a perfect match for him 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z

Robert Burns Jr., the founding drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Southern rock band known for the power ballad “Free Bird” and the anthem “Sweet Home Alabama,” died on Friday in an automobile crash in Georgia. Robert Burns Jr., First Lynyrd Skynyrd Drummer, Dies at 64 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z

Together, these ballads might be triangulating some kind of millennial distress signal, but as candidates for the song of the summer, they aren’t getting the job done. There is no song of the summer 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

Reworking Houston's all-time power ballad into a light, gospel reverie, Franklin paused to acknowledge the "homegoing" of "Nippy," Houston's nickname: More formally, "Miss Whitney Elizabeth Houston." Aretha remembers Whitney at Radio City 2012-02-19T11:21:08Z

Kat is supposedly an experimental composer, but most of the music is merry pastiche — sea chantey, pop ballad. Review: Could a Long-Gone Antarctic Explorer Be Mr. Right? 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z

The joke was that he had been playing virtually nothing but ballads: one slow, perfectly poised song after another, presented so quietly that listeners leaned forward to catch each delicate moment. Music Review: Ryan Adams at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-12-07T22:57:44Z

Even on the set’s ballad, “Darn That Dream,” Hayes was difficult to miss. Review | Master drummer Louis Hayes drives his quintet from behind the kit 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z

The tearful ballad Here We Are was originally recorded in 1979 as a duet between Harris and the king of weeping-into-one's-whisky tunes, George Jones. Emmylou Harris: 'I looked down on country' 2013-03-04T18:22:38Z

At Sunday’s matinee, the actress basked in the show’s success, and received seven standing ovations, including for the insistent barn burner “Don’t Rain on My Parade” and the reflective ballad “People.” Lea Michele Ends ‘Dream’ Run in ‘Funny Girl’ After Reinvigorating Show 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z

The Police: “Every Breath You Take” The creepy stalker anthem, which somehow often gets mistaken for a straight -p love ballad, entered the Billboard chart in June of 1983. The darkest summer hits of all time 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

His new album with the Big Machine is “Anomaly,” full of original compositions with a weird, seductive darkness — from ballads to scorching, unsettled postbop. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

Elsewhere there were songs of lesser turbulence — a new ballad, “Hyperpathos,” revolved around the slow permutation of a scintillating harmonic sequence — but it all kept coming back to the keyboard as a gravitational center. Music Review: Matt Mitchell, With Trio, at Greenwich House 2012-08-10T21:26:44Z

And her works go about answering them studiously but sensuously — with earnestness, wit, whimsy, self-awareness and music that ranges freely among, for a start, Baroque madrigals, power ballads and barbed modernism. Review: A New Opera Puts Real Emotions in a Fantasy Garden 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z

Once read, it stays in the head forever, in part because of the ballad stanza, so weirdly fresh in her capable hands. The 10 best American poems 2011-03-11T12:56:22Z

And speaking of Australia, 5 Seconds of Summer -- well, actually, let's not speak of this Sydney-based pop-punk troupe at all, so dull and witless was its slog through the acoustic ballad "Amnesia." MTV Video Music Awards 2014: Beyonce shows the stars how it's done 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z

The voice of this mock murder ballad’s haughty, homicidal narrator at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency on Tuesday belonged to Kate Baldwin in the opening night performance of her show, “She Loves Him.” Music Review: Showering the Songwriter With Love and His Words 2011-03-09T22:38:43Z

They sobbed theatrically when Mr. Joo segued from the Adagio of Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto into the pop ballad “All by Myself.” Music Review: Igudesman & Joo Join Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall 2014-01-01T21:15:03Z

Then the concert dug into the ’70s and ’80s with many of the great ballads from “Follies,” “Sweeney Todd” and “Sunday in the Park With George.” Music Review | 'Sondheim: The Birthday Concert': A Little Birthday Music for Sondheim 2010-03-16T19:50:00Z

The elegantly bruised ballad “Best Years of My Life” shows a woman coping with the realization that she’s settled for a stable yet deeply unsatisfying life. Country’s Fierce Supergroup Pistol Annies Returns, Humor Intact (and Baby on the Way) 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z

“The House That Built Me” is a nice-girl ballad about revisiting an old home to find herself, but Ms. Lambert’s specialty is revenge. Bonnaroo: Stray Moments 2010-06-14T18:30:00Z

It felt like quite a leap from his breakthrough 2008 ballad, “I’m Yours” — or, at least, quite a nice stroll from it. Pop/Rock Listings for Sept. 12-18 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

On the lyrically and musically rich ballad "Colors," Potter sings of taking a romantic leap of faith and being rewarded by leaving a drab, black-and-white existence with a kaleidoscope of colors. 9 of the year's best overlooked albums 2011-01-07T22:04:04Z

Although he was Canadian, his music was steeped in Americana: in blues, country, ragtime, Cajun music, parlor songs, Appalachian ballads, gospel, circus bands, vaudeville and his Indigenous heritage. Robbie Robertson’s 16 Essential Songs 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z

“It’s not necessarily that I was trying not to be put in a box. I just felt it weird to come back straight in: Here’s a ballad. Again.” Lewis Capaldi Will Break Your Heart. (But Don’t Take Him Too Seriously.) 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z

There are some outliers, like “Forever Autumn,” a Simon and Garfunkel-esque ballad whose melody Mr. Wayne originally composed for a Lego advertisement. ‘War of the Worlds’ Shape-Shifts Onto the London Stage 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z

He actively pursued what we would now call ephemera — satirical pamphlets sold by itinerant hawkers, scurrilous poems stuck on walls, street ballads, every sort of printed throwaway. Review | The story of Christopher Columbus’s son, the ultimate completist 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z

On Saturday, many of the tunes began as ballads, with Anthony’s yearning, almost operatic tenor supported principally by piano, acoustic guitar or, in one case, synthesized strings. Review | Marc Anthony elicits screams, swoons and singalongs at Washington concert 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z

“Just a Touch” is a ballad that suspends Hadreas’s falsetto above muffled drums and distant sustained tones; saying goodbye to a lover, he pleads, “touch me deep before you leave” and urges, “Take my song.” Moses Sumney and Perfume Genius: Complex Voices of Desire 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z

Most of her works, set to eclectic selections of classical and world music, folk songs, popular ballads and dance music, essentially offer a series of vignettes. Review: ‘Viktor’ Is Vintage Pina Bausch, Complete With Gravedigger 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z

He’s just wrapped The Space Between, where he tackles a washed-up 70s rocker in the key of Robert Plant who’s also trying to reconnect with his daughter – consider it a riff on the same ballad. Kelsey Grammer: 'People are so swift to judge, to react, to punish' 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z

Bill would do country and western numbers, I’d take the ballads. ‘I was given a second chance’: six people describe their life changes 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z

This could feel like a condescending attempt to end up on the right side of history, but doesn’t—the characters are never reduced to props in a you-go-girl power ballad. In Mark Haddon’s “The Porpoise,” Storytelling Is an Instrument of Violence and Solace 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z

But you can't go wrong with a ballad every now and again, I offer, cheerily. A day in the life of Radio Jackie, with Peter Robinson 2013-03-02T05:59:00Z

The new work, 95 minutes long and with no interval, revisits another violent legend, an Occitan ballad from the 13th century whose subtitle could be: women, beware artists. Los Angeles Philharmonic/Dudamel; Written on Skin – review 2013-03-17T00:06:26Z

Tammy, meanwhile, mostly suffers and forbears, and that’s where the show, as if taking its cue from the duo’s unapologetically melodramatic ballads, digs in. ‘George & Tammy’ Review: We’re Gonna Hold On (Until We Don’t) 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

“You don’t sing romantic ballads for teenagers,” she told me right then and there. Linda Lavin: The First Time I Sang in New York. (It Was a Bar Mitzvah) 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z

He developed a ballad style that was crazily modern for its time, delicate but different from Lester Young’s. Music Review: A Jazz Pianist Pays Tribute to a Neglected Composer 2009-12-17T06:09:00Z

She worked the small stage thoroughly, whether she was singing a ballad with the wrist-curling gestures of a cabaret chanteuse or climbing atop the piano to dance. Music Review: Paloma Faith at Joe’s Pub 2012-09-12T22:06:19Z

“The ballads, in particular … It’s a narrative medium,” she says, “a marriage of creative impulses to make, and to document and preserve one’s foothold in the world.” The Elderly Bearers of a Folk-Music Tradition in Rural Tennessee 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z

Lady Gaga, who performed a ballad version of “Bad Romance” before the film screening, watched the documentary for the first time on Friday. 'Five Foot Two' explores Lady Gaga's vulnerable side 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z

On power ballads like “I Don’t Wanna Cry” and “Love Takes Time,” she vacillated between hitting big notes and whiffing. Review: Mariah Carey and Her Can’t-Look-Away Debut in Las Vegas 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

But where Lennon saw himself as an author of editorials couched as ballads, Mr. Hearne confined his editorializing to his music. Music Review: A Flood Of Songs Washing Over a City 2010-08-25T22:45:00Z

The movie and its Oscar-winning ballad, "Falling Slowly," made them stars, and the stage version that opened on Broadway 21/2 years ago won eight Tony awards, including best musical. For Glen Hansard, opportunity knocks more than once 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z

The story moves from Glasgow to London, then on to New York, covering thousands of miles musically along the way, from punk pastiche to yearning ballads and comic songs. Rooms: A Rock Romance – review 2013-04-26T17:01:32Z

Thomas wasn’t the first choice to perform the whimsical ballad composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David; Ray Stevens turned the songwriters down. ‘Hooked on a Feeling’ singer B.J. Thomas dies at 78 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z

The album’s delicate folk-pop ballads make a case for seeing her at Town Hall, no passport required. Pop & Rock Listings for April 18-24 2014-04-17T22:58:31Z

She spent endless childhood hours by the radio, listening to American folk songs and Mexican ballads. Linda Ronstadt never stopped singing 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z

Some numbers are actually songs, like “Tiffany,” a plaintive ballad, and the dreamy “End of the World.” Spare Times for Children for Nov. 16-22 2012-11-15T23:10:06Z

She sang “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin, nailing the high, wailing vocals and bringing a moment of rock excitement to a show that generally features too many boring ballads. ArtsBeat: 'American Idol' Recap: Heejun Han Is Cut From Top 9 2012-03-30T03:56:01Z

Are there a lot of ballads, or more poppy kind of Broadway songs? 'Kimmy Schmidt' composer Jeff Richmond on the show's viral-friendly songs 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

Billy Paul, a jazz and soul singer best known for the No. 1 hit ballad “Me and Mrs. Jones,” died April 24 at his home in Blackwood, N.J. Billy Paul, singer who found hit with ‘Me and Mrs. Jones,’ dies at 81 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

Even a slow Sinatra ballad is an occasion for acrobatics. Dance: Sinatra, Focused on Sex and Sizzle 2010-03-26T23:19:00Z

On his 2010 album, “Love Letter,”R. Kellybegan strolling through his late mother’s record collection, the soul ballads and stepping songs that soundtracked his young life while growing up on Chicago’s South Side. Album review: R. Kelly, 'Write Me Back' 2012-06-25T15:43:00Z

I’m carrying “Still Would Stand All Time,” the gospel ballad from “Graffiti Bridge.” Remembering Prince 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

Judging by the evidence on stage here, if classical music spawned one thing, it is the power ballad. Review: Roll Over, Beethoven? At ‘Rocktopia,’ It’s Time to Roll Back 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z

The ballads that define the triangular relationship among Hamilton, Eliza and Angelica have a romantic urgency and ambivalence that had me in happy tears. Review: ‘Hamilton,’ Young Rebels Changing History and Theater 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z

Set to Hamlisch’s moody, pensive melody with Streisand’s voice, it was the top-selling song of 1974 and an instant standard, proof that well into the rock era, the public still embraced an old-fashioned ballad. Marilyn Bergman, Oscar-winning composer, dies at age 93 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z

It sounds simple: take the silky smooth vocals of a British crooner, add one slow-burning love song, mix in a backing gospel choir and — boom! — you have a chart-topping ballad. Here Are the 25 Best Songs of 2014 (So Far) 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z

This formidable Broadway tenor divests the most grandiloquent Broadway ballads of the chest-beating grandiosity associated with several generations of leading men. Review: Jason Danieley Sings and Talks About Love at Feinstein’s/54 Below 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z

These tunes include the terrific recurring theme “Feel Right,” which sounds like an ’80s pop ballad as composed by a minor depressive. Review: ‘The Tear Drinkers,’ Where There’s Little to Separate People and Aliens 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z

And the pushing now looks less like showboating and more like artistic expression, especially as Mr. Smith eases into Horace Silver’s ballad “Lonely Woman.” Dance Review: Jason Samuels Smith at Joyce Theater 2012-07-04T21:26:01Z

Out of the fog and concrete came a style of pop that blended love ballads, fantasy and anti-establishment attitude with all the smoothness of a laxative chew. Almost anarchy: The Style Council and the smooth sounds of sophisti-pop 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z

A multilevel tale related with few of the flourishes of fancy poetry, “Witch” has the magnetic pull of a broadsheet ballad of murderous love. Theater Review: ?The Witch of Edmonton?: A Supernatural Subject with Human Urges 2011-02-04T17:00:53Z

Sung with a lot of mugging by a nervous middle-aged couple on the verge of consummating their relationship, the runny ballad 2 Become 1 becomes authentically hilarious. 'The real problem is the songs' 2012-12-11T23:02:00Z

A further connection, which Shepherd does not fail to dwell on, is that Jessold’s opera, “Little Musgrave,” based on the English folk ballad, is about another man who slays his wife and her lover. Whodunit Most Musical by a Musician Most Literary 2011-02-19T01:45:10Z

“Death Spiral” and “Winner Take Nothing” are dissected, unstable R&B ballads that chart the affair’s collapse and desolate aftermath. Dirty Projectors Confronts a Breakup, Emerging With a New Sound 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z

K-pop is a particular style of South Korean popular music that’s distinguishable from other popular forms of Korean music, such as trot and sentimental ballads. How Korean boy band BTS toppled Asian stereotypes — and took America by storm 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z

But how big of one, especially for a song like “Easy on Me” — a classic piano torch ballad that ignores virtually all contemporary pop standards — was unclear. Adele Is No. 1 Once Again, With ‘Easy on Me’ 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

What works better by far for Mr. James here are the earnest ballads of his own design, like “You Can Count on Me,” which eases the album to a warmly reassuring close. New Music: ‘Bankrupt,’ by Phoenix, and ‘The Beat,’ by Boney James 2013-04-22T22:07:35Z

The teenage contestants warble ballads, show off their fan kicks and smile until their faces hurt in an attempt to win college scholarships and cash prizes. Heard of the Jimmys? It’s the Tonys, for Teenagers 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z

The Greek chorus — recast as nurses who occasionally spring into blues ballads — spends a lot of time mopping. Theater Review: Adapting Sophocles: ?These Seven Sicknesses? at Flea Theater 2012-02-04T00:26:35Z

The album also flaunts soul craftsmanship with “Dive,” a plush, string-topped ballad about giving in to infatuation. On Her Debut Album, Olivia Dean Is Already Pushing Ahead 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z

"Braveheart" is an expired set of forgettable club stompers and tired ballads that lacked the sass and inspiration of her earlier work. Robin Thicke's 'Paula' leads the Top 10 album flops of 2014 so far 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

At the end of the album is “Lonely,” the moving piano ballad he released last October that felt like the cleanest break with his former self that he’d ever committed to song. Justin Bieber, Still Seeking a Sound 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z

"Pastures of Plenty" is a subtle, poignant look at Woody Guthrie's farmworker's ballad. New CDs by Northwest's Laura Veirs, others 2011-11-07T23:40:06Z

When their romance finally kicks in, it’s irresistible, and the songs that loop through their life together are too, particularly the loping, hypnotic ballad “City of Stars.” Do You Hate Musicals? 'La La Land' Could Change That 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z

It managed to sound a bit like a sixties soul ballad and an eighties slow jam, made by someone who had internalized the twisty cadences of today’s rappers. Our Favorite Songs of 2018 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z

Yet in Monk's ballad "Reflections," Green showed that he has more than just pyrotechnics at his fingertips, the pianist offering a melting tone and high-flown phrases that suggested the work of an accomplished vocalist. The maturing pianism of Benny Green 2011-05-20T14:27:56Z

We'd tried it as a ballad, as reggae, but it never quite worked. How we made: Heart of Glass 2013-04-29T15:27:00Z

Winter sun is cold and low,mew the kite and crake the crow,bird of flame, bird of shadow,ballad of blood on snow. Carols for Christmas 2010-12-18T00:07:31Z

It’s a hell of a stretch, and it elevates even the more conventionally weepy ballads. Review: Nicki Minaj Reinvents Herself on Personal The Pinkprint 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z

It includes a version of the traditional English ballad “Weep You No More, Sad Fountains,” but there’s also a bone-dry cover of “Dark Turn of Mind,” by the American singer-songwriter Gillian Welch. The Playlist: Bruno Mars Gives His Funk a Flashy Makeover 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z

The show is annotated throughout with folk ballads suffused with what might be described as a festive melancholy. Review: Hungarians Bare Their Dark Side in ‘Our Secrets’ 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z

Hollowed-out electric piano chords create space around “Die 4 You,” a ballad about erotic asphyxiation: “Every breath I spend you are collecting.” Perfume Genius Grows Brasher and More Introspective on ‘No Shape’ 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

She sang it with heft and feeling, and the melody was reminiscent of the weepy country ballads of the 1960s. Nashville Didn’t Make Room for Mickey Guyton. So She Made Her Own. 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

A seasoned hand at rock atmospherics, he anchored the set’s backbeat-girded ballads; “Drifter” could have passed for one of his own. Music Review: At Jazz Standard, Steve Cardenas?s Flinty Spine 2010-06-02T21:55:00Z

A perennial choice for the best prom song, Green Day's acoustic ballad was originally meant to be anything but a romantic affair. 25 famous songs with misunderstood meanings 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

Julio pledges his love, rather quickly, with the ballad “I Talk to the Trees,” one of the show’s best-known songs, rendered with supple urgency by Mr. Guarini. Review: ‘Paint Your Wagon,’ Starring Keith Carradine, Opens at Encores! 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

Based on a ballad by Nikolai Tolstoy and not performed until two years after Rachmaninov's death, it's a perfectly competent piece of orchestral writing. Rachmaninov: Symphony No 3 etc - review 2011-07-28T22:00:04Z

The album’s closest approach to a pop song is “Interference,” a despondent breakup ballad — “We stare into each other’s eyes/ Like jackdaws, like ravens” — with clearly defined verses and choruses. Radiohead’s Thom Yorke Releases a Surprise Album 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z

But it turned out to be the perfect song for Matt, since he tends to do well at high-pitched ballads that make him look a bit vulnerable. The X Factor: who deserves to win? 2010-12-08T15:25:00Z

One of the songs, “Cara Let the Moon,” was a spare, bittersweet ballad that featured Popper’s soulful voice accompanied only by stately piano chords. John Popper on 30 years of Blues Traveler and heading out solo 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z

In a 2001 talk to the Lannan Foundation, she introduced “Wild Geese”—which, with “The Summer Day,” is her poetic equivalent of an arena-rock ballad—with a sheepish acknowledgement of its popularity. Mary Oliver Helped Us Stay Amazed 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z

His playing on “Lack the Faith but Not the Wine,” a ballad, conveys a heartache directly proportional to its muted calm. Review: Joshua Redman Joins the Bad Plus in a Chemistry Experiment 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z

Nevertheless, Broken Bells managed to wow with its set of serious power ballads and up-tempo rock melodies. Broken Bells poetic at the Moore | Concert review 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

It segues easily into “Tom,” an earthy soul ballad featuring graceful embellishment by the blues guitarist Doyle Bramhall II, along with a desolate opening couplet: “There’s nothing between us/Except the feeling of nothing.” New Albums by Miranda Lambert, Meshell Ndegeocello and Taylor McFerrin 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z

They play Mary, the Radio 2-friendly ballad from their first album. Scissor Sisters; Gossip ? review 2012-05-19T23:08:04Z

On the “American Idol” finale last month, Beyoncé introduced her muscular, arresting ballad “1+1” in the sort of performance that is seared on the brains of 8-year-old girls who aspire to be singers. Critic?s Notebook: A Farewell (for Now) to Old Selves 2011-06-27T23:01:17Z

Actually there isn't anything to see, just three loudspeakers and a bench; it is a piece of sound art, recordings of the artist singing slightly different versions of a Scottish medieval ballad. Which artist should win the Turner prize? 2010-12-06T14:27:00Z

And with that, Merchant sang again, this time the Revolutionary War ballad, "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier." Natalie Merchant: 'Sometimes I am so moved, I can't even sing' 2012-06-13T22:02:05Z

Up next, “Bombshell,” a gentle ballad recounting a brutal swirl of anxiety that churns before a romance ends. Ashley Monroe, rising above the chatter of country music 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

The registers of Mr. Barlow’s and Mr. Kennedy’s score accordingly alternate between soaring ballads and what Ms. Paulus calls “ ‘Yellow Submarine’ songs” — Beatlesesque ditties that lightly evoke the story’s British provenance without going full Elgar. ‘Finding Neverland’ and the Pop Heart Inside J. M. Barrie 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

The piece concludes with “Your Blanket,” a forlorn ballad played over watercolor illustrations that capture life’s simple elegance. Review | Digital theater productions highlight the power of art without an audience 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z

And on his prayerful ballad “Entropy and Time,” which closes the album, Prasanna leads a mercurial recitation, shifting tempos and trusting the others to stay with him. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-03-14T23:23:56Z

The demonic subject of murder ballad The Almond Tree is an elusive deer, whose skittering movements are mirrored in the music's shifts from eerie piano to impish bass. Hannah Peel: The Broken Wave - review 2011-01-27T23:40:01Z

“That was my first No. 1 record -- a blast from the past,” she said after singing “Anything for You” to conclude a medley of her late-'80s pop ballads. Gloria Estefan gives standards new life at Hollywood Bowl 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z

Catchy numbers threaded with Biblical imagery, contemplative ballads, and lyrical narratives comprise the album. Josh Ritter preaches his “messianic oracular honky tonk”: “I don’t feel a huge connection to religion, except as a large accumulation of confusing, confusing stories” 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z

Wearing eye makeup, his red hair straightened into chaotic spikes, he sang the droll and thoughtful piano ballads that had been charming fans around the country. Tim Minchin: the man who waltzed Matilda 2013-03-31T00:06:26Z

With several piano ballads and a heavy dose of introspection, “The Pinkprint” is full of moments of surprising vulnerability. Nicki Minaj’s earnest new album: The most un-”Nicki Minaj” moments on “The Pinkprint” 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z

What's familiar here is a plot edging on soap opera, and fairly generic stage pop ballads. Review: Vivacious, zesty 'In the Heights' ? on tour stop in Seattle ? has plenty of high points 2010-10-01T20:49:00Z

Then, just as nimbly, on the spare ballad “To the Hilt,” she lays herself emotionally bare: “I miss you on my team.” How Banks Found Her Voice on Her New Album The Altar 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

The ballad "Hill Country Rain" makes a convincing case for carefree wanderlust, and the beer-fueled "Pissin' In The Wind" is fun party music. Review: Snider too loose on tribute to Walker 2012-04-24T18:34:10Z

A hushed version of U2’s ballad style adapts surprisingly well to women’s voices in “Turn Off the Dark” and “If the World Should End.” music: Playing UpThe MusicIn That Musical 2011-06-10T21:10:17Z

Another song, the ballad “Joan of Arc,” confesses that Madonna isn’t impervious to the countless put-downs she has sustained through the years. Madonna Talks About ‘Rebel Heart,’ Her Fall and More 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

Whatever the intention of the Vanity Fair Hollywood issue cover this year, history will remember it as the ballad of Amy Adams. Vanity Fair's Hollywood issue: the year Amy Adams missed out on an Oscar 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z

A prime example: the nostalgic, bittersweet ballad "High School," premiering here in its acoustic version on TIME. Country Star Kelsea Ballerini Takes the Reins on Sophomore Album 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z

While the upbeat numbers were fiery, the ballads buoyed the set. Lykke Li's dramatic, confident star turn 2011-05-24T16:07:20Z

She released a single in 2011, “Today Is Your Day” — a self-help ballad that she wrote, she said onstage, “to cheer myself up” — to inaugurate her Las Vegas run. Review: Shania Twain in Concert Recalls Glory Days 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

"Rap or Go to the League" is a collection of soulful ballads about 2 Chainz as a ball player, who didn’t catch the league and ended up in the streets. Top 5 rap and hip hop albums of 2019 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z

Decades later, he set about turning the ballad into a movie. Brazilian Film Week features documentaries about the country’s music

There were a handful of playbook top-ten hits, too: a generically gritty anthem from Pink, a ballad from Kelly Clarkson, a goofy Maroon 5 song, quite a bit of Drake. The Weird Little Earworms of 2016 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z

Cenerentola, is immediately defined by her slow, sombre minor-key ballad about a lonely king who rejects beautiful or splendid women and marries instead one who is good. La Cenerentola - a musical guide 2012-06-19T12:21:43Z

“Hell on Heels” came out in 2011, a huge hit that included Presley’s perfectly constructed ballad “Lemon Drop,” the Andrews Sistersish-swing of “Bad Example,” and the swaggering, quasi-theme song “Takin’ Pills.” Watch out, country bros. The Pistol Annies are back. 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

Somehow, no matter where Beyoncé placed herself onstage, an unseen fan was blowing back her hair, even when she was on her back atop a piano and singing a ballad, “Speechless.” Music Review: Beyoncé’s ‘Mrs. Carter Show’ at Izod Center 2013-08-01T16:19:36Z

The teen testosterone delivery machines 5 Seconds of Summer opted to play an acoustic-esque ballad rather than the bratty suburb punk that they’re known for. Separating the Grown-Ups From the Newborns at the Video Music Awards 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z

It features 13 previously released Destiny Child's ballads, including the hits "Emotion" and "Cater 2 U." Destiny's Child readies new song, compilation CD 2013-01-10T20:47:09Z

The robust choral voices hit an exhilarating peak at the end, massing for the final ballad. Olney’s big ‘Sweeney Todd’ makes a stab at greatness, and falls just shy 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z

“The Silk Road” is more like music in its harmonies: Davis pulls from folk songs, French ballads, nursery rhymes; from Hindu gods and Greek ones; from Chinese and Western astronomy. A Cosmic Being Dies in Yoga Class. Then Things Get Really Weird. 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z

Her single “Wrecking Ball,” a haunting ballad that packs even more power live, became self-parodying in her music video, allowing shock value to eclipse emotional impact. Miley Cyrus Strips Down (Her Songs) and Grinds With Madonna in MTV Unplugged 2014-01-29T06:21:29Z

The group's finer ballads – Yellow, Fix You – also triumph here, Martin's expert lachrymose melodies and vaguely emotive lyrics enough to spark grand cathartic singalongs, enough to sweep even cynics up in the communal moment. Coldplay – review 2012-06-03T17:00:01Z

Adopting the voice and template of a murder ballad is a stylistic choice; it’s a craft like any other. Review | At just 22, Colter Wall has clearly taken in country music traditions 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

If most of the score suffers from a mild case of overstatement — whipping up a series of generic rock ballads and throat-shredding anthems — the book and staging suffer from full-blown emphasitis. Review: In ‘Paradise Square,’ Racial Harmony Turns to Discord 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z

The first was on a minor-key ballad called “Burrito,” delicate despite the name, with Fender Rhodes and alto saxophone in sync. Music Review: Where Hearing the Parts Whirl Is the Point 2011-08-19T21:33:35Z

Then again, some people find dead sharks and teenage drug addicts and weirdly warbled ballads legitimately beautiful. Joanna Newsom ? easy to appreciate, hard to enjoy 2010-07-29T20:33:00Z

The searing ballad set the tone for the series in the pilot's opening minutes. Top 10 'Empire' songs and the stories behind them 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z

It's telling that the most striking track of 2011 for R&B audiences is a simple acoustic ballad. Real R&B fans aren't waiting for the Weeknd 2011-03-29T08:50:31Z

As Evita, Rachel Zampelli persuasively navigates the demanding songs, from the power pop of “Buenos Aires” and “A New Argentina” to the manipulative ballad “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina.” Downscaled ‘Evita’ finds new ways to shine 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z

But “At Last,” the soaring ballad she first committed to wax in 1960, was her signature number, the one that followed her like a sweet lost child for a half-century. A Voice of Gold, a Life of Pain: Etta James, 1938-2012 2012-01-20T22:06:06Z

McPherson is adept at constructing rockers and ballads. Essential tracks: J.D. McPherson's 'Let the Good Times Roll' a sharp shock 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z

Costello turned "I Hope You're Happy Now" into a severe ballad, exchanging sneering anger for mellow contempt and reacting to romantic loss with an indignant shrug rather than a shaking fist. Concert review: The many faces of Elvis Costello 2010-12-21T12:13:00Z

The finest example on “Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest” comes during “Released,” an impossibly concise ballad about the end of the world. Review | Bill Callahan found domestic bliss. Then he wrote the great apocalypse ballad of 2019. 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z

As influenced as he was by Bing Crosby’s intimate crooning, Frank painted the same ballads in darker, more mature shadings and with more assaultive, big-band tones. The All-TIME 100 Songs 2011-10-24T09:00:29Z

“This Time the Dream’s on Me” was delivered as an early rock ’n’ roll ballad with piano triplets and the suggestion of a falsetto. Music Review: Eric Michael Gillett Sings at Feinstein?s at Loews Regency 2010-07-07T21:57:00Z

A slow-burning ballad propelled by crushing guitars, the song strikes a signature balance between humor and pathos. Illuminati Hotties’ Wonderfully Warped Punk-Pop 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z

She stayed on as a groove materialized, setting up “Red Before Orange,” a ballad not unlike some proto-smooth-jazz records by George Benson — at least up until the distorted solo at its melting center. The Nels Cline Singers Play New Music at Le Poisson Rouge 2014-05-05T16:43:42Z

They made gospel-soul covers of rock songs, and their original tunes included the ballad “Can I Speak to You Before You Go to Hollywood?” Sarah Dash who sang on ‘Lady Marmalade’ with Labelle, dies 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z

There wasn't a dry eye in the house when Charlene walked down the aisle to Angry Anderson's power ballad Suddenly. Neighbours at 30: Memorable moments 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z

This is a polyglot record whose best song, the ballad “Never Gonna Change,” sounds the least like the rest of the tracks; it sounds as if it belongs on an early-’70s Stones record. New Music: ?SuperHeavy,? With Mick Jagger, and ?Where Are the Arms? - Review 2011-09-19T22:39:18Z

Mr. Jackman sings the occasional ballad, but he’s more in his element in sunlight than in shadows. | 'Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway': ?Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway? at Broadhurst - Review 2011-11-11T03:01:10Z

Hopefully "Stay With Me," a much lovelier ballad from Smith's breakout debut album, "In the Lonely Hour," will prevail among voters — and that "Rude" starts gathering well-deserved dust come Saturday morning. Grammy Awards: Beyoncé, Coldplay and Sam Smith should get nods 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z

What worked best was the vocal harmonizing between Mr. Greenberg and Ms. Meath; her clarity against his haziness was a good thing, especially over the dream-state pulse of a ballad like “Nam Champ.” Music Review: The 3 Women of Mountain Man, in Perfect Harmony 2011-08-01T21:27:08Z

Sumac’s early repertoire reflected this musical current, including, for example, huaynos, brisk Andean highland ballads featuring strings and flute. On the trail of Yma Sumac: The exotica legend came from Peru, but her career was all Hollywood 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

But Riddle noticed that music was changing in her lifetime, the old ballads giving way to a new style of music, and the singer now jostling with the song. Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll 2010-09-23T21:29:00Z

That younger self was a demure piano bar entertainer whose rich, extravagantly gorgeous voice hovered on the brink of tears as she poured her heart out in classic ballads and lachrymose original songs. Review: Ann Hampton Callaway Hits Redial in ‘On My Way to You’ 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

Brendan Edward Kennedy reported that after the show, in his dressing room, he started to sing the wartime ballad “We’ll Meet Again.” Lost in 2020: Epic Shakespeare, and the Theater That Planned It 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z

This production of a ballad- he wrote in 1783 to music by William Shield sits perfectly in this beautiful Georgian theatre, and is delightfully performed by a versatile cast of actor-singer-musicians. The Poor Soldier 2010-07-01T20:45:00Z

The actress performs a gorgeous rendition of “New York, New York” as a plaintive ballad not of ambition but of longing, and like her co-star, she’s on full-frontal view here. Shame: Michael Fassbender's Naked Launch 2011-12-01T09:55:12Z

Sure, it was another ballad on a night of too many ballads. Grammy Awards 2015 Recap 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z

As Bill and Frank's ballad shows us, connection is a risk. In "The Last of Us," Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett battle loneliness at the end of the world 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z

Mr. Barlow called Mr. Kennedy, a friend and frequent creative partner, and the duo churned out an R&B-flavored ballad, based on a quick viewing of the “Finding Neverland” film, in about 24 hours. ‘Finding Neverland’ and the Pop Heart Inside J. M. Barrie 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

Hamasaki's lyrics and delivery – she has an earnest, unpolished singing voice – project a vulnerability that makes her songs strangely endearing and her ballads occasionally touching. Why Japanese pop matters 2010-03-25T23:10:00Z

The high points include jazzy ballads like Rhoda’s “Free Yesserie” and Snow White’s “Please Don’t Feed Me Apples,” both belted with a backup chorus. Spare Times for Children for May 22-28 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

Jj, from Gothenburg, Sweden, arrived as a lone woman seated onstage with her hands in her lap, singing spooky, rhapsodic ballads backed by twinkling electronica. Less Underground Vibe at South by Southwest 2010-03-21T23:48:00Z

It was a ballad that provided her biggest hit, a 1992 cover version of Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You. Whitney Houston 2012-02-12T02:03:31Z

Heavily stylized and glossed, it's difficult to tell whether or not Stewart takes himself—or even any of his adult-contemporary ballads—seriously. With a wink and a smile, Rod Stewart delivers polished soul at United Center 2011-04-10T14:49:00Z

Two ballads, “Love and Hard Times” and “Questions for the Angels,” ponder divine visitation and the value of humanity, setting the beat aside for melodies that amble like spontaneous musings. Critics? Choice: New Cds: Wrapping Up Life and Death In One Album 2011-04-11T21:45:09Z

Especially when singing a Broadway ballad like “Home,” from “The Wiz,” she invites you to lean on her for support; once we’re home, she promises, everything will be all right. Music Review: Pop, Soul and Show Tunes in a Quest for Lifelong Love 2011-02-23T23:01:06Z

And although Desiree performs the better part of what may be Sondheim’s most beloved ballad of all time, “Send in the Clowns,” the role was not conceived for a singer. A longtime D.C. actress tackles her first musical, and it’s by Sondheim 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z

It also plays power ballads, heartland rock, U2-like anthems and, in songs like the new “Action Needs an Audience,” grunge. Music Review: Growing Older With Less Empathy 2010-10-15T22:59:00Z

The 1981 Motown ballad "Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie topped Billboard magazine's "Top 50 'Love' Songs of All Time" list on Wednesday, just in time for Valentine's Day. "Endless Love" leads Billboard's top love songs 2013-02-13T21:17:30Z

It was fast, furious, and showy – but unexpectedly lifted beyond all that by some very catchy, Miles-like tunes, mellow ballads and world music, not to mention the thoroughly irresistable bonhomie of the boyish Stern himself. Cheltenham jazz festival – review 2013-05-06T16:12:14Z

When these two sing “If I Loved You,” perhaps the greatest ballad ever of reluctant attraction, you can feel the shared pride and antagonism that both draws them together and divides them. London Theater Journal: A 'Carousel' That Really Moves 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

Fights rage in almost Kandinsky-esque flurries of light and color; time stretches for the length of a single kick to encompass elegiac pop ballads. ‘My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising’ Review: Superpowers Served Sweetly 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

On recent albums, he has shied away from patriotic material in favor more soulful ballads, along with the well-crafted songs he has always produced about drinking, chasing girls, breaking up and hard living. ArtsBeat Blog: Q. and A. With Toby Keith 2011-10-25T15:00:03Z

Back in 1968, this soul group from Dallas landed a minor hit with “I Ain’t Got to Love Nobody Else,” a tender ballad drenched in rich vocal harmony. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z

There are too many ballads that lack any animating force, that seem lifeless instead of languid. Review | On ‘Happier Than Ever’ Billie Eilish delivers a second album that shows she wasn’t just a whisper 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z

Her voice veers volcanic on a pair of slow-build ballads, “Sing for Me” and “Blank Page.” New Music: Albums by Christina Aguilera, Soundgarden and Brian Eno 2012-11-12T23:19:31Z

Because “Some Enchanted Evening” and “This Nearly Was Mine,” the big ballads from “South Pacific,” are quasi-operatic, the small stretch from opera to Broadway at the Lincoln Center Theater was easily manageable. Music Review: An Operatic Persona, Cut Down to Size 2010-09-16T04:30:00Z

The nine tracks of this set are perfect Locke material – ballads and blues which invite the tender approach, but which, with his superb quartet, he gently expands into clouds of ever-changing harmony. Joe Locke: Lay Down My Heart – review 2013-06-15T23:05:02Z

How will this version play to fans of the original — whether the ballad or the Disney animated one? Mulan, a Most Adaptable Heroine: There’s a Version for Every Era 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z

It’s in her aggressive alto-saxophone tone, her funk rewrites of the standards “Body and Soul” and “Cherokee,” the eager and surging tempos, and even in the soprano-saxophone ballads, which she charges through. Pop: New Releases from Saxophone Players and Drummers 2012-10-07T05:10:06Z

Little brother Nick is just two spots behind on the Hot 100 with his steamier ballad, “Close,” while Gomez’s “Kill Em With Kindness” works as a default motto for middle-mastery itself. Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas, DNCE and the rise of the mid-level pop star 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z

But for a songwriter who draws a through-line between Delta blues, sad Irish ballads and contemporary alt-folk, he needs to see that vision through. Hozier takes a worshipful L.A. to an actual church 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

Brown also tries to convey his softer side through ballads such as the piano-led "Stuck On Stupid" and acoustic love song "4 Years Old." Chris Brown's 'Fortune' a miss for critics 2012-07-04T02:06:16Z

The folkloric ballad about two caterpillars accompanies the film's apocalypse, in the original meaning of the term: the unveiling of a family's deepest trauma. Forget Bruno. “Dos Oruguitas” is the "Encanto" song we really need 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z

The appearance by Foster, a principal architect of the modern power ballad, was gratifying for anyone curious about Grande’s creative influences. With Justin Bieber in tow, Ariana Grande plays the Forum 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

Paramore’s music has expanded beyond punk-pop — there’s a ballad now and then — and the band has been in flux, with Ms. Williams more clearly in charge. The Week Ahead: Sept. 4 ? Sept. 10 2011-09-02T17:58:40Z

Tortoise Regrets Hare by James Yorkston is a beautiful ballad about lost love using metaphors from the Aesop fables. Readers recommend: songs about rabbits – results 2012-08-23T14:39:00Z

"All of me loves all of you," he croons on the standout ballad. John Legend talks 'Love In The Future' 2013-04-17T00:14:07Z

They’re generally slow, even glacial, often starting like piano ballads with a few minor chords. Music Review: James Blake Sings With Piano at Terminal 5 2013-05-08T21:01:49Z

She added, “You can do a fast song and get away with it, but ballads are your most crucial ones.” Eulaulah Hathaway on Her Musical Marriage to Donny Hathaway 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z

“In A Dark Room” seemed at first to be a tender ballad with its long, unaccompanied piano intro. At Blues Alley, a five-alarm set from Miles Davis protege Wallace Roney 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z

Not for nothing is the nationalist ballad “The Patriot Game” intoned throughout, as the sense of an anarchic game divorced from rules and context grows ever stronger. Orlando Bloom and Aidan Turner Are Drenched in Blood in London 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z

To hear Ms. Manchester sing it at Café Carlyle on Wednesday evening was to rediscover a ballad that for all its stentorian sentimentality still carries considerable emotional clout. Melissa Manchester at Café Carlyle 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

His last studio album, Trespassing, is faintly remembered for its two lead singles: the stodgy power ballad “Better Than I Know Myself” and energetic piece of Bruno Mars showmanship “Never Close Our Eyes.” Review: Adam Lambert's 'The Original High' Is a Solid Pop Album 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z

Why was she opening with a ballad in those clothes? Barbra Streisand on Her Pristine Early Recordings: ‘That Girl Can Sing’ 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z

But by the time the trio reaches its finale ballad, “Set Me Free,” Maines is seeking resolution. Review | New name. New sound. But the Chicks still sound like the truth. 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the line "it could get ugly before it gets beautiful" turns this anodyne ballad from a plea for a clean slate into something approaching a threat. This week's new tracks 2012-11-17T00:05:28Z

Unlike others in the category, the song is a slow, melancholy piano ballad that nonetheless gained widespread appeal. Grammys 2015: A Great Big World wins in best pop duo/group recording 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z

From Mali, there was a sturdy set from Rokia Traore, who started with cool ballads and showed off her stomping electric guitar riffs on Beautiful Africa. Womad festival 2013-07-29T09:54:17Z

“The Christmas Song” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” are chromatic late-night ballads. For New Holiday Albums, It Takes All Kinds 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z

A series of song recitals follows, as the guests give renditions of the ballads of Thomas Moore. The Dead – review 2013-01-06T18:03:54Z

Brooks cries a lot: when he sings an especially meaningful ballad, when other artists pay tribute to him at award shows, when he talks about his family in his recent documentary, “The Road I’m On.” Everyone wants Garth Brooks on their side. He just wants everyone to get along. 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z

The most extraordinary sound to escape his airways on “Free” comes during “Page,” an amorphous ballad that congeals around a vague declaration: “We’re only human, no longer human.” Perspective | Can Iggy Pop hear the future? 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z

That was followed by “The House That Built Me,” the Grammy-winning ballad that helped catapult Lambert’s career to the next level. Miranda Lambert is a superstar. But can she get a No. 1 on country radio only if she sings with a man? 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z

Gliding on peaceful ocean vistas and plaintive indie ballads, whimsical conversations and tinkling French ditties, “Etienne!” encourages us to brake for sunsets and smell the daisies. | 'Etienne!': Rodent Road Trip and Human Bonds 2010-09-02T21:40:00Z

He was listening to a lot of Cuban music at the time — they both grew up listening to Cuban ballads popular in Mexico — and began thinking of recording their songs with a Cuban band. Rodrigo y Gabriela Return to Mexico City in Triumph 2012-01-23T22:57:36Z

And the whole thing — minus two of the last three ballads — is wet with the nectar of a wrenched-open fire hydrant. What’s Beyoncé’s Definitive Album? 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z

The best song at the Radiohead show Monday night at KeyArena was "Everything in Its Right Place," a soft synthesizer ballad which the British rock band transformed into a thumping dance jam. Concert review: Radiohead unremarkably good at KeyArena 2012-04-10T14:46:06Z

“Let It Go” triumphed in this category seven years ago, but can the new Idina Menzel power ballad from “Frozen 2” win the same Oscar? Oscars 2020 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z

The album’s one relative respite, “A Fruitfly in the Beehive” — a ballad melody over ticking drums and shards of guitar — wonders, “Where are we headed for?/For a distant shore or some brand-new war?” Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-01-24T23:19:27Z

“Walker Evans,” a ballad, communicated an austerity and dignity worthy of its subject. Jacob Sacks and Friends in Concert at Weill Recital Hall 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

Her performance of “Praying,” a ballad off “Rainbow,” her first album since 2012, was an emotional exorcism. The Best and Worst of the Grammys 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z

That tension inspired his breakout single, “Kid,” a mid-tempo ballad about parents and their effeminate sons. Eddy de Pretto Is the Proud Sound of a New France 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z

It is, after all, nothing more than an inoffensive ballad from an inoffensive guitar band who wear inoffensive shirts. Old music: The Connells – '74-'75 2012-06-20T10:08:41Z

Even in ballads as straightforward and acoustic as “A Little Bit More,” there are odd pockets of reverberation, and in the band’s more plugged-in arrangements, feedback and distortion well up alongside terse disclosures of emotion. New Music From Kathryn Calder, Buxton, Nadine Shah, East India Youth and Tal National 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

Performing a mix of blues, ballads, hymns and breakdowns, the Stanley Brothers popularized a number of songs that would become bluegrass standards, among them “Mountain Dew,” “Little Maggie” and “Angel Band.” Ralph Stanley, Whose Mountain Music Gave Rise to Bluegrass, Dies at 89 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

Celine Dion is the inspiration for “The Power of Love”, which is said to draw from the pop singer’s life and will use her hit power ballads, according to film industry publications. From 'Your Song' to your movie: 'Rocketman' builds on new music biopic 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

The ballad “Cookie Tin Banjo,” packed with nifty licks, recalls his first handmade instrument as a kid. Singer-guitarist Benjamin Scheuer purrs his life and times in ‘The Lion’ 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z

There was a flicker of fancy on “Elevator Ride” and “Walk in the Rain,” ballads about elusive contentment; there was tension in “Darker Things,” in which Mr. Hampton tries on a winter coat of pessimism. Music Review: Alan Hampton Performs at the Living Room - Review 2011-09-14T22:05:03Z

The title of Spears’s memoir is a lyric from her 2001 power ballad “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman.” Watching Britney Spears, as a Girl and a Woman 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z

The band’s ballad “Something in This City Changes People,” a jazzy sparkler from 1973, was particularly formative for him. Jam & Lewis Shaped Pop History. They’re Working on Its Future, Too. 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z

Defiant ballad I and Love and You and a closing bunch of rousing reels ensure no partner leaves unswung. The Avett Brothers – review 2013-03-17T18:51:19Z

You sensed the same strength of feeling from his dramatic placement of “The Blower’s Daughter,” an almost uncomfortably intimate ballad by the Irish singer Damien Rice, in Nichols’ 2004 film “Closer.” Mike Nichols: a film and stage director with music on his mind 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

That kind of slow-and-low saturation is virtually unimaginable today, at a moment when ballads are the exception rather than the norm on the Top 40. James Horner: How 'My Heart Will Go On' set pop's tempo in 1998 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z

His decision to have Mathis switch from jazz to lushly romantic ballads launched the singer as a superstar. Conductor Mitch Miller dies at age 99 2010-08-02T18:27:00Z

And also because in the video, Taylor Momsen sensitively wears a shade of lipstick a couple of shades lighter than black, what with it being a ballad and all. This week's new singles 2010-12-11T00:07:00Z

There's little by way of politics on the album, if you discount the statutory Woody Guthrie ballad, the thoughtful and disillusioned I Ain't Got No Home. Billy Bragg – review 2013-02-28T17:22:12Z

Instead it was an intriguing song cycle in that English ballad tradition which travels from The Beggar's Opera via The Rake's Progress and Butterworth to the present. Philip Glass Ensemble: the Qatsi trilogy; BBCSO/Volkov; Melvyn Tan; T'ang Quartet; Bo Skovhus; Montreal SO/Nagano; Llyr William; Ten Plagues ? review 2011-08-20T23:06:12Z

The huzzahs kept coming after she dismissed everybody in her large band from the stage except for the pianist for “Bring My Flowers Now,” a wonderfully sappy new ballad about life’s shortness. Review | Tanya Tucker is back and better — and more endearingly bizarre — than ever 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z

“City Music,” his fourth solo album, released in June, contains mellow folk-rock grooves, lonesome ballads and a cheeky homage to the Ramones, all loosely organized around the idea of urban wandering. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z

This was equally true on ballad fare like “Distance From Departure,” which yielded exquisite work from Mr. Colley. Music Review: Enrico Pieranunzi Trio at Village Vanguard 2012-03-28T21:59:28Z

That eccentricity might not be apparent on record, where Gardot's blandly pretty ballads are accompanied by very sober acoustic guitar and hand percussion. Melody Gardot – review 2013-04-03T17:55:09Z

Percy Sledge, the R&B singer whose soulful ballad of eternal love and fidelity, “When a Man Loves a Woman,” topped the charts in 1966, died on Tuesday in Baton Rouge, La. He was 74. Percy Sledge, Who Sang ‘When a Man Loves a Woman,’ Dies at 74 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z

Though it quotes the ballad in neither melody nor text, it follows the story’s contours with a painterly precision. Post-Minimalism and Folk Ballads Fuel a Composer 2011-02-01T22:00:25Z

It’s a set of graceful, soulful ballads with an air of sophistication that is classic Bacharach. New collaboration has Burt Bacharach still working at 92 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z

Tune out the words, and you get a solid dance-pop album, with only one ballad – “The Rest of My Life” – to interrupt the flow. Robin Thicke, 'Blurred Lines' album review 2013-07-29T16:08:00Z

His foster father, who was Scottish, longed for his homeland, and at night tears came to his eyes as he sang ballads around the family’s organ. Archie Roach, Who Lived and Sang the Aboriginal Blues, Dies at 66 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

Moments earlier, Horton had demonstrated the point while recording a ballad titled “Noumena,” with a hymnlike calm that spiraled into agitated abstraction. Jazz Musicians Unite With One Goal: Celebrating Frank Kimbrough 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

The soaring ballad, lifted from the British R&B singer's latest album, was flipped into a duet after Columbia's senior Vice President of A&R Shawn Holiday brought it to Smollett. Top 10 'Empire' songs and the stories behind them 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z

The iconic ballad "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was so stirring that even a young Paul Simon knew he was onto something special when he composed it 40 years ago. Swift among diverse honorees at Songwriters Hall 2010-06-18T07:53:00Z

Yet though we typically demand two club-banger singles from our divas before a ballad ever hits radio, Ciara also routinely launches album campaigns on the strength of her breathy slow jams. Ciara Stays in Her Lane on 'Jackie<—And That's A Good Thing 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

It is deepened by her rendition of “Desperado,” the Eagles’ ballad comparing a rock star’s grueling life on the road to the exhaustion of an aging cowboy reluctant to come in from the range. Releases From Bob Dylan and Diana Krall 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z

Yet the stealth fan favourite appears to be In These Arms, a heart-on-sleeve ballad that, like the band, wears its considerable years lightly. Bon Jovi – review 2013-07-04T17:15:00Z

Gelb duetted with Martin Carthy on a wonderfully eccentric ballad called It's Not The End of the World, turning the hall's Steinway grand into a buzzing, chirrupping Heath Robinson contraption by preparing it with blocks. The Floating Palace ? review 2012-02-09T18:05:00Z

He immediately booked a show at the Feinstein’s/54 Below cabaret where, he announced, he would be “getting drunk and playing ballads.” Tim Minchin Puts Emotion on Broadway. Just Don’t Call Him Sentimental. 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z

There are occasional moments of formal wit, as when Mr. Roberts scores “I’ll Cheat on My Taxes” as a heroic ballad or “Slip ’n’ Fall” as a novelty dance track. Theater Review: ‘Greed: A Musical for Our Times’ Satirizes Materialism 2014-04-06T19:19:16Z

The black laborer’s brawny exploits in building the C&O Railroad had inspired a famous folk ballad — as well as the novel Whitehead was struggling to write. Interview: Colson Whitehead 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

After Hicks’s explosive “No Way,” Macasaet sings the hip-hop comedy number “Don’t Lose Ur Head,” then Mueller steps up with a plaintive ballad worthy of Whitney Houston, “Heart of Stone.” Review | ‘Six’ is the pulse-quickening pleasure trove that Broadway has been waiting for 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z

His father, who was fond of humming the popular ballad Keep Right on to the End of the Road, lost his job in the great depression of the early 1930s. Robert Kee obituary 2013-01-11T18:56:24Z

It’s an album of ballads, some of them extraordinarily slow, built around Björk’s declamatory melodies; there are verses and choruses in there. Björk’s ‘Vulnicura,’ From Deep Within 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z

But his songs have been perennially rediscovered, in part because they never walled themselves into any one genre: His ballads have been reclaimed by folky guitar strummers, his grooves by R&B acts. Review: A Bill Withers Tribute With His Soul Disciples 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z

A Grand Don't Come… was fiction but "Dry Your Eyes" – his lachyrmose ballad set to strings, the record that demonstrated his softer side – "that's me, really". The end of the Streets 2011-01-02T00:04:01Z

However, they snapped the pic with flash during a slow ballad, when any interruptions or distractions could ruin the mood. The other side of concert etiquette: Miranda Lambert, tempers and why everybody is so provoked 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z

There's a lot of piano here, and some haunting ballads. Best Seattle pop music, 2010: arcs and top ten 2010-12-30T10:57:06Z

Collaborating with Mr. Clarke, he wrote and sang “Sweet Baby,” a ballad that became his first pop hit, reaching No. 19 on the Billboard singles chart in 1981. George Duke, Crossover Musician With Frank Zappa, Dies at 67 2013-08-07T02:22:54Z

There are moments when the premise strains, but at its best — in a version of the prison ballad “Lazarus,” for instance, with a prayerful tenor solo by Mr. Allen — the synthesis feels natural. The Blues? Overcoming Hard Times Through Swinging Elegance 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

“Don’t get into heavy ballads on your third tune.” The Unsinkable Marilyn Maye 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z

“Like a Coat from the Cold” is a love ballad full of gorgeous sentiment that stops short of being sentimental, something Clark almost always managed to pull off. Postscript: Guy Clark, 1941-2016 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

Four of the album’s compositions are his, including the crossover ballad title track and “Scorpion,” which recalls the spit-and-polish hard bop of the late 1980s, with a Jazz Messengers-esque horn section. Playlist: New Music by Rumer, Donald Vega, Keith Jarrett and Corb Lund 2012-08-10T13:59:29Z

As on every redemption ballad, Bieber sounds mildly repentant and vaguely irritated. Justin Bieber regroups as One Direction fades away 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

Don’t turn to upbeat songs next time you’re feeling down—instead, tune into ballads that match your melancholy mood. Why Sad Music is Best for a Bad Mood 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z

“We have this assignment in glee club to sing a ballad,” Finn tells Quinn and her parents, who believe Quinn is still a virgin. Television: ?Glee?: Attitude, Yes, but Without a Song in Its Heart 2010-04-10T04:10:00Z

On the album’s strongest songs, like the wistful title track and the ballad “Blue and Green,” everything just falls into place. New Music from Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame 2011-08-08T22:27:29Z

Until that point, Ms. Sanchez had enjoyed a good night, singing the sort of power ballads for which her voice seems tailor made. ArtsBeat: Phillip Phillips Wins 'American Idol,' Beating Out Jessica Sanchez 2012-05-24T03:19:45Z

A ballad both despairing and hopeful, ostensibly about hunger. Annotated For the People: A Track By Track Look at the New R.E.M. Retrospective 2011-11-15T10:00:27Z

With traditional instruments and emotive ballads to the fore, mainstream Greek pop has tended to remain reasonably faithful to its folk roots despite the recent encroachment of rock and electro influences. Sounds of Europe - explore the rest of the continent 2012-07-13T15:13:45Z

The grim ballad of “Eugene Aram” made as strong an impression on me as “I Remember,” though it was not an aesthetic one. John Ashbery: By the Book 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

The arena is full of fans rooting for the Viking blonde who has a great voice, a powerful ballad called Undo and some lovely lighting in her favour. Eurovision 2014: Reporter's diary 2014-05-11T11:21:17Z

One of them is not, “Lots of folk-pop ballads on the soundtrack,” but we can always hope. TCA Roundup: ABC, Where the B Stands for ?Bitch? 2012-01-11T16:01:55Z

The soaring power ballad is a proper pop song – and a proper earworm – written by a proper songwriter, plus at least half of it is sung by a proper pop star. My Oscar goes to... Our film critics reveal their personal shortlists 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z

Likewise, One Direction's sensitive ballads and soft-rock anthems are pitched at teenage girls. Are One Direction really as wholesome as they appear? 2013-01-21T16:15:12Z

So it’s no surprise that she takes well to “Private Dancer,” Tina Turner’s coldly steaming ballad about sex work and isolation. The Playlist: Pearl Jam Kicks Up a Fury, and 9 More New Songs 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z

Each of her ballads was its own drama, a white-knuckled journey through seismic emotions. Review: Gisela João Gives Voice to Fado’s Spectrum of Passions 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z

Then the music changed, and they exchanged partners so that the first lady and another official quietly danced to the same slow ballad as Jess and the now stoned-faced and silent president. Quality Control: a short story by Edwidge Danticat

Despite Mr. Johnson’s absence, his spirit lingers: The record ends with a sprawling, six-minute piano ballad that he wrote before his hiatus. Pop & Rock Listings for Oct. 21-27 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

Annie’s ballad “Maybe” and her anthem “Tomorrow” are American musical cornerstones that every kid should hear, but that doesn’t quite vindicate Olney taking a second run at the show in seven years. Review | This ‘Annie’ doesn’t shine despite Daddy Warbucks’ commanding voice 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

Ms. Rial’s lovely rendering of the text was followed by a dog-wagging coda with virtually all the instrumentalists taking turns, ultimately reducing the great, soulful aria to the level of a lounge ballad. Review: L’Arpeggiata Opens Before Bach Festival at Carnegie Hall 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z

It’s a lush ballad, an ode to the very earth these good old boys grew up on — the kind of place you want to “build a 10 percent down, white picket fence house on.” Toeing the Florida Georgia Line at the state fair | Concert preview 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

In a statement, the Maple Valley folk rocker and piano ballad slayer had this to say about the new record: Brandi Carlile announces new album ‘In These Silent Days,’ drops single ‘Right On Time’ 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z

When he hits his stride, Jarrett's kaleidoscopes of delicate ballads still represent spontaneous piano artistry of a unique kind. This week's new live music 2013-02-23T06:00:07Z

Its songs are straightforward pop ballads before they get extended with the beats and buildups of trance music, with guest vocalists promising love and empathy in grand choruses. Review: Electric Zoo, a Menagerie Designed for Dancing 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z

It’s only on the slow-burning ballad “HIM” that the album delivers on the promise implicit in Smith’s voice. Review | Sam Smith: Sadness with a whole lot of emptiness 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z

Don Williams, a singer of heartfelt country ballads who emerged as one of the biggest stars in country music during the late 1970s, died on Friday in Mobile, Ala. He was 78. Don Williams, Singer of Plain-Spoken Country Songs, Dies at 78 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

And so a piano ballad begins to resemble a power ballad, not unlike some distinguished descendant of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’,” only sung with more power. Review | Adele’s ‘30’ has more to offer than dazzling sadness 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z

Norberto Lobo’s pieces, instrumental except for a bit of wordless singing, seem to move through country blues, Tin Pan Alley ballads, experimental drones and minimalism. Albums From Jesse Stacken and Norberto Lobo 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

On first listen, one number from that show, “Higher,” written by Jay Kuo, was an inspirational ballad that follows the usual climb-the-mountain formula of would-be showstoppers. Music Review: Lea Salonga at the Café Carlyle 2013-05-24T20:50:52Z

They might have fallen out of an early Tom Waits ballad, a chest fever splashing over minor seventh chords. Two Lifetime Crooks Wait for a Missing Daughter, With Shades of Beckett 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z

“Bloom,” a psychedelic tangle of a song from the 2011 album “The King of Limbs” — a ballad, rocker and incantation layered with polyrhythms — swelled to arena scale without losing any of its labyrinthine obsessiveness. Review: Radiohead Revels in the Key of Dread 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z

One minor-key ballad with a sinuous bass ostinato evoked the dusky mood of certain works by Sun Ra. Review: Eric Revis Trio Lets the Music Lead the Way at the Jazz Gallery 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

It tells the tale of a blind teenage girl discovering her long-dormant superpowers and punctuates a variety of music styles — from the unhinged and catchy “Adrenaline” to the ballad “Okay” — with a series of interludes. New this week: ‘The Starling,’ Diddy and Billy Bob Thornton 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z

And it showcases him in the ideal circumstances found here: alone at the piano, singing songbook ballads at a honey drip and unveiling originals both boppish and searching, approaching the mystical. Jazz Listings for Feb. 7-13 2014-02-06T23:46:32Z

But the tortured ballad was the lead single for Streisand’s 1977 follow-up LP Superman, and the song would end up reaching the top five on the Hot 100. Out of tune: the big star songs that were rejected for movie soundtracks 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

The Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp periodically sets aside dance beats for ballads. Drake Looks for Love, Repeatedly, and 9 More New Songs 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z

Beck’s best-known ballad is an instrumental version of a Wonder song. Jeff Beck’s 10 Essential Songs 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z

Although Mr. Jacobs and Ms. Reed have solid voices, even the movie’s big hit song, the pretty Menken-Rice ballad “A Whole New World,” lands rather softly. Theater Review: ‘Aladdin’ Tweaks the Disney Formula With Breezy Insouciance 2014-03-21T02:00:01Z

Ms. Sanchez had a rougher time with her third song, an unreleased ballad titled “Change Nothing.” ArtsBeat: Phillip Phillips Wins 'American Idol,' Beating Out Jessica Sanchez 2012-05-24T03:19:45Z

Carlile’s also planned a “ladies of the ’80s” finale, where the performers will belt their favorite “femme fatale power ballads” to cap the weekend. Brandi Carlile and ODESZA look to break megafest mold with Mexico getaway concerts 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z

Lambert's nostalgic ballad "The House That Built Me," for which she received a Grammy, will vie for single record, song and video of the year at the ACM Awards. Miranda Lambert eyes top honors at country awards 2011-04-03T17:57:20Z

They do quiet ballads and can somehow make crowds chant “Everybody dies anyway!” The Band Camino seizes 2021 as the year they break out big 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z

It included Mr. Veloso’s “Baby,” a sweetly melodic ballad satirizing consumerism that became her first major hit. Gal Costa, Singer Who Embodied Tropicália’s Innovative Spirit, Dies at 77 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z

Apparently, Miranda had heard his ballad “Adiós,” released early last year, and decided he was the one. Oscars 2022: Sebastián Yatra calls ‘Encanto’ a gift from God 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

Mr. Lowery strums the chords of this ballad with skill and sincerity. Movie Review: ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’ Examines Honor and Sacrifice 2013-08-15T21:57:24Z

In the past, Disney might have leaned on a Broadway-style ballad, with a globally recognized star singing in English, to propel one of its soundtracks. How the ‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Became a Smash 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z

Braxton specializes in dramatic, emotional epics, songs that are practically operatic in scope; her most enduring hit is “Un-Break My Heart,” a sweeping power ballad. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z

The ballads, however, plod along with heavy-handed emotion, and are comparatively Identikit. Little Mix: DNA – review 2012-11-15T21:15:01Z

On Sunday, the singers performed a haunting version of Eric Clapton’s ballad “Tears in Heaven” seated side by side in front of a backdrop lit up with the names of the victims. 'Tears in Heaven' as Grammy performers remember Las Vegas victims 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z

By contrast, the film associated with “She Brings the Rain” — one of Can’s prettiest and most straightforward ballads — sounds as if it needs a Criterion-style restoration as soon as possible. Can Was 40 Years Ahead of Its Time. A New Book Helps Us Catch Up. 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z

For 19 years, he traveled through New Mexico and the surrounding states, gathering ballads and poems and accumulating detailed descriptions of people and landscapes. In New Mexico, on the Cowboy Trail of Jack Thorp 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z

Listen to Clarkson's other new track, the equally soulful ballad "Move You," below. Kelly Clarkson Brings the Soul on New Song 'Love So Soft' 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

Their recordings on the Trio label were an apt summary of their value, with Drew stoking the fires on up-tempo numbers while playing with rare sensitivity on ballads and blues. Martin Drew obituary 2010-08-12T17:24:00Z

When Ms. Starr ascended the charts, it was with novelty songs such as the polka homage “Hoop Dee Doo” and the ballad “Wheel of Fortune,” which became her signature. Kay Starr, ferociously expressive singer who had pop hit with ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ dies at 94 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

His best along these lines is “The Change, My Girl,” a slumbering ballad with a melody and chord progression that drift like cloud formations. New Music: New Albums from Patti Smith, Ravi Coltrane and Neneh Cherry 2012-06-18T21:55:59Z

He can play in a traditional style on blues and ballads, but when he lets loose with funky eccentricity, he enhances the band’s identity as something that is brilliant in its resistance to identification. The spontaneous magic of Gov't Mule in concert: "We feel more comfortable on stage than anywhere" 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z

The title track is a soul song trapped in a country ballad. New band of the day – Night Moves (No 1,481) 2013-03-28T14:49:00Z

In “Listen Before I Go,” a glacial piano ballad with looming reverberations, the narrator herself is suicidal; “Sorry, can’t save me,” she warns, and sirens at the end suggest the worst. Billie Eilish Redefines Teen-Pop Stardom on a Haunted, Heartfelt Debut Album 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

As his power ballad bewails, he's just Ken. The secret "Barbie" message everyone can get behind is that Allan is amazing. He is also like us 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z

Lara was a legendary early 20th century lyricist and performer, known for producing a range of iconic ballads both tragic and romantic. Natalia Lafourcade brings her intimate new album to the Regent 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z

In order to dress in a manner consistent with clients’ expectations, finance bros invented—collectively, like a folk ballad—variants of their tribal garb that met the admiration of tech dudes. Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business Casual” 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z

It would be more than a decade before she wrote her first “real” song, the folksy ballad “Day After Day.” Remarkable Records of Joni Mitchell’s Changes 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z

On the hazy ballad “Hurt,” he revisited a chorus that had stuck with him for well over a decade: “You were hurting yourself.” Eddie Chacon, a Fleeting ’90s Neo Soul Star, Returns as an Old Soul 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z

On the show's last night, Shelton got to unite his two worlds: Lambert made an appearance to sing a duet of her wistful ballad "The House That Built Me" with Dia Frampton, Shelton's protégé. Blake Shelton plays Snoqualmie Casino 2011-08-15T19:51:04Z

“The music that I deal with has elements of bebop to ballad, swing to sweet, blues to boogie, and pop to rock,” Mr. Blythe told the musician and oral historian Ben Sidran in 1986. Arthur Blythe, Jazz Saxophonist Who Mixed Sultry and Strident, Dies at 76 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z

Capaldi, who scooped two awards, sang his ballad “Someone You Loved” before receiving the award for best new artist, swigging on a bottle of beer. Singer Lewis Capaldi wins big at BRIT awards as rapper Dave calls UK PM racist 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z

There are dance songs like ”Words,” but also ballads like “Back To Me,” which spotlight her robust singing. Sure, Daya Wants to Visit the Club. But She Doesn’t Want to Live There. 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

Her austere piano ballad, with Mr. West’s voice computer-tuned into a melody, gives way to a dirge driven by repeated hornlike notes. Music Review: ‘Yeezus,’ Kanye West’s Raw and Jolting New Album 2013-06-16T18:25:47Z

While U2's hit song "Vertigo" is featured in one scene, Bono and the Edge's "Spider-Man" music is unlike the rest of their repertoire, and as diverse as quiet ballads and chant. Troubled 'Spider-Man' is beaten but unbowed 2011-01-24T03:57:33Z

And the musical numbers feel so repetitive, it's hard to distinguish one heartfelt ballad or up-tempo ditty or contrapuntal duet from another. Review: Village Theatre adopts 'Anne of Green Gables' 2010-11-19T05:01:00Z

There were plaintive ballads sung in the traditional sean-nós style; there were flutes and fiddles; and, naturally, there was plenty of percussive stomping and intricate footwork. Spoiled by Beauty and Deals on the Irish Coast 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

Delivered by Mr. Nakayama in a plaintive cry as he accompanies himself on guitar, his ballad “Horses” distills the inchoate longings of these likable characters more effectively than any spoken words. Movie Review: ‘Touchy Feely’ Explores Family Emotions 2013-09-05T22:05:20Z

The gig ended with the new album title track "Congratulations," a sarcastically self-congratulatory ballad. MGMT give French fans peek at new album 2010-03-24T19:52:00Z

She howled and crooned her ballads while Musashi, at the sound of anything that snapped or popped, crouched in a corner and shivered. I love my dog as much as my child 2012-11-10T17:00:00Z

For those who celebrate the "alternative" spirit of the fringe, the thrill of watching a man mime sock-puppet performances of 1980s power ballads may soon pall. An Edinburgh comedy judge's diary: the gaffer of gaffer? 2012-08-16T10:35:41Z

And the album closes with “Only Memories Remain,” a bittersweet ballad in the style of George Harrison, one of Mr. James’s acknowledged models. Review: My Morning Jacket Stays True to Its Strengths on ‘The Waterfall’ 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z

"The Dead" wouldn't be the mesmerizing and moving story it is but for the masterful way James Joyce, a highly talented tenor, weaves the well-known Irish ballad, "The Lass of Aughrim" into its text. Review: ‘The Dead, 1904’ Brings Existential Unease to the Party 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

This is where comedian turns country singer, growling ballads in which members of the audience – Gary the cabbie, Luke the accountant – play leading roles. Rich Hall – review 2013-03-07T17:46:17Z

Gaga was referring to one of the deeper cuts on “Joanne,” an overwrought, oversung ballad about gun violence that never specifically mentions Martin. Lady Gaga’s ‘Joanne’: Where the freaks have no game 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z

Pratt’s ballads feel more like memories than songs, and her voice sounds more like science fiction than singing. Perspective | Best music of 2019: Lana Del Rey sings lullabies about the end of America 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z

Eventually agreeing on a few possible locations, Hira said that the story, which is sung as a ballad and which he remembered from childhood, was virtually unknown today among the area’s young people. Following a Folk Tale Through the Himalayas 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z

His manner of sliding up to pitches, emphasizing blues inflections and releasing cascades of soft trills made a compelling case for this ballad. Miguel Zenon illuminates Puerto Rican jazz 2011-05-27T15:35:57Z

"The song is probably the greatest ballad that was ever written," says McGuigan. Danny Boy at 100 2013-11-10T21:39:11Z

“Bad Habit,” a spacey, pensive ballad driven by a slightly warped guitar, has been a monster streaming hit since its release three months ago. Steve Lacy’s Streaming Smash ‘Bad Habit’ Climbs to No. 1 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z

"These guys are really musicians," said Porter, who recalled writing the song, a stripped-down ballad in the beginning, around a piano with the Lawrences and their primary songwriting partner, Jimmy Napes. Disclosure looks beyond EDM for 'Caracal': 'We've got a lot more to give' 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

Electronic bleeps and Wurlitzer organ noises get blown away by sax blasts, and wistfully romantic ballad themes develop over soft synth strings, before scuttling guitar improvisations wrestle with free-tenor eruptions. Shatner's Bassoon: Aquatic Ape Privilege – review 2013-02-07T23:45:01Z

First, they offered a hypnotic take on opening ballad "Weight of Love," followed by the title track. The Black Keys hit hard at sold-out Forum concert 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z

Their lives and deaths are a ballad whose meaning and melody Miguel must learn. Review: ‘Coco’ Brings the Pixar Touch to Death 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

This is one of her more conventional songs, a tortured ballad that showcases her plaintive voice. A K-pop primer for Olympic listening 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z

But let me explain something: You only think that because it's what they taught you and the other hundred digitally remastered power-pop ballad clones at the training camp. Songs with telephones, teeth and Tiesto 2010-03-17T16:24:00Z

It features a haul of 14 songs from their repertoire, including South Australia and the haunting Cornish robber ballad Cadgwith Anthem. Cornish fishermen net ?1m record deal 2010-03-18T10:54:00Z

His serviceable set of neatly sculpted originals only really took off near the end, when the young alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, his frequent collaborator, assumed the lead on Mr. Ross’s ballad “Touched by an Angel.” At the NYC Winter Jazzfest, Learning How Less Can Be More 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z

And, sometimes, he takes the stage at the Gaslight with earnest ballads, fishermen laments, hymns to the middle ages. Oscar Isaac: 'The irony is not lost on me. Being celebrated for playing someone who wasn't' 2013-05-23T18:30:01Z

Mr. Iverson performs solo on his “Yesterday’s Bouquet,” a wistful ballad. ‘Temporary Kings’ Review: Alluringly Reserved 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z

Houston was gospel-trained, but her voice also lent itself to R&B, pop and ballads, and she was adept at each style. Whitney Houston 2012-02-12T02:03:31Z

“He has these gorgeous tones, and he really knows how to phrase a ballad,” the eminent jazz critic Gary Giddins told the New York Times. Remembering "Bronze Buckaroo" Herb Jeffries, the First Star of Black Western Musicals 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

She returns with five nominations this year for "25," a collection of personal coming-of-age songs including the power ballad "Hello." Grammy Awards shape up as clash of pop titans Beyonce and Adele 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z

But it remained a station for American expats curious about the Top Forty power ballads and soft-rock hits from back home, and locals who aspired to a future somewhere else. Listening to George Michael in Taiwan 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z

I'm tired of ballads, and if the drop in Idol's ratings are any indication, so is most of America. 'American Idol' random musings: What Top 4 should sing next week 2010-05-06T22:25:00Z

For many Washingtonians, it used to be a ballad by a British lady named Adele. Perspective | Go-go’s fight against gentrification is just getting started. This is what it sounds like. 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z

He made his recording debut in 1965 with the rousing ballad “Flame in Your Heart.” Otis Clay, Soul and R&B Singer, Dies at 73 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z

The last album he worked on before his death last year, “On a Distant Shore” leans toward those ballads, with orchestral arrangements behind his reflections on a well-traveled life. Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 66 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

The libretto for "Kolo't" interweaves Ladino ballads and poems with a letter from a Holocaust survivor, describing the Nazi destruction of an ancient Sephardic community in Thessaloniki, Greece. MOR marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with Ladino concert 2011-05-06T17:56:05Z

Pink Floyd, and Mr. Gilmour on his own, made themselves masters of slow tempos: dirges, processionals and ballads that might start quietly but took on a majestic richness. Review: David Gilmour Lays Claim to Pink Floyd Memories 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

It's like a tension ballad, it keeps on growing into a massive chorus. Green Day unveil album trilogy 2012-08-23T07:04:05Z

But "Suffocating," a slow dirgelike ballad about being stuck in the past, asks more of his voice than it's prepared to give. Blake Shelton's 'All About Tonight' is a variety pack of country styles 2010-08-09T23:37:00Z

An actual dream, in fact, inspired her new music video for “Cherry on Top,” a twinkling ballad on her 2013 album “Wish Bone,” produced by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek. | Oh Land, the Pop Star Who Can’t Forget Her Moment as a Ballerina 2014-04-18T14:32:30Z

A ballad called “Azazel” sounded nobly austere; another piece began with squeaks and rasps and ended by quoting the opening of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Music Review | John Zorn: Exploring the Topography of John Zorn?s Continent 2010-02-19T22:52:00Z

Dylan posted the track on his website, employing a surprisingly delicate vocal on the hyper-romantic ballad based on a central musical motif from Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto. Bob Dylan posts 'Full Moon & Empty Arms' track from new album 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z

Is there another person you’d like to write a ballad for? Bob Dylan Has a Lot on His Mind 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Koen Van Weel/EPA A pop ballad composed for the Netherlands' new king has been withdrawn as the official anthem following ridicule and outcry by thousands of Dutch citizens. Dutch music lovers lead revolt against song to serenade new king 2013-04-22T11:40:15Z

I’ve always been mesmerized by the way she seems to be holding back on “The Moon Represents My Heart,” one of her greatest ballads. The Melancholy Pop Idol Who Haunts China 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z

This little place is nonetheless sufficiently cosmopolitan to support a smart night spot called, enigmatically, The Slow Club, where a live band and singer perform ballads. David Lynch's Blue Velvet: why I still can't take my eyes off it 2012-02-10T12:49:31Z

In these spoken ballads, men who have been systematically stripped of their identities reclaim them. Review: ‘ToasT’ Where Words Are a Cellblock’s Weapon of Choice 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z

He’s not a persuasive enough crooner to pull off a ballad such as “Raina.” Album review: Nick Waterhouse, 'Time's All Gone' 2012-05-03T22:45:00Z

I like the ones you asked about, but "Don't Talk Me Down" is one of my favorite ballads that I've written. JoJo's old label used to own her voice, but now she's reclaimed it with new album "Good to Know" 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z

Taylor Swift Taylor Swift and Owl City singer trade love songs Taylor Swift has never been one for enigmatic ballads. Taylor Swift and Owl City singer trade love songs 2011-02-16T12:52:00Z

That album included the W. C. Handy classic “St. Louis Blues” and the sweetly hopeful romantic ballad “Baubles, Bangles and Beads,” from “Kismet.” Johnny Mann, Leader of Easy-Listening Singers, Dies at 85 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

She has written a moving ballad of her own, too: “Moon Song,” a kind of companion piece to the album’s bluesier, aching title track. Cécile McLorin Salvant’s Album Tackles a Newer Archive: Her Own 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z

Imagine a young woman, free of makeup, a curtain of black hair, barefoot even in the Massachusetts winter, burnishing 200-year-old ballads in a crammed Cambridge coffeehouse, picking like an old hand at her acoustic guitar. Listening to her older records, Joan Baez hears perfection in an ‘unsurpassable’ voice 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z

Her third LP, “Unbroken,” which included the hit ballad “Skyscraper” and the irresistible “Give Your Heart a Break,” was a creative leap, adding more R&B influences and serious subjects. How Honest Can Demi Lovato Be? 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z

On Monday, he kicked off his residency with a performance of his hit power ballad “Sign of the Times.” Stephen Colbert Says the Leaker’s Been Found: It’s Trump 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z

Most are lung-busting ballads like “All the Man That I Need” or “Greatest Love of All” or “One Moment in Time.” Review: ‘The Bodyguard’ Is Shadowed by a Stalker, and a Superstar 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

She ended up contributing to several songs, with the highlight being her empathetic, velvety lead vocal lines on the gorgeous midtempo ballad "Woman in Chains." From the Beatles influence to personal strife, revisiting Tears for Fears' complex "Seeds of Love" 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z

Mr. Bennett’s career took off after Mr. Miller persuaded him to record the ballad “Because of You,” backing him with a lush orchestral arrangement by Percy Faith. Mitch Miller, Maestro of the Singalong, Dies at 99 2010-08-02T16:28:00Z

From there, he tried a string of ballads, old and new, but the crowd lit back up when he played “Kill the Lights.” With ‘Kill the Lights,’ Luke Bryan Downshifts a Country Party 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z

“Obviously, a lot of the international audience might not know the ballad, but for the ones who do, it’s nice.” Mulan, a Most Adaptable Heroine: There’s a Version for Every Era 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z

A Boogie’s piano ballad “Drowning” was effective, as was Young M.A.’s “OOOUUU,” though the rest of their sets were coolly received. Review: At Summer Jam, Some Old-School Bark, but Little Bite 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z

Later, he began coming up with his own melodies, and Mr. Jaffee, sensing a talent, recorded one of his ballads. Mark Seliger’s Career as Frontman of Rusty Truck 2013-08-05T21:20:25Z

There are also more up-tempo songs, but I surely like to do ballads. A Word With: Agnetha Faltskog: Agnetha Faltskog of Abba, Back With a New Album 2013-05-05T22:08:37Z

The twist is that Cole sings back at him from a smaller stage in the middle of the crowd, turning a love ballad into a charisma battle that he wins hands down. Cheryl Cole – review 2012-10-08T11:21:12Z

Take “Red Wine & Blue,” a broke-up ballad with a titular refrain that requires Whitters to defuse a bad pun like a bomb. Review | Hailey Whitters made the year’s deepest country album. Just look beneath the surface. 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z

One of her first outside performances was on “The Dean Martin Show,” when she performed the melancholy ballad “Little Girl Blue.” Actress Rose Marie of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ fame dies at 94 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z

Its self-titled fifth album from 1991, with ballad sections and expensive production values, exploded the logic of thrash metal and reached an awful lot of teenage bedrooms. Music Review: Music Review: Big Four With Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica 2011-09-15T11:29:14Z

One verse of the scorching ballad “Leave” tells you that Gregory Maheu has the guitar chops and a good, clear, gruff baritone as Guy. Review | The musical ‘Once’ sounds fit as a fiddle at Olney Theatre 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

The songs range from covers of “Splish Splash” and “Unchain My Heart,” to surf rock, funky R&B and romantic ballads in the mode of Julio Iglesias. Dance Review: Focus Cia de Dança Performs at the Joyce Theater 2014-03-11T21:02:30Z

North of Richmond, I pulled out my ’70s CD box set, and the velvety sounds of the O’Jays’ ballad “Forever Mine” filtered through the car. Lonnae O’Neal: Whither the mack-daddies? 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z

Music fans in the UK may be most familiar with his work from watching TV shows like One Tree Hill, where the singer-songwriter's forlorn ballads frequently underscore tear-jerking romantic scenes. Talking Shop 2010-03-29T07:36:00Z

Ms. Hathaway renders "I Dreamed a Dream," the musical's big ballad, with lustrous intensity. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: 'Les Misérables,' Stage to Screen 2013-01-03T17:53:43Z

It's a bit Burt Bacharachy with something of Scott Walker's ballads. Martina Topley Bird: 'I played Boggle till 4am the other night. Is that rock'n'roll enough for you?' 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z

"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", a version of the ballad that was a worldwide hit for The Hollies, went to the top of the chart in its first week of release. Hillsborough disaster tribute tops UK Christmas chart 2012-12-23T19:03:16Z

At his early gigs, he read love ballads and protest pieces that matched the mood of the times, but were more nuanced than those of his contemporaries. Pete Morgan obituary 2010-07-15T16:54:00Z

The closest thing to a showstopper is a rock ballad that goes: "I don't want to eat you, I want to love you instead." Cannibal Women of Mars – review 2013-07-11T17:57:00Z

The first song is a ballad about the meaninglessness of life; the second uses electric guitars to conjure violent meteorology. Download this: Mount Eerie live at 20/20 Cycle in Seattle 2012-07-06T16:10:08Z

"It's tempting to play a lot of ballads with the orchestra," he said, "but I'm trying to get away from it just being ballad, ballad, ballad." Elvis Costello looks at the orchestral possibilities in Bowl shows 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z

He deals with a few ballads from the old school — “Until the Real Thing Comes Along” and “Where or When,” which comes out in two and a half minutes of luxe melodic improvising. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-01-17T22:03:49Z

The rockers worked with the Rocket Man on a new song, with Dave Grohl on drums – and it was definitely not a ballad. Elton John to appear on new Queens of the Stone Age album 2013-02-08T11:48:03Z

“Autumn Sun,” one of several intoxicating ballads sung softly against an acoustic guitar, takes shape as a wistful reflection on her younger self before hardening into a tale of romantic infringement. New Music: 2 Chainz, Arctic Monkeys and Keith Urban Release New Albums 2013-09-09T22:11:48Z

The forlorn pianos and light percussion of Smith’s signature ballads have largely been swapped out for synthesizers and electronic beats. Sam Smith Seeks Self-Acceptance and Catharsis, and a Sound to Match 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z

It’s New York as a July rooftop party or a rat scurrying from a garbage bag, ennui ballads crooned into an intercom, bleeding through the crumbling plaster of the adjacent apartment. ‘The essence of life is kind of a nostalgia anticipation sandwich’: Philosophy 101 with Julian Casablancas 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z

"Bird of Sorrow" plinks around on a piano before Hansard rips "I'm not leaving" to rattle the slow ballad. Review: 'Once' star Hansard familiar in solo album 2012-06-19T15:27:08Z

Reminiscent of the Italian film farces of the ’60s, the episode employs a rollicking version of the ballad “Guantanamera” to comment on their conjugal struggle and end the movie on a note of triumphant ambiguity. ‘Lucía,’ a Gem of Cuban Cinema, Is Restored 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z

He said the songs embraced an eclectic mixture of styles – "music hall with a slight touch of Kurt Weill", including a "most beautiful ballad" that Constance Wilde sings to her husband, and "roaring comedy numbers". Jerry Leiber's last lyrical masterpiece to celebrate the many sides of Oscar Wilde 2011-08-27T22:22:58Z

On the lush piano ballad “Sorry,” she delivers a detailed self-excoriation: Halsey’s Second Album: Something New, but a Lot Borrowed 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z

Mr. Hardy wrote hundreds of songs — protest songs, political talking songs and romantic ballads — his lyrics often consciously literary, his music tinged with a Celtic sound. Jack Hardy, Folk Singer and Keeper of the Tradition, Dies at 63 2011-03-13T04:45:04Z

He knows his 1970s AM-radio rock ballads, his English pastoral folk. Critics? Choice: New Cds: The Droll, Buzzing Grandpas of Rap 2011-05-02T19:51:31Z

Though Nicks’s song “Silver Springs” was written as “a ballad of love and revenge directed at Lindsey,” one line from it could easily be directed at all of us: “You won’t forget me.” Review | Stevie Nicks: A story of big music, big egos and big hair 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z

The performers were preparing a program of songs, ballads and rounds from Shakespeare plays that brings to life the tunes scholars think might have been part of the earliest productions. ‘Make Noise Enough’: Excavating Shakespeare’s Songs 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z

He takes traditional verse forms — sonnets, sestinas, ballads, pantoums — and retools them, as if they were engine parts, for his own purposes as well. Paul Muldoon Collects His Poetic, Allusive, Satirical Thoughts 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

Now, in the record of the year category, we have Abba’s “I Still Have Faith In You,” a ballad that sounds as if it were written just for Grammy voters. Perspective | The Grammys are trying to change. So why does it feel like they’re moving backward? 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z

It was “Adoration,” an original ballad flecked with classical filigree, and he gave it a warmly dignified calm. Kevin Eubanks Begins Life After ?The Tonight Show? 2010-05-30T21:03:00Z

Watkins' eponymous first album was an American-roots bonanza of yearning ballads, jaunty Texas swing and sparse gospel tunes, a collection that showcased not only her fiddling but also a sweet, accomplished voice. Sara Watkins: 'I wanted to leave my comfort zone' 2013-01-30T17:13:17Z

It's a mix of improvisations on rapturous rock ballads and funky themes, overlaid by a stream of spontaneity from the two leaders. Joe Locke/Geoff Keezer: Signing – review 2012-10-04T20:52:01Z

Her lyrics also delve further: to thoughts of heritage and identity in “Green & Gold” and to elegant extended metaphors like the ones she sang in a hushed ballad, “Wonderful”: Review: Lianne La Havas Sings of Love and Identity 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

“And letting the sweat drip down my face while Queen Elizabeth is singing a ballad.” They Finally Get to Dance on Broadway 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z

Freed and Arlen agreed on the need for a ballad that would connect Dorothy’s confinement in Kansas with the wonders she meets in Oz. Oz Revisited – Part 4: Where’s That Rainbow? 2013-09-19T14:51:07Z

In the bittersweet ballad "A Picture In Your Mind" reluctantly parting lovers sing, "though I may be far away/we'll never say goodbye." Review: 'Far From Heaven' pretty close to heavenly 2013-06-03T00:34:08Z

“Liam’s Lament,” a beautifully restrained ballad, features empathic rubato work by Mr. Grenadier. New Music: Albums From Zac Brown Band and George Colligan 2013-12-23T22:34:00Z

They concluded the set with an old British ballad: “Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens,” a venerable warning about bad boyfriends. Music Review: Michael Kiwanuka at the Highline Ballroom 2012-06-14T21:40:14Z

A solo Emily shines — and sounds remarkably like her mother — on a poignant ballad she wrote herself, “When I Miss You Most,” though much of the record relies a bit too much on Sasha’s precocity. 15 Fresh Takes on a Classic Tradition: The Holiday Album 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z

This sturdy ballad deserves a life beyond the stage. Kate Baldwin Shows Her Range at 54 Below 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z

The word “radical” is so overused as to lose all meaning, applied to everything from the views of W. E. B. Du Bois to an English folk ballad, from Mancunian socialism to a vegetarian restaurant. The British Activist Who Was a Spiritual Ancestor to Today’s Teen Radicals 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z

These songs — like the ballad “I Am” and the up-tempo stomp “I Can Run” — build from unpromising beginnings, becoming more passionate and more complex, nearly changing colors. More Than Tools: Sometimes Instruments Inspire 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

The only guest who holds her own here is the songwriter Hillary Lindsey, one of the most effective Nashville writers of the 2000s, and a master of the deeply felt king-size ballad. Lady Gaga’s Stripped-Down New Album Fishes for Inspiration 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

Crimescene is a horrific mood piece about death and fate, while Sidney Wells is a brutal modern murder ballad set to a jaunty English dance tune. Richard Thompson: Dream Attic 2010-08-26T22:16:00Z

He remembers his mother lovingly coaching him to play the romantic ballads of her favorite composer, Chopin. Vietnam matriarch, now 92, spread piano culture 2011-02-27T17:16:04Z

Ms. Cobbs, especially: Her ballad “Jesus Saves,” with piano and three chorus singers, transcends most conventions. Review: ‘Motown Gospel Presents 1 Mic 1 Take’ Sells Simplicity 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z

Then there’s Young’s belief in the early take, whether he’s cranking up his Fender Deluxe amp, crooning a country ballad or producing the kind of processed electronics on 1983’s “Trans.” Neil Young made ‘Barn,’ his new album, in a barn 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z

“See I could do without a tan on my left hand, where my fourth finger meets my knuckle,” a then-21-year-old Sheeran sang on the sparse, unabashedly sentimental ballad “Wake Me Up.” Ed Sheeran Sticks With a Familiar Formula on ‘=’ 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z

A few performances landed in the middle, like the juggler Kyle Driggs, natty and expert, performing to a sultry take on the Beatles ballad “Something.” Review: The Big Apple Circus Still Delivers 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z

Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, "Scars and Stories" features The Fray's piano-rock ballads but adds new energy and hints of Southern rock. The Fray display "Scars" with confidence on new album 2012-02-07T21:58:35Z

The “Domestic Breviary” is full of ballads that are meant to be read out loud, preferably while smoking, to lute or guitar. Bertolt Brecht: Poet and Communist 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z

“Nefertiti” began as a probing ballad, built to double time as Baker soloed, then slowed again for Meadows’s even more impressive improvisation. Tedd Baker leads an explosive performance at Bohemian Caverns

There was the original ballad, of course, as well as regional variations, which they examined with the help of advisers from China. Mulan, a Most Adaptable Heroine: There’s a Version for Every Era 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z

Shelton shared song of the year honors with his wife, Miranda Lambert, for the emotional ballad "Over You", while Lambert took home the female vocalist prize, also for the third time. Blake Shelton dominates Country Music awards 2012-11-02T04:15:12Z

Feelings of loss and nostalgia permeate the bolero, a kind of ballad that incorporates romantic European lyricism with Afro-Cuban percussive elements. The Bolero Is Timeless. Miguel Zenón Is Giving It a Jazzy Tinge. 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z

It also raised the volume on the ballad of Sid and Hillary. Sidney Blumenthal just wanted to stay in the conversation. Now he’s once again the topic. 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z

Pelt’s trumpet tone can wander into the mist during a ballad, then come roaring out with a scorching solo when the energy rises. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z

With the ballad “A Short Goodbye To No One In Particular,” Anderson offers a gentle reprieve from the party of the previous six tracks. It’s prom night as Cataldo releases its latest album at Century Ballroom 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z

His later book includes a mock-tragic ballad not about a walrus and a carpenter but about a walrus and a butterfly. Looking at the Birth of Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice,’ 150 Years Old 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z

Whitney ballads are hard enough, but her fast stuff is 100x harder. 'Idol': Pia nails Whitney, Haley fumbles it 2011-03-17T02:32:00Z

For the occasion, she also composed a ballad, “Rebecca,” now on Spotify. How Do You Say ‘Smitten’ in Yiddish? 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z

The encores, as usual, were stunning: a soulful groove tune; a gleaming, Copland-esque ballad; and pristinely lyrical readings of “Miss Otis Regrets” and “It’s a Lonesome Old Town.” Music Review: Keith Jarrett in a Solo Concert at Carnegie Hall 2012-01-26T22:29:27Z

She introduced “That’s All” with a dedication to her “adorable genius child,” then sang a light, skipping version of a ballad that is usually treated as a heavy-duty vow of romantic commitment. Music Review: A Plush Voice Discovers Some Room to Be Frisky 2010-10-22T21:27:00Z

This will have more knuckle-gnawing tension and far fewer power ballads. The 10 best new TV dramas coming this autumn 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z

On the next track, Calderazzo's ethereal ballad "As Summer Into Autumn Slips," the drummer displays his finesse with his soft mallet-and-cymbal accompaniment. Review: Drummer propels Branford Marsalis Quartet 2012-08-13T20:31:14Z

In the novel, David and Camilla visit a skater bar in Japan, where a boy with a beautiful voice is singing karaoke “to a schmaltzy ballad.” This Brand Could Be Your Life: David Shapiro’s “Supremacist” 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z

This ugliness was memorialized in Bob Dylan’s prickly folk ballad “Oxford Town.” Faulkner and Football in Oxford, Miss. 2011-10-14T18:55:01Z

That led into the "Sea Change" songs, which turned Beck into a ballad singer: sustained and unguarded in his confessions.  ArtsBeat: Governors Ball Day 2: Turning Back the Clock 2012-06-25T14:55:04Z

Perhaps his most memorable work with the siblings was on the 1972 power ballad "Goodbye to Love," where he conceived and played the masterful, melodic solo and outro. Carpenters lead guitarist Tony Peluso dies 2010-06-11T01:54:00Z

It remains a vehicle for pain and sorrow, a ballad from a forgotten world, a book that rummages around in the marrow of things. 50 Years On, ‘Wisconsin Death Trip’ Still Haunts and Inspires 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z

Most familiar is “Bad Desire,” a ballad which feels like Gundersen slipping into his favorite worn-out jeans. Noah Gundersen shines on his new album ‘White Noise’ 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

Dutch singer-songwriter Duncan Laurence won this year’s contest in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, beating 25 other contestants with his piano ballad “Arcade”. Dutch port city of Rotterdam to host 2020 Eurovision Song Contest 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z

Their songs — mostly melancholy ballads in the mode of 1980s British New Wave, occasionally cut through by something harder — were not bad. Pierre Rigal Imagines a Pop Concert at the Joyce 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

“Redbone” and “Terrified,” two falsetto ballads laced with paranoia and fear, stay poised between plush vocal-group soul and synthesizer subversion. Childish Gambino’s ‘Awaken, My Love!’ Sounds Like the 1970s 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

The song “One Sacred Thing,” a ballad about love that Carlile wrote and performs in the episode, emphasizes “that family comes in all different shapes and sizes,” she said. ‘Jam Van’ Dares to Ask: What if Family Road Trips Were Actually Fun? 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z

That’s pretty much what it’s going to be, focusing on more of the bedroom ballads. R. Kelly on His Single Ladies Tour, Bedroom Ballads and the Future of Trapped 2012-10-15T15:01:51Z

Mr. Love joined them in writing three songs, and he wrote one on his own: “Daybreak Over the Ocean,” an undulating ballad layered with countless oohs and ahs. New Music: New Releases From the Beach Boys and Alan Jackson 2012-06-04T22:19:12Z

Francis sang "Up to the Mountain" and did justice to the heavy gospel ballad. Bell dodges a bullett on 'X Factor' 2011-11-04T20:20:28Z

On my laptop, in 10 windows, the cast rehearsed the new ballad, “Love and Stars,” and the climactic number, “Go Now,” a song about leaving an old life behind and escaping into a new one. Broadway Adjourns, but the ‘Sing Street’ Band Plays On 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z

It’s “Bridges of Madison County,” after all, which means eventually you’re submitted to awful yearning ballads like Robert’s “It All Fades Away.” Review | Susan Derry brings polish to Keegan’s ‘Bridges of Madison County’ 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z

“The Man I Love” was created for Adele, but the elegiac ballad was thought to slow up Act II and was cut. ‘The Astaires,’ by Kathleen Riley 2012-06-01T22:36:06Z

Their ballad work — on the standards “Skylark” and “Body and Soul,” and Mr. Haden’s “First Song” — is extraordinary even by their high standards. New releases by Charlie Haden and Jim Hall, and Bill Frisell 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

Two members of Led Zeppelin, singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page, appeared in court in Los Angeles Tuesday to defend themselves against accusations that “Stairway to Heaven,” the band’s legendary eight-minute ballad, was plagiarized. Led Zeppelin Appears In Court To Defend 'Stairway to Heaven' 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z

Concentrating on the moody, darkly melodic ballads from her 2009 album "Middle Cyclone," Case also introduced a handful of new songs and reached back to her early canon as an alt-country artist. Neko Case powerful and giddy at the Paramount 2011-07-11T22:07:04Z

Brooks' late father was Joseph Brooks, best known for penning the Academy Award-winning ballad "You Light Up My Life." Songwriter's son may eye plea in NY hotel death 2011-06-21T20:46:04Z

Mr. Parrish has a fine voice and sings his ballads — “Save the People” and “Beautiful City” — with a quiet ardency that appeals. | 'Godspell' : ?Godspell? at the Circle in the Square - Review 2011-11-08T03:00:04Z

Ms. Carey started one song over midway because of a technical mishap: “Hero,” the 1993 ballad that was the night’s only song not on holiday message. Mariah Carey Brings Christmas to the Beacon Theater 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

Reigning ACM entertainer of the year Luke Bryan also has double performances including his hit “Buy Dirt” with Jordan Davis and a performance of his ballad “Up.” Parton, Gabby Barrett, Jimmie Allen to perform at ACM Awards 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z

If they're stirring ancient ingredients like frankincense and honey and almonds for one of the holiday flavors, the backdrop may be the somber, runic ballads of a Danish singer named Agnes Obel. Who's rocking to the music? That's the chef 2012-04-26T04:30:48Z

Last year's EP of piano ballads, called Songs from Another Love and released on Lily Cooper's label In The Name Of, was intriguing enough to get him listed on all the 2013 watch-lists. Tom Odell: 'Having your heart broken makes for good songs' 2013-03-24T00:06:37Z

Bazan's loud guitars and slow songs are what "emo rock" was when people first started using the term, and looking back, emo rock was a good idea: sad guitar ballads doused in distortion. David Bazan Band plays Pedro the Lion's 'Control' 2012-12-13T14:15:43Z

A few months later, at another literary event, Lily joined Ms. Jamison onstage and the two of them sang “Let It Go,” the ballad from Disney’s “Frozen.” In Charles Bock’s ‘Alice & Oliver,’ Cancer Is a Highly Personal Villain 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z

The most resonant lines in his monster ballad, “Beautiful Crazy,” are about the object of Combs’s affection ditching her weekend plans and instead falling asleep on the couch watching TV. Can Luke Combs, Country’s Everyman, Grow Up Without Losing Touch? 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z

That image was of the gorgeous all-American girl who could belt ballads and dance tunes with equal ease. The Voice of America: Whitney Houston (1963-2012) 2012-02-12T03:38:37Z

The aforementioned dream sequence with Smith’s husband segues into “Love Is All We Have Left,” a fragile cover of the recent U2 ballad. Poet and Punk: Patti Smith’s New Audiobook 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

This process is apt considering The Waste Land includes allusions to show tunes, operas, folk ballads and ragtime songs among its linguistic flotsam and jetsam. I will show you Arcade Fire in a handful of dust: why pop music loves TS Eliot 2012-05-23T12:11:40Z

He composed some beautiful ballads, and he was an elegant nostalgist who wrote longingly, though also knowingly, about the mists of time and loss. Dave Frishberg, Writer of Songs Sardonic and Nostalgic, Dies at 88 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z

Following the success of her ballad “Praying” — her first since track since 2013 — Kesha has released “Woman”, a free spirited anthem aimed at empowering her gender. Read Kesha’s touching, necessary essay about female empowerment 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z

An aching ballad, “Reality Winner” pays homage to the Air Force intelligence officer who leaked an NSA report on election interference to the media. Son Volt's Jay Farrar is "singing about the dark times" on "Union," the new protest album 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z

In the 1960s Mr. Favio began a singing career that produced a string of hit ballads in Argentina. Leonardo Favio, Argentine Film Director, Dies at 74 2012-11-08T04:06:35Z

Another powerful song built around contradictions was “Poison and Wine,” a plaintive folk ballad by the Civil Wars, which Mr. Butz sang as a duet with Lauren Kennedy. Music Review: Norbert Leo Butz in Cabaret at 54 Below 2012-08-06T22:54:10Z

At Houston’s final “Oprah” performance, recreated here, she belts an earnest ballad called, “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength.” ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Review: Her Lonely Heart Calls 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z

From the Border ballads to Blake and beyond, I love our splendidly mongrel language and the range of accents and rich dialects in which it dresses itself. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z

Devastating album closer "Sometimes I Cry" is a primal ballad and should silence any remaining doubters. Essential tracks: These Chris Stapleton, Samo Sound Boy works qualify 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z

Scott deigns to mention only one similar poet, James Hogg, the "Ettrick Shepherd", who was a friend, a source for ballads and a rival. Burns is not the only bard 2013-01-25T12:40:39Z

The show coincides with the release of a single, “The Ballad of Mona Lisa” — not a ballad, but a midtempo rocker. Music Review: A Return to Power, Properly Punctuated 2011-02-02T22:24:02Z

Violence has always been the purview of art, to which any Greek tragedy or Bessie Smith murder ballad readily attests. Perspective | The ‘Rust’ scene that Alec Baldwin was rehearsing strikes a familiar and played-out chord 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

Most remarkable was her rendition of her latter-day signature song, the Sondheim ballad “With So Little to Be Sure Of,” which she played and sang with eyes closed. Review: Barbara Carroll Sustains a Profound Jazz Symbiosis 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

By contrast, Like Spinning Plates, previously a staticky wobble on record, becomes an affecting piano ballad. Radiohead – review 2012-10-13T23:06:12Z

A No. 1 hit in 1966, “When a Man Loves a Woman” was Sledge's debut single, an almost unbearably heartfelt ballad with a resonance he never approached again. Percy Sledge, who sang 'When A Man Loves a Woman,' dies 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z

Tucker opened the piano ballad, her album’s title track, with a poignant entreaty: “Bring my flowers now while I’m living/I won’t need your love when I’m gone.” Tanya Tucker Would Rather Be Celebrated While She’s Alive 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z

While the Beatles and others were experimenting with backwards tape loops and psychedelic lyrics, Dylan and the Band were singing chain-gang songs, country standards, and ballads from Appalachia. Levon Helm, key member of The Band, dead at age 71 2012-04-20T02:31:04Z

This is where the Western ballad usually begins. ?City of Bohane,? by Kevin Barry 2012-03-30T23:27:18Z

The orchestra sounded great: bright and brassy in the dance numbers, and rich and warm in the ballads. Music Review: Gun-Totin? Br?nnhilde 2011-07-17T21:45:27Z

On this mellow, mature collection of ballads and rockers, country music's resident party animal seems more willing to probe his deeper emotions. Chesney's latest gets emotional, but the party boy shows up, too 2012-06-18T20:01:05Z

On the record the song, "Someone Like You", is a simple but affecting ballad about heartbreak: a solid 11th track. The girl with the mighty mouth 2011-03-27T00:02:01Z

The old Smoke was tight, so intimate that during a ballad, audiences might overhear more than they would wish of what was happening in the bathroom. Smoke Rises: A Jazz Room Returns on the Upper West Side 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

The song’s all the sharper for the dull ballads and toothless screw-y’alls one has to slog through to get to it. Review: Kelly Clarkson's 'Piece By Piece' Is a Victory Lap 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

There are still echoes of her former style but, for the most part, this is a thoughtful, soulful set, dominated by self-composed ballads about survival, pain and love. Amparo Sanchez: Tucson-Habana | CD review 2010-04-01T22:45:00Z

While the album starts with its thumping, upbeat songs, the concert took its time, starting with folky acoustic ballads, a somber hymn and Steve Reich Minimalist patterns. Music Review: Two Bands Ascending to Falsetto: A-ha and Jonsi 2010-05-09T22:35:00Z

“We’ve had some great songs at the start, and we’re looking forward to some great ones at the end, but for the moment it is a … a … lull. Full of big female ballads.” Sweden defeats Russia to grasp Eurovision song contest victory 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z

Cara's voice is the film's connective thread, as resonant in the emotional piano ballad "Out Here On my Own" as in the rousing title track with its disco beats. Irene Cara was the voice of ambition – both its power and limits 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z

On his solo albums, Mr. Morrison sang flirtations, dance invitations, philosophy and social commentary in tunes that drew on funk, ballads, jazz, blues, rock, reggae and Latin styles. Junie Morrison, a Funk Mastermind, Dies at 62 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

The collective took a more liberal approach to Mr. Silver’s finest ballad, “Lonely Woman.” Music Review: Jazz With Updates on the Past and Eyes on the Future 2010-10-26T22:32:00Z

The rhythmic regularity of the panels, each in the wall space between sets of double-doors leading to inner ministry offices, led the artist to conceive of the ensemble as a ballad. Thrilling new exhibition shows modern Mexican art is bigger than murals 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z

A straightforward country ballad wherein Mills cajoles a girlfriend not to leave town. Annotated For the People: A Track By Track Look at the New R.E.M. Retrospective 2011-11-15T10:00:27Z

The final mix thrillingly veers from folk to choral, power ballads and anthems. The pandemic ruined one musical’s debut plans. Not for long 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z

Mr. Allen opens “Love Stone,” his ballads record, with “Stranger in Paradise” — his quartet floating in a taut rubato from tentative major to melancholy minor. The Playlist: Alessia Cara Grows Up, and 12 More New Songs 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z

Mr. Cocker’s “I’m Still Here” is decidedly unorthodox: a song typically performed by an elegant woman as a showstopping anthem of staying power is rendered instead by a scruffy man as a smoky bar ballad. Send in the Cameras: Sondheim on TV 2013-12-06T21:32:34Z

I notice a lot of these songs -- as soft rock ballads tend to do -- tell these stories with pretty cohesive narratives. Interview with Adult Swim's Tim Heidecker and Davin Wood 2011-03-21T12:21:00Z

It’s a reminder of how a single ballad, and a lone interpreter, can capture the full, ambivalent spectrum of a lifetime. Review: In ‘War Paint,’ Sing a Song of Face Creams 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

On songs such as the ballad "Sultry," "I Believe In You," and the gorgeous "Silverado" – all Lanois compositions - she provided the right mix of raspy strength and vulnerability. Daniel Lanois' Black Dub takes off in many directions 2011-06-11T14:28:00Z

The solid brass lungs of Laura Griffith get a workout in the faux-Andrew Lloyd Weber ballad “The Song That Goes Like This.” ‘Spamalot’ is a successful quest for laughs 2014-02-08T03:50:51Z

Perry and Dr Luke are at their most appealing on "The One That Got Away", a ballad of sorts. Katy Perry: Teenage Dream 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z

They treat the crowd to the odd ballad such as Many of Horror but concentrate on the more raucous side of their set. Coachella festival 2013 day two: Phoenix, Hot Chip and Savages 2013-04-14T12:11:14Z

Like the bloody "Proposition," "Lawless" is another kind of murder ballad for Cave, one populated with colorful characters compelled by primal urges. In 'Lawless,' Nick Cave crafts a new murder ballad 2012-08-28T22:27:11Z

Mr. Byrne’s forlorn, hilarious portrait of the country is well summarized in “Dog’s Mind,” a wiry electronic ballad. Inside David Byrne’s Cheerful Dystopia 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z

One Direction, the British boy band that picked up several awards in addition to artist of the year, sounded great in its soft-rock ballad "Night Changes." Like or hate the American Music Awards? Blame it on the fans 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z

McCartney turns the soul ballad “Maybe I’m Amazed” into a towering moment, pushing his voice higher and harder. Top concerts 2011, from Le Butcherettes to Paul Simon 2011-12-20T19:04:00Z

The album even offers one straightforwardly melodic song: “Marlene Dietrich,” a bossa-nova-tinged ballad about the familiarity of pop as a sanctuary in a world of strife. black midi’s Music Embraces the Extremes 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z

At one point, a packed roomful of people sang "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," one of the early folk ballads penned by Seeger. Songs by friends, fans mark Pete Seeger memorial 2014-02-03T00:05:57Z

Instead, Gary gives us just a few samples — poems, a recipe, a ballad. The bold, boisterous woman behind the classic children’s tale ‘Goodnight Moon’ 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z

That album featured electronic and dance-flavored tracks as well as pop ballads; it's her only album to not reach platinum status. Christina Aguilera: New album is a 'rebirth' 2012-08-28T12:41:09Z

Lincoln Center said 43 musicians would perform “a combination of folk and classical Indian music” that includes ballads about the kings of Rajasthan, Sufi songs and songs for occasions. Lincoln Center Fall Festival to Focus on Spiritual 2010-05-12T20:15:00Z

All fluttering hands and wittering humility, she takes her place primly next to the piano player for the remainder of "Hometown Glory", the capital ballad that ended her first album. Adele ? review 2011-07-09T23:06:21Z

Without a single flying stunt or belted pop ballad, and with gentle charm and wry humor, "Once" won the most Tony noms this season: 11. Cue the 2012 Tony Awards, and a stripped-down Broadway season 2012-06-07T21:40:41Z

A sentimental ballad, backed by Buddy Bregman’s orchestra, it was recorded for the small Era label and peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard chart. Gogi Grant, Who Knocked Elvis Off Top of Chart, Dies at 91 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z

For a night promising an unabashed celebration of the power ballad, it wasn't populated by longhairs exercising their ironic eyebrows. Clubs picks of the week 2011-02-05T00:05:39Z

“To me the old-time fiddling, the old-time ballads — there never was anything prettier and there never will be,” he said. Doc Watson, Folk Musician, Dies at 89 2012-05-30T00:33:31Z

He also noted that he often recorded ballads, while Motown kept things up-tempo, and that the stories and characters in FAME’s songs were “close kin” to the lives of Southern black people. The Muscle Shoals Sound Finally Gets Its Due 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z

The Seattle singer-songwriter can sing a heartfelt folk-rock ballad, a mean little pop ditty and belt out rock ‘n’ roll with confidence all in one show. Seattle-area music and nightlife events, Jan. 11-17: Minority Retort, Shelby Earl and more 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

Listen to how Kesha wraps up “Spaceship,” the album’s closing ballad, with a spoken, spaced-out soliloquy. Review | The best thing about Kesha’s big comeback is where she’s headed next 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z

If full-throated love ballads and thundering militaristic anthems, baggy plots, highly expositional dialogue and doomed romances are your cup of tea, fire up the samovar and give the show a try. Review: ‘Doctor Zhivago,’ the Broadway Musical 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z

It all sounds like terrific, toe-tapping fun, drawing on the oral tradition of the murder ballad as well as slasher movies and the blues. This week's new theatre 2013-03-23T06:00:18Z

Without a wink or apology, the soldiers slide from everyday conversation into Scottish ballads and folk dances that suggest a primal connection with distant generations and traditions. Critic's Notebook: A War Story Retains Its Resonance 2011-04-22T12:00:00Z

“Returning Home,” a ballad with Mr. Terry on soprano saxophone, genuflected in the direction of Wayne Shorter. Music Review: Yosvany Terry Quintet at the Jazz Standard 2012-04-13T20:05:53Z

“The Happiest Girl” is a brittle melodrama of a piano ballad, and “Yeah Yeah Yeah” is a cheerful ’80s pop simulacrum that also nods to the Weeknd and Daft Punk. Blackpink and the Limits of K-Pop Maximalism 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z

There's much to love about his sweet ballad "All of Me," but watching Legend perform these days has become a chore. 10 pressing observations on the 2014 Billboard Music Awards 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z

A pensive ballad that displays its hurt without histrionics, it was one of this summer’s most memorable songs. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-09-19T22:48:00Z

Rather than the beefy Be Here Now-style rock of his current album, this is a gentle ballad, the kind he used to write, which alludes to an idyllic day spent kite-flying with his son. Laura Mvula, Richard Hawley: this week's new tracks reviewed 2013-02-25T06:00:03Z

At a memorial, she performs a heartfelt ballad, written in her hospital bed, which talks of having “no one to show me the way”. In the shallow: why does Hollywood hate pop music? 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z

Leonard Cohen’s ballad “Hallelujah” has become so inescapable that the songwriter once asked for a break from his own track. How Pop Culture Wore Out Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z

Because I Could Not Stop for Death – Natalie Merchant A ballad simply constructed on guitar with occasional flourishes of piano, this contemplation of mortality becomes something approaching a love song. Readers recommend: songs about fate and destiny 2010-09-16T23:01:00Z

Her Grammy-nominated song, “Faraway Look,” is a reverb-laden ballad that harks back to the early 1960s pop melodramas of the Righteous Brothers and Roy Orbison. Behind a ‘Best New Artist’ Nod: Yola’s 20 Years of Experience 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z

Even the ballads are pugnacious, buttressed by the band’s three-guitar lineup, while Mr. Yoakam’s voice flaunts its rural drawl and holler, breaking into a near-yodel or a rockabilly whoop every chance he gets. Review: ‘Second Hand Heart,’ From Dwight Yoakam, Reckons With Grown-Up Love 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

Mr. Smith took best new artist as well as both record and song of the year for “Stay With Me,” a moody, lovelorn ballad that became a smash on pop radio stations. Grammy Winners 2015: Beck, Sam Smith, Pharrell and Beyoncé Thrive 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z

Echoing Gary Jules’ take on the Tears for Fears classic, this “Mad World” floats lighter than either ancestor: a smooth piano ballad, gently haunted, perfect for hijacking Feminism 101 to sell shampoo. Bon Iver, Feist, Arcade Fire — and More — Cover Peter Gabriel 2014-01-06T17:26:36Z

“Including 55 serious operas, 6 cantatas, 53 comic operas, 17 operettas, 6 sing-spiele, 4 ballets, 4 vaudevilles, 2 oratorios, one each of fares, pastorales, masques, ballads and buffas.” Amy Beach, a Pioneering American Composer, Turns 150 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z

Along with her original song, M3GAN turns "Titanium" into a ballad. How "M3GAN" weaponizes music 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z

The hymnlike ballad with a prominent string section was the pop star’s first solo song in years, drawing significant attention. ‘Naatu Naatu’ From ‘RRR’ Wins Best Original Song 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z

His repertoire included Japanese folk ballads on which he was accompanied by a shakuhachi, or bamboo flute. Bob McGrath, Longtime ‘Sesame Street’ Star, Dies at 90 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z

The White Dove is a lugubrious murder ballad, which Gourlay animated with haunting finesse. Hall?/Mark Elder/Andrew Gourlay ? review 2010-12-05T22:01:00Z

The song was never a proper single, yet it’s one of Swift’s most beloved ballads, and she plays it solo, on an acoustic guitar. Taylor Swift’s Netflix Special Is the End of an Era 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z

In some ways, Ms. Chaney harks back to old, unaccompanied Celtic and Appalachian ballad styles, with their ornaments and fluctuations. Review: Olivia Chaney, a Willfully Modern Singer of Folk 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

Onstage there was a crackling romantic energy between them, although both were married to other people and always maintained that their lovelorn duets and ballads were pure artifice. From the Civil Wars, an Aptly Named Album 2013-08-02T19:03:21Z

The performances and videos are the best part, of course — inspired and inventive beats and ballads that have sufficient musical integrity to make them credible jokes. Review: Andy Samberg Spoofs Pop Stars Without Spite. And That’s 4 Real. 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z

Their hometown is recognised in dashes of country colour – the weeping pedal steel on both Roxy and Wolfie, the banjo on the glorious ballad As the Crow Flies – added since their last album, Chateau Revenge. The Silver Seas: Alaska – review 2013-07-04T19:30:01Z

She belts out the ballad, accompanied by her backup musicians: ‘Radio tour is not for the weak’: Inside the first step to country music stardom 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z

I cannot presume to know what was happening in Jackson’s head as senator after senator added new verses to the ballad of Brett Kavanaugh. Perspective | Indelible in the hippocampus is Brett Kavanaugh 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z

Why we don't hear more of Dvořák's late ballads is a mystery. Hall?/Mark Elder/Andrew Gourlay ? review 2010-12-05T22:01:00Z

I usually write my ballads on the keyboard. Bonnie Raitt Heads to the Grammys, Recognized as a Songwriter at Last 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z

As with many a Broadway musical these days, “Finding Neverland” — which features a book by James Graham and sticky soft-pop power ballads by Gary Barlow and Eliot Kennedy — is based on a popular film. Review: ‘Finding Neverland,’ a Broadway Musical With Matthew Morrison 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

For all of the Pogues' ability to provoke rowdiness, they excelled at performing ballads, laments and hymns that demanded more proficiency than that belonging to a simple bar band. Pogues, MacGowan bid a gruff, stomping farewell 2011-03-04T14:46:29Z

She gives an excellent reading of the show’s most plangent and cautionary ballad, “Children Will Listen.” REVIEW: 'Into the Woods': A Disney Musical for Adults of All Ages 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z

By this point, Summer was America's undisputed disco queen, so this version of the lugubrious ballad made famous by Richard Harris was a brave diversion. Remember Donna Summer: listen now to five classic songs 2012-05-17T20:33:10Z

Cringe-inducingly awesome ballads of faith, hope, love and air guitar blasting from my crummy Best Buy speakers. REO Speedwagon will save us 2012-08-08T01:00:00Z

Not only does he give them free tickets to the show, he invites Maggie on stage so he can serenade her with the gentle ballad Walking Man. Seasick Steve 2010-06-16T11:47:00Z

There was one notable snub: “Masterpiece,” Madonna’s subtly named ballad from the historical romance she directed, “W.E.” was not eligible, as the HitFix blog reported. Carpetbagger Blog: Lady Gaga and Mary J. Blige Make Oscar's Cut, but Not Madonna 2011-12-20T18:30:58Z

She was there, actually, because she did have new music — the lilting ballad “Lift Me Up” from the “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” soundtrack, nominated for original song. Rihanna: Since She’s Been Gone 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z

Even more renowned was “Take My Breath Away,” the soulful ballad performed by Berlin that was used in a romantic scene. Tom Whitlock, Writer of ‘Top Gun’ Anthem ‘Danger Zone,’ Dies at 68 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z

That he can turn a tune as taciturn and eerily beautiful as “’Round Midnight” into a pillowy, Red Garland-like ballad without letting go of its power shows the sensitivity of Mr. Tyner’s ear. McCoy Tyner’s Essential Recordings: Listen to 11 Tracks 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z

With the famous logo written on his guitar, "This machine kills fascists", he wrote hundreds of anti-Hitler, pro-war and historic ballads to rally the troops. Woody Guthrie: a century of protest 2012-07-13T21:54:03Z

But when the same team tried to catch lightning again in the 1990's with the inspirational ballad "Ordinary Miracles," their effort sounded hollow and forced. ArtsBeat: Marvin Hamlisch, the Pro's Pro 2012-08-07T19:58:39Z

Henry opens with a seven-minute ballad, and a subsequent one runs even longer. Review: Joe Henry weighs risks and rewards of love 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

Standing in the center of the living room, with his hair pulled back in a ponytail and his face strafed with emotion, Daniels pours himself into Gabriel’s ballads. Why mariachi music matters in the age of Trump 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

A year earlier the British ballad “Flora” had been presented in the Charleston Court Room, “the first time a musical play of any kind was performed in the American colonies,” to quote the festival again. Colonial Roots at Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, S.C. 2010-05-30T22:11:00Z

“Half Past France,” once a wistful ballad, was remade with clouds of ominous orchestral dissonance; “Leaving It Up to You,” once a rocker, became even more queasy when turned into brittle, twitchy funk. Review: John Cale of the Velvet Underground, Still Bristling at 75 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z

Mr. Walker, his face “scarcely visible,” sang the first verse of “Heart Like a Wheel,” a ballad he’d heard the Canadian sisters Kate and Anna McGarrigle sing at a folk festival. Linda Ronstadt Discusses Her Memoir and Parkinson’s 2013-08-28T15:53:56Z

There’s a palpable yearning in her delivery of the 2012 ballad “Diamonds,” as if she’s stretching for something just beyond her reach and, miraculously, grasping it at last. Rihanna: Since She’s Been Gone 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z

Her invocation of the family nest runs deeper in "Blue," a gently devastating ballad about the singer's relationship with her daughter. 2014 was a remarkable year for grown-up soul music 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z

They get close to you, each one becoming kind of intense, one long step beyond ballads. New Music From Real Estate, My Brightest Diamond, Harold O?Neal 2011-10-17T22:37:44Z

There will be holiday songs, but the emphasis will be on hard-core swing and expansive ballads. Pop & Rock Listings for Dec. 11-17 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

The focus is on big, piano-led ballads, each one transformed by a devastatingly huge soul voice. How Adele conquered the world 2011-04-05T23:05:05Z

But onstage, where Mr. Owens wore a jacket and tie and played the ballads seated and the up-tempo songs standing up, “Lysandre” somehow gathered sincerity. Music Review: Christopher Owens at the Bowery Ballroom 2013-01-22T22:15:24Z

In the self-proclaimed European song championships, flag-draped fans and outrageous outfits are par for the course and contestants mix glitz and kitsch, ballads, rock 'n' roll and disco to lure the highest number of votes. German teenager wins Eurovision contest 2010-05-30T00:52:00Z

In an age when women were pawns in geopolitical alliances, Eleanor was recognized for her authority, diplomacy and political sagacity — a legend in ballads even in her own time. In the French city of Poitiers, Eleanor of Aquitaine’s influence is everywhere 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z

With his vocals at a ballad pitch, it is suffused with generational and personal anxiety, along with the gloss of romance. Finneas, a Pop Star’s Secret Weapon, Strides Into the Spotlight 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z

The Associated Press reported that the song is possibly named "Fragile," a slow love ballad, recorded with Jagger and Simon both sitting at a piano and singing. Lost Carly Simon and Mick Jagger duet found after 45 years 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

Mr. Corgan lavishes melody and muscle on his newfound certainties, deploying the latest Smashing Pumpkins lineup in barreling triplet-driven rockers and ballads that build to majestic, walloping choruses. Playlist: New Music From Smashing Pumpkins and Neil Young 2012-06-29T20:01:40Z

It involved his evocative 1971 ballad “Sam Stone,” which is the saddest rock song ever written. Perspective | He had an important question for songwriter John Prine. The answer surprised him. 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z

That evocation was occasionally distracting — though not, paradoxically, on “Blue in Green,” a ballad from Davis’s album “Kind of Blue.” Music Review | Ralph Towner and Paolo Fresu: Ralph Towner and Paolo Fresu Play at Columbia 2010-03-26T20:50:00Z

It’s true that Swift, 27, launched her career in 2006 as a teenager with “Tim McGraw,” a wistful ballad about a guy she dated in high school. If you think Taylor Swift sings only about her exes, then you don’t get Taylor Swift 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z

“What Are You Gonna Tell Her?” is a bracing ballad about the limitations society places on young women. Nashville Didn’t Make Room for Mickey Guyton. So She Made Her Own. 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

As an exercise for her impaired speech, Georges sings to her the traditional ballad “Sur le pont d’Avignon”; that stirs some participation. Michael Haneke's Poignant Amour: The Flowers and the Stars 2012-05-21T18:43:58Z

And there were hushed ballads, like Ms. Jarosz’s “Run Away,” which connected deep Celtic roots to haunted private thoughts. Review: I’m With Her, Three Americana Virtuosos 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z

West recently released his recorded duet with McCartney, the ballad “Only One,” a likely reference point for their Grammy show performance. Kanye West added to Sunday's Grammy Awards show lineup 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

He was a theater experimenter, a provider of vivid, cacophonous stage tableaus, incorporating ballads, verse and mime within demanding scripts that often used historical settings to dramatize, allude to or allegorize timeless issues. John Arden, British Playwright, Dies at 81 2012-04-03T18:15:07Z

Here’s a record of emotional themes, otherwise known as ballads. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-01-17T22:03:49Z

One hundred and thirty years after Child's first volume appeared, these remarkable ballads continue to evolve. Anaïs Mitchell on Child Ballads: 'They're so beautiful, so strange and weird. That's the poetry of it' 2013-02-08T07:00:05Z

It is light on searching ballads — and includes ironic rock tunes. 'Next to Normal,' coming to 5th Avenue, tries to paint authentic picture of mental illness 2011-02-16T23:19:17Z

The earliest surviving ballads telling his story are dated to the 15th century or early 16th century. 100 years of Robin Hood: Russell Crowe joins the likes of Errol Flynn, Sean Connery 2010-05-12T22:58:00Z

The R&B star is probably best known for 1961 ballad, At Last. 2010-01-30T11:31:00Z

It’s perhaps the band’s most subdued work and definitely among its prettiest, heavy on midtempo ballads that showcase Yorke’s falsetto, still resplendent as he pushes 50. Radiohead show to mark 20 years since ‘OK Computer’ 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z

He started playing with more accomplished ensembles and relished the flexibility of mariachi to absorb a range of musical expressions, from boleros, cumbias, rancheras and sones to pop ballads and classical passages. Why mariachi music matters in the age of Trump 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

The feel of these songs was reminiscent of both Muslim calls to prayer and flamenco ballads of passion and longing. Dance Review: A Moroccan Tradition in Full Cry 2010-09-23T22:05:00Z

Many of them brought reflective songs or spiritual ballads for the occasion, and because of that the record grows drowsy. Review: ‘Motown Gospel Presents 1 Mic 1 Take’ Sells Simplicity 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z

The evening’s deepest moment was her tough-tender rendition of “Bye-Bye Country Boy,” a poignant little-known ballad by Blossom Dearie, with lyrics by Jack Segal. Review: Warmth of the American Songbook, From 2 Keepers of the Flame 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z

Child's five volumes of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads remain vital works of reference: Roberts often directs those who inquire about certain songs to the numbered ballad in the relevant book. Anaïs Mitchell on Child Ballads: 'They're so beautiful, so strange and weird. That's the poetry of it' 2013-02-08T07:00:05Z

When he first came to England he was a media sensation in Georgian London, the subject of newspaper articles, poems and ballads – often satirising the extravagance and tortuous etiquette of the court. Peter the Wild Boy's condition revealed 200 years after his death 2011-03-20T17:01:00Z

But he held true to his theme, filling the set with tunes like “The Virginia Gentleman,” a crisp variation on New Orleans second-line groove, and “A Portrait of a Southern Frame,” a sober ballad. Music Review: Reggie Quinerly at Smoke 2012-12-07T21:17:04Z

We talked about "Hana," the pop ballad he is perhaps most famous for. T Magazine: Island Records 2012-11-16T18:00:23Z

Audience members are blindfolded, our partners softly moving around us while a beautiful ballad is sung. Dare to dance 2011-08-08T00:35:42Z

“Coffee,” a romantic morning-after ballad, remains in the bottom half of the Billboard Hot 100. Miguel Thrives on Dualities in His New Album, ‘Wildheart’ 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

Early in the decade they released the ballads "Lonely Days" and "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart", which topped the U.S. charts in 1971. Singer Robin Gibb, Bee Gees co-founder, dies at 62 2012-05-21T00:47:22Z

So the tricky pulse of a ballad called “Mariana,” with its implication of five against four, all but dissolves in the face of an essay by Chris Cheek on tenor saxophone. New Music: New Releases From Travis Porter and Melody Gardot 2012-05-28T22:04:52Z

Peace’s style often transcends modernist aesthetics to evoke ancient epics and medieval ballads, their repetitive formulas and lilting refrains, their stylized actions and heroic gravitas. Review of ‘Red or Dead’: Liverpool’s Bill Shankly, the Odysseus of Anfield

It's there in the oral ballads, where sparrows and corbies speak like the omens they are, the intermediaries between the natural and the supernatural worlds. It's a dog's life 2010-04-30T23:10:00Z

Many took the form of sodden ballads, cross-generational duets or both. Perspective | Billie Eilish cleans up — but the Grammys are still a mess 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z

Even as the drums assume ballad formation, there’s not enough density or melody to carry the song to a real peak, faltering even in the title track’s weak shadow. The Flaming Lips Play Around with the Ender’s Game Score 2013-11-01T13:00:58Z

Two years earlier, they had success with the up-tempo ballad “On the Wings of a Nightingale,” written by Paul McCartney. Don Everly of early rock ‘n’ roll Everly Brothers dies at 84 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z

In murder ballads by guys like Nick Cave or Neil Young you lose sight of how many women meet their end by their man, "down by the river". Madonna – review 2012-07-21T23:05:36Z

On “Astral Plane,” a delightfully coy ballad, she sings with a confident innocence, dancing toward “other worlds” and wondering what keeps her anchored in this one. Valerie June’s Music Is a Reminder That Life Goes On 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

When the current lineup of legendary rock band Thin Lizzy toured last month, one of the highlights was an emotional performance of Still in Love With You, their mournful ballad from 1974. Gary Moore: the guitarist as gunslinger 2011-02-07T13:52:27Z

"There's still room for a great power ballad," she said. 'Still room for a great power ballad' 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

These songs are invariably ballads, but East 17, as you might expect, were a touch more edgy on Let It Rain: "Make it rough like a chainsaw," rapped Tony Mortimer. Have Take That mastered the art of meaningless epic pop? 2010-12-03T12:51:00Z

Later, for their first dance, they swayed to the Adele ballad “One and Only.” Perspective | Finding hope, and later love, on the presidential campaign trail 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

If you play a ballad wearing all this kinky stuff, it’s not going to be very comfortable. The Joy of Dressing Like a Rock God 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z

Gaga, by contrast, may be the first singer in history to yell her way through the verse of the great Billy Strayhorn ballad, “Lush Life.” At 88, Tony Bennett is still loving life, and you can hear it | Concert preview 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

It was a night for everyone to trot out their nicest outfits and their soggiest ballads. 2015 Grammys: One dark night of the soul 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z

When the band approached Matchbox 20's Thomas about doing the ballad "Never Tear Us Apart," he asked if he could do "Original Sin" instead. INXS recruit guest vocalists for new album 2011-03-15T18:31:29Z

In the ballad “La Vie Boheme,” a colorful cadre of artists raise a toast to “emotion, devotion, to causing a commotion.” ‘Revolution Rent’ Review: Taking the Show South 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z

“I’ve been asked, ‘Why would you get involved with a show like this?’” he said after performing his inspirational ballad “Beautiful World” in the second semifinal. In ‘American Song Contest,’ It’s About the Songs, Not Just the Lungs 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z

Along comes cultural critic Ben Yagoda to argue that “Doggie,” far from being a one-off excrescence, was an all-too-typical product of its time — that benighted era of “novelty numbers, lachrymose ballads, simplistic jingles, hillbilly hokum.” ‘The B-Side: The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song’ 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

It was written as a modern folk song because that event was crying out not for the Clash treatment, nor the Paul Weller treatment, but for the ballad treatment. Never mind the birdlore: the new face of folk music 2013-01-27T16:59:01Z

“Glass Eyes” starts as the bleakest of ballads, with minor piano chords drifting into the fog as the singer arrives in a frightening unknown town and finds, perhaps, an escape. Review: In Radiohead’s ‘A Moon Shaped Pool,’ Patient Perfectionism 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z

Gorgeously photographed by the Brazilian cinematographer Adriano Goldman, “Dark River” is a raw ballad of doom and damage. Review: A ‘Dark River’ of Abuse Separates a Brother and Sister from Their Inheritance 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z

Apart from the ballads, Unfaithful and Take a Bow, Rihanna's singing sometimes consists merely of interjecting. Rihanna – review 2012-11-25T00:05:37Z

Wisely, he slipped a pair of songbook ballads into the set—“P.S. 2010-01-08T03:51:00Z

Scott said the band got famous for their softer, romantic songs like the crossover Grammy Award-winning ballad “Need You Now” and the multiplatinum “Just A Kiss.” Lady A moving at jetliner’s pace in life, studio 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

Mr. Moran has a ballet theme of his own here: “Pas de Deux — Lines Ballet,” a sternly gleaming ballad for solo piano. New From Roots, Travie McCoy, Jason Moran and Nina Nastasia 2010-06-20T23:48:00Z

Last year’s “Prism” missed those chart achievements, but it remains the year’s most underrated big-pop record, mixing masterful Max Martin writing with vintage house, disco and power ballad productions.   Katy Perry shows all sides of her 'Prism' at Honda Center 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

The string-heavy ballad finds the singer in his default state: lovelorn and pining in a sweet falsetto. Sam Smith's Dramatic James Bond Theme Arrives Online 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z

Songs range from hard-hitting rockers to power ballads. Court ruling creates two Queensrÿches 2013-06-19T23:47:34Z

Where once Ms. Sullivan might have raised an eyebrow while singing these ballads of abject surrender, she ventures all the way inside their treacherous dream worlds. Music Review: Woman for All Seasons, Ballads and Emotions 2011-05-10T21:30:25Z

There are banjos and fiddles, as well as guitars, and some beautiful old mountain ballads are performed on camera. | 'Winter?s Bone': Jennifer Lawrence in Debra Granik?s Bleak Ozarks Film 2010-06-10T21:59:00Z

That same urgency girded the ensemble’s better moments with Ms. Wilson, including “Until,” an original ballad delivered with scrupulous clarity. Music Review: Cassandra Wilson at the Rose Theater - Review 2011-10-04T20:01:36Z

There, they put down their vocals on the ballad “I Still Have Faith in You” and the string-laden disco of “Don’t Shut Me Down.” After 40 Years, Abba Takes a Chance With Its Legacy 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

Take Jimmy Cliff's soulful and stiff-upper-lip-inducing Many Rivers to Cross, a brilliant song and the template for Bob Marley's rock-reggae crossover ballads. Readers recommend: B-sides ? the results 2011-02-03T16:36:46Z

She played a version of Thelonious Monk’s ballad “Ask Me Now,” first telegraphing the chords of the piece through unaccompanied arpeggios, thick and rolling. Music Review: Melissa Aldana Quartet at Jazz Gallery 2013-02-03T23:08:18Z

This sad ballad features characters that nobody outside of New York or New Jersey would likely have heard of. David Bowie’s New York: A Playlist 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z

But the songs — yearning ballads and square-dance romps rich with fiddle, piano and banjo, beautifully played by a nine-person band — provide a buoyancy that keeps the momentum from stalling. ‘Bright Star’ Is Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s New Show 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

He moved through the ballads and midtempo jams that made him one of the most promising artists to arrive on the late 1990s R&B scene.  BET 2014: Maxwell, Jill Scott offer love and desire at Staples Center 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z

On their album, "A Migrant Farm Worker's Songbook," they mix waltzes and ballads with up-tempo numbers in the Norteño style of the northern Mexican states. Globe-hopping Accordi-o-Rama IV offers eclectic lineup at Seattle's Town Hall 2011-01-21T22:18:04Z

Later, fellow Canadians Feist and Timber Timbre make the ballad-est of ballads even limper, coasting “Don’t Give Up” at an easy folk pace, pleasant but unconvincing. Bon Iver, Feist, Arcade Fire — and More — Cover Peter Gabriel 2014-01-06T17:26:36Z

But “Suffocating,” a slow dirgelike ballad about being stuck in the past, asks more of his voice than it’s prepared to give. Critics? Choice: CDs by Blake Shelton, Mike Posner, George Duke 2010-08-08T22:33:00Z

A multifaceted talent, Mr. Russell was known equally for quietly intimate ballads and gospel-inflected, high-energy showstoppers, and was widely regarded as one of the 1970s’ most engaging rock performers. Leon Russell, musician and hit songwriter, dies at 74 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z

Greg Baldwin as the baker, his amiable nature crushed, gets his own power ballad, “If I Have to Live Alone.” Revival of 'The Baker's Wife' wafts freshly baked aromas at Actors Co-op 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z

His father ran a sawmill and sang mountain ballads and hymns for his own enjoyment. Ralph Stanley, bluegrass master, dies at 89 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

The record features two covers of ballads, “My Happiness” and “That’s Where Your Heartaches Begin,” and was recorded by an 18-year-old Presley in Memphis three years before his breakout single, “Heartbreak Hotel.” Jack White to Release Elvis’s First Recording 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z

His debut release is the lush four-track EP Welcome Home and serves as a perfect introduction to his fanciful and feral, wild like nature ballads. Putting the world's music blogs on the MAP 2010-10-15T11:52:00Z

If the musicians started to get sleepy rehearsing ballads in the wee hours, Hayes would dispatch his assistants to take attractive women to the studio. Meet the Musicians Who Gave Isaac Hayes His Groove 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z

Mr. Thomas also took over the lead on the ballad “I Don’t Want to Go On Without You” a day after Mr. Lewis’s death in a hotel room in 1964. Charlie Thomas, a Singing Drifter Nearly All His Life, Dies at 85 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z

She nearly bookends the album with altered-state booty calls before offering one last plea for intimacy on the tender piano ballad “Close to You.” Rihanna’s 'Anti' Rewrites the Rules of Her Career 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

The crowd, standing ankle-deep in mud as the rain lashed down, sang along to "Waitin' on a Sunny Day" then listened in hushed mood to a mournful "The River", his ballad of youth's crushed dreams. Springsteen storms through London marathon 2012-07-15T11:02:01Z

In a recent interview he described “Anna” as music “with a nod to Broadway and a ballad Susan Boyle could sing, although there’s not much else in the score you could do with Broadway voices.” Far From Valhalla: A Tabloid Star Is Joining The Sisterhood Of the Fallen 2011-02-13T01:06:18Z

No, I haven’t forgotten that there’s a Romeo and Juliet-style love story at this show’s center, the source of some of the most beautiful ballads ever written for Broadway. ‘West Side Story’ Review: Sharks vs. Jets vs. Video 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

The group may have considered it, at first, as simply a ballad that would get the full-band treatment. George Martin and the Beatles: A Producer’s Impact, in Five Songs 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z

The ambiguous ending eerily conflates the death of a deer and "Tom's" death with the "different Mary's" of the ballad, and the one executed. How Tom Sleigh, Marilyn Hacker, Deborah Landau, Cecilia Woloch bear witness 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z

But the tentative “Tonight,” with its echoes of Heart, suggests the group is wary of making a ballad as stark and jaw-droppingly pretty as “Stay,” its 2007 single and biggest pop hit. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-10-17T22:25:00Z

Among them is a Guild acoustic on which he recorded the band's early ballad "Patience." Rocker Slash to sell car, guitars in auction 2011-02-15T09:58:54Z

Dylan wrote the classic song, which he said was influenced by Scottish and Irish ballads, during his early years in New York and it served as the title track of his 1964 album. Bob Dylan lyrics seen fetching big money at auction 2010-11-30T22:22:00Z

Instead, it’s the album’s “secret” track, “Scared”, that serves as an apt closer, a bare bones ballad that finds McCartney at his best instrument: the piano. Has Paul McCartney Been Holding Back? 2013-10-17T09:45:36Z

Though the crowd noise is occasionally distracting, it’s vintage, late-’60s Evans, with the first of two renditions of the ballad “Yesterdays” featuring a solo of absolutely breathtaking flow. Jazz it up on Record Store Day Black Friday 2019 with these special albums 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

The best are the Monk ballads “Ugly Beauty” and “Crepuscule With Nellie”: slow and distorted, filthy and graceful. Playlist: Albums From Las Malas Amistades and Cooly G 2012-07-13T16:43:05Z

Mingled throughout are several other traditional themes, including “Barbara Allen,” a tragic ballad that Mr. Douglas remembers as the first song he ever learned to play, in a school band. Critic’s Notebook: Dave Douglas’s New Album, ‘Be Still’ 2012-09-23T21:32:21Z

Lady Gaga, who performed a ballad version of “Bad Romance” before the film screening, watched the documentary for the first time on Friday. 'Five Foot Two' explores Lady Gaga's vulnerable side 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z

Songwriter Stephen Foster's antebellum ballad "My Old Kentucky Home," the state song of Kentucky, has been sung by crowds at the Kentucky Derby almost every year since 1936. Is Stephen Foster's song "My Old Kentucky Home" pro-slavery or anti-slavery? 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z

“At times in the ballads Will provides beautiful lush chords,” she says. Indian singer stretches tradition — and then some 2013-04-18T21:57:06Z

As the evolving Mother, she appealingly embodies the grace of the story, bringing exceptional thought to the power ballad “Back to Before.” Review | ‘Ragtime’ sings with purpose at Ford’s Theatre 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

We get youngsters wanting 1940s ballads and old people whose minds are musical museums. From afrobeat to zouk: the Mauritanian home of rare African sounds 2012-06-03T12:49:52Z

The album is crammed with ballads custom-built for Faltskog's strong soprano, boasting the sort of lyrics the singer is known for: songs about the sensitive, complicated nature of relationships. Faltskog reflects on ABBA, releases new solo album 2013-05-15T13:20:12Z

No TV ad break is complete without a mawkish rendition of an already wet ballad. Fleet Foxes Sing ? 2012-02-11T00:03:00Z

She performs Like a Virgin as an agonisingly slow torch ballad. Madonna, Hyde Park, London – review 2012-07-18T09:24:00Z

More recently, Team America: World Police paid snarky homage to Rent with the parody ballad "Everybody Has Aids". The Book of Mormon ? review 2011-03-27T00:05:50Z

It doesn’t help that it’s followed by the album’s weakest moment: the bloated dirge of a piano ballad, “Within.” Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories is Sleek, Bold 2013-05-22T14:35:33Z

The show has a bad habit of blasting maudlin pop ballads to signal Annie’s moodier moments, but the action scenes — particularly a hotel room barrage of sniper fire in the pilot episode — are first rate. | 'Covert Affairs': USA?s ?Covert Affairs? Evokes a Cold War Feeling 2010-07-12T21:49:00Z

Waits is joined by Richards on the choruses of the spare, delicate ballad “Last Leaf,” each sounding exceedingly frail as they sing about the ambivalence of being that final leaf to fall from a tree. Tom Waits Goes Back to the Well on Bad As Me 2011-10-25T09:00:51Z

Mr. Pareles wrote that Orbison moved between two styles, “up-tempo rockabilly songs like ‘Oh, Pretty Woman,’ which he also wrote, and dramatic ballads of isolation and longing, including ‘Only the Lonely’ and ‘Blue Bayou.'” Music Match: If You Like Roy Orbison . . . 2012-09-25T22:27:52Z

Canadian Shawn Mendes, a favorite with the many teenage girls in the audience, won in the "Best Male" category and played a piano rendition of his ballad "Mercy". Bieber, Gaga win at MTV Europe Music awards; Bruno Mars & Green Day shine 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z

Corridos are storytelling ballads, a staple of Mexican music since the 19th century, when songs carried news in nearly journalistic fashion. Regional Mexican Music Is Finding More Ears. Peso Pluma Is Helping. 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z

Until recently, the band — which takes its name from a classic mountain ballad — inspired adjectives like "manic," "unhinged" and "explosive." Punk folk band O'Death takes a breath but still rocks 2011-03-25T00:05:17Z

Among the new songs is “True Love,” an Act II ballad sung by Anna after Hans, a scheming prince, betrays her and locks her in a palace room. Let It Go Go Go! Three Stage Versions of ‘Frozen’ Are on the Way 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

Her '80s arena rock was well suited for this setting, and when she rode a security guard’s shoulders to belt ballads like “Dia de Suerte,” the young pop crowd felt her power. Fiesta Latina charts a pop future with Pitbull, Jesse y Joy and more 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z

His mostly English-language ballads swelled with lovely, intuitive grandiosity in loose imitation of Italian arias. Music Review: Josh Groban at Madison Square Garden - Review 2011-11-15T22:42:12Z

He also delivers a handful of ballads -- the title track, "A Little Bit of Missing You" and "Break Her Fall" -- that add some depth. Trace Adkins "Back in Town" with renewed energy 2010-07-17T02:02:00Z

Last week, U2 was exploring its new arena setup as its production team tried out visuals and effects, followed by meetings that dissected every possibility: A string section for ballads? U2’s Flight to Now (Turbulence Included) 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

The only king mentioned in the ballads is an Edward, possibly Edward II, but that's early 14th century. Looking for Robin 2010-04-14T07:00:00Z

Rihanna performed four times over the course of the night, in four different modes — her reggae set was a block party, and her ballads were surprisingly strong. MTV Video Music Awards, a Playground for the Next Generation 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

The first single is Tough Love, an unguarded, intimate ballad which finds Ware experimenting with the tonality of her voice. Jessie Ware: 'I sing like a dolphin!' 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z

Even the crowd wilts slightly during a third section of ballads, but come to life for the finale: back to hip-hop for Super Bass. Nicki Minaj – review 2012-06-26T13:30:01Z

The best songs, which rely less on Celtic clichés, surface toward the end, including Jenn Colella’s belted ballad “Me and the Sky” and the rousing number “Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere.” ‘Come From Away’ Review: Looking for Light in Somber Times 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z

Perhaps the most surprising and promising is the closer “Male Fantasy” — an arrestingly pretty acoustic ballad that follows through with the confessionalism promised at the beginning of the record. Billie Eilish’s Uneasy View From the Top 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z

“Then Miles went to electric music, partly because he was sick of playing ballads, and partly because he was reacting to all this new stuff in the air like James Brown and Jimi Hendrix.” Popcast: Ben Ratliff on Miles Davis and Marty Stuart 2010-09-02T15:44:00Z

Frank Loesser’s ballad “Adelaide’s Lament” finds the character backstage reading, between sneezes, a self-help book. Faith Prince brings her 'Faith-isms' to L.A. Opera's 'Wonderful Town' 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z

Mr. Murphy’s lyrics are of a matching blandness, with Alice’s earnest ballads of self-discovery amply stocked in cliché. | 'Wonderland': There?s No Place Like Queens 2011-04-18T02:01:04Z

So is the closing Irresponsible Tune, of all things, a heartfelt acoustic ballad about the power of music: "Without our songs … life is pointless, harsh and long." Dirty Projectors: Swing Lo Magellan – review 2012-06-28T14:29:01Z

Three songs in, he sang the beautiful light ballad “Catching Feelings,” showing off the flexibility in his voice. Music Review: Justin Bieber at Madison Square Garden 2012-11-29T10:09:24Z

Ms. Pinderhughes, who is 19, did so brilliantly on a drowsy funk ballad called “Completely,” improvising with boppish fluency but a relaxed sense of phrase and line. Music Review: Christian aTunde Adjuah Brings New Sound to a Jazz Festival 2014-05-09T21:40:13Z

De Waal is accorded the requisite inventory of power ballads, which she rattles off as if completing a checklist. Review | In time for Thanksgiving, Broadway serves up a turkey: ‘Diana’ the musical 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z

Ms. Jungr inserted a shock into the usually soothing ballad “Something” by impatiently shouting, “I don’t know/I don’t know” in answer to the question, “You’re asking me will my love grow.” Review: Barb Jungr Applies Her Emphatic Voice to the Beatles’ Music 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

Add to that the gothic atmospherics of Bauhaus and his ongoing love affair with country, and you get a chilling soundscape for the backdrop to a small-town murder ballad. Daughn Gibson: 'I just want to see the weird' 2013-06-20T15:30:02Z

It’s a more humane response than what’s depicted in the ballad.” Interview: Colson Whitehead 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

This second charabanc jumps around just as much as his first, taking in reggae, a piano ballad, soft rock and vocoder funk. Bruno Mars: Unorthodox Jukebox – review 2012-12-09T00:05:56Z

But the enduring attraction is music — three sets on New Year’s Eve — that encompasses easygoing country-rock and intricate math-rock, breezy funk, and thoughtful ballads and jams that might end up anywhere. Where to Catch Music and Comedy on New Year’s Eve 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z

Her signature song, the 1961 ballad "At Last," proved her a master of the blues. Etta James hospitalized with blood infection 2011-05-13T17:15:29Z

The Leading Lady of Country, who is known for her acclaimed collection of country and Christmas ballads, is also revered for her famed look of big hair, long manicured nails, bold makeup and flashy rhinestones. "Behind the Seams": 6 major revelations about Dolly Parton's famed "town tramp" sense of style 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z

He captures a pleasing, guttural restlessness in his own bluesy ballads about cosmopolitan loneliness and adrift yearning, notably the twangy waltz “When the One You Love Loses Faith,” from his most recent album, “Absent Fathers.” Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Jan. 1-7 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z

The departure he takes with the jazzy romantic ballads on this album is something of a return to his roots. Cuban singer revives Nat "King" Cole's Latin numbers 2010-08-21T02:46:00Z

The album’s repertory leans perceptibly toward ballads, with well-worn jazz standards brushing up against deep spirituals. Critics? Choice: New Cds: Just Glad to Grab the Mike 2011-01-04T01:07:08Z

Along with her most jaggedly assertive funk, it also included “You and I,” a ballad written with Miles Davis and arranged by Gil Evans. Betty Davis Was a Raw Funk Pioneer. Her Decades of Silence Are Over. 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z

It’s a collection of ballads, hymns and waltzes, sung in long arcs of melody with a voice that enfolds its strength in breathy intimacy. Critics? Choice: New CDs From Sarah McLachlan, Devo and Tom Petty 2010-06-13T21:44:00Z

Thank goodness he did—this ballad from his March debut album Goon time-warps back to the 1970s with flashes of McCartney. Here Are the Best Songs of 2015 So Far 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z

Though Mr. Goldstein released an album of Lucy Stewart singing a selection of the traditional songs known as Child ballads in 1961, she did not generally perform for paying audiences or otherwise promote herself. Elizabeth Stewart, Champion of Scotland’s Folk Music, Dies at 83 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z

With many winners unable to perform, Irish rock U2 veterans did a tender, piano-led version of the ballad "Every Breaking Wave" off the recent release "Songs of Innocence". One Direction don't show despite big win at MTV's top European awards 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z

In addition to singing Irish drinking songs and funny ballads, he, like many early stars, recorded minstrel songs. Throwback tunes: Reissues from Frenchmen, Argentines, Brits, lumberjacks and Vaudevillians 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

Less happily, the tempo never varies – this album desperately needs a ballad – and 13 unrelenting tracks is a good deal more than enough. Meat Loaf: Hang Cool, Teddy Bear 2010-04-15T20:45:00Z

In a rendition of a traditional ballad called "Old Stepstone," the singer, who goes by the name Al Spx, opened by harnessing the power of the P.A. Cold Specks surveys the ages during confident Echo set 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

Turner sang the ballad as an encore in recitals but never recorded it. Ralph Sharon, Jazz Pianist Who Accompanied Tony Bennett, Dies at 91 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

He had learned profound lessons from the blues, Appalachian ballads, gospel, pop and agitprop. Playlist: Younger Folk, Older Folk, Noises Tempered and Psychedelic 2010-10-15T16:58:00Z

There are promising moments of affecting sentiment at the conclusion of Muldoon’s score, in ballads that seem to offer unlikely resolution, before Francie yanks it away with a still indeterminate rage. Review: In ‘The Butcher Boy,’ an Anti-Coming of Age Story 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z

“I really like when true things sound pretty,” she recently told the Guardian, and “Tidal,” mostly an album of ballads, is her prettiest. Perspective | ‘Tidal’ made Fiona Apple a star 25 years ago. Its success nearly overwhelmed her. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z

After performing the ballad at Camden's Roundhouse, Perry raised her hand and said: "Thanks for letting me stay." Katy Perry closes iTunes Festival 2013-10-01T11:05:40Z

It's a session of poise, variety and sublime skill, moving from folk themes with Celtic lilts to hook-based funky pieces and evocative ballads. Ibrahim Maalouf: Wind – review 2013-02-28T22:30:01Z

A Sinatra love ballad sung in Spanish echoes from a corner dive bar. | Latin America Issue : On the Colombian Coast, Natural Beauty, Gritty Charm 2010-09-17T16:03:00Z

“Now I’m going to play a ballad,” Ryan Adams deadpanned partway through his solo concert on Tuesday night at Carnegie Hall. Music Review: Ryan Adams at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-12-07T22:57:44Z

On “Love Locked Out,” a Ray Noble ballad, he shows his debonair side; on Kern’s “Nobody Else but Me,” he begins with an assertive chorus backed only by Mr. La Barbera. Critics' Choice: New Music by Justin Bieber and Dum Dum Girls 2010-03-21T20:58:00Z

Aznavour made a bevy of uncommonly beautiful, melodramatic ballads in the course of his career. Remembering Charles Aznavour, the Last and Greatest Troubadour 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

In “Coffee,” a plush ballad with nervous electronic undercurrents, “Sweet dreams turn into coffee in the morning” and the romance is so strong that “two lost angels discover salvation.” Review: Miguel’s ‘Wildheart’ Features R&B and Clashing Impulses 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z

His most popular songs are comfy midtempo ballads that deal in familiar tropes of Southern life, and it’s a formula that’s resulted in 11 No. 1 country singles. Your week in Seattle music: Heart, Blake Shelton and more 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

Mr. Frederiksen sets a soulful tone at the start with a solo rendering of the Shaker spiritual “Lay Me Low” and later adds the sober ballads “The Death of General Wolfe” and “Captain Kidd.” Complex Pleasures Rooted in Love, Delight and Song 2011-07-30T04:00:25Z

Last night, Australian pop duo The Veronicas crashed into the UK top 10 at number eight with the heart-wrenching ballad You Ruin Me. The Veronicas' triumphant return from pop purgatory 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z

The ballads, especially, seemed to be tracing old lines. Elton John at Staples Center: An icon with endurance on his mind 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z

The evening began with a strong, anguished rendition of Ms. Lennox’s song “Why” from her album “Diva” and continued with the Keane ballad “Somewhere Only We Know.” Review: In ‘Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs’ at Café Carlyle, No Emotion Is Left Hidden 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z

And she would blast these ’80s ballads by Puerto Rican singers, and there was one song I remember about, like, the world is going to end. Drag Star Sasha Velour Lip-Syncs for Her Operatic Life 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z

The album's title track tells the ballad of Lianne, and it's persuasive. Lianne La Havas: Is Your Love Big Enough? – review 2012-07-07T23:05:10Z

By dressing up the melodies you sang in the shower in opulent gaslight-era drag, Mr. Luhrmann created an equalizing paean to love ballads of all ages. Review: Hit Songs to Sin By in a Smashing ‘Moulin Rouge!’ 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z

Then he began a murky, unsettled, slow-rumbling prelude, only gradually recognizable as the songbook ballad “Body and Soul.” Music Review: Vijay Iyer, Alone and With Others, at Zankel Hall 2013-04-29T21:19:37Z

Old Navy’s latest back-to-school ad is like a ballad music video spliced with some weird outtakes from Monsters, Inc. Watch Old Navy's Amazing Musical Ad About the First Day of School 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

"There's a lot of songs that are ... us venturing off into new territory," he said, adding that the album included “up-tempo, French house kind of records ” and “two huge ballads”. OneRepublic venture into new territory for fourth album 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

The singer opened Tuesday's reality singing competition show with his ballad "Over You," which he sang with wife Miranda Lambert as a tribute to the tornado's victims. Oklahoma country singer plans benefit for tornado victims 2013-05-22T20:07:06Z

The lushly beautiful Ms. York has a gorgeous voice, and she begins the sultry ballad “Come Summer” with a becoming delicacy. | 'The Best Is Yet to Come': Brassy and Bawdy, With Fingers Snapping 2011-05-26T22:00:14Z

But there are also songs like “Performance,” a tearful ballad about putting a brave face on heartbreak, and “A Violent Noise,” an introvert’s nightmare of clubbing. The xx Lets the Sunshine In 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z

I loved romantic ballads and I loved sad songs because I was a very sad kid, so sad songs came easy. Linda Lavin: The First Time I Sang in New York. (It Was a Bar Mitzvah) 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z

In Armstrong's hands, "What a Wonderful World," was a lullaby-like ballad, sung by the man who took jazz beyond New Orleans to virtually every corner of the Earth. Dr. John infuses Louis Armstrong tribute album with 'Spirit of Satch' 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z

It’s a ballad sung by Prince Eric, and it’s the roiling inside him — it’s very emotional. Alan Menken on ‘The Little Mermaid’ and the Mixed Blessing of Disney Fame 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z

For the Velvets’ debut album, Andy Warhol created the album cover and teamed them up with the deadpan German chanteuse Nico, who delivered some of Mr. Reed’s barbed ballads. Review: John Cale of the Velvet Underground, Still Bristling at 75 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z

When June Tabor released her album of Child ballads, An Echo of Hooves, she noted that they represent "storytelling at its stark, urgent best … songs in which poetry and music are equally important". Anaïs Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer – review 2013-03-07T16:33:12Z

Only one track on the album, the grandly bittersweet ballad “Dollar Days,” was created without a demo for reference: Mr. Bowie played that song on an acoustic guitar, and the musicians learned it by ear. On David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar,’ Turning to Jazz for Inspiration 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

Somewhere in San Francisco, in a dive bar run by the Yakuza, a white singer croons Japanese pop ballads. Visions of a Nazi America: How “The Man in the High Castle” both sharpens and blurs the lines between “us” and “them” 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z

“End of the Line,” a fabulously woozy ballad, bids goodbye over bell-like guitars and light, breathy vocals that suggest drunken angels delivering a eulogy. Album review: Sleigh Bells, 'Reign of Terror' 2012-02-20T03:53:00Z

Every path seemed to lead to a small taverna with clusters of outdoor tables and guitar players crooning ballads. Cultured Traveler: Latest Stop on the Art Circuit? Hydra, Greece 2011-08-12T15:02:07Z

The twin sisters also push their subject matter to new territory, revisiting the darker moments of their sibling relationship on songs like the devastating piano ballad “100x.” Tegan and Sara on Queering Pop and Ditching Guitars 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z

Alicia Keys’s ballad “No One” was stretched into a keening falsetto. Music Review: Norbert Leo Butz in Cabaret at 54 Below 2012-08-06T22:54:10Z

He mock-scolded his keyboard player after the ballads in the set list, blaming him for turning the night into “a B2K concert.” Started from the bottom, now he’s insufferable 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

He also knew, he writes about recording his indelible ballad “Alison,” that “I’d never create a beautiful sound, as I was very obviously a mere mortal.” Review: Elvis Costello’s ‘Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink,’ a Memoir 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

A few songs leave behind the programmed habitat; an acoustic guitar, of all things, carries the ballad “Someone New.” Albums From Banks, Lee Brice and Matthew Shipp 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

Ms. Callaway used to specialize in ballads of romantic longing and heartbreak. Review: Ann Hampton Callaway Honors Her Predecessors at Feinstein’s/54 Below 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

The tunes can also swing, hint at Latin rhythms and transform themselves as they go; “Swing Low” becomes a jazz ballad that moves smoothly and subtly through multiple meters. Playlist: CDs From Deerhunter, Patty Griffin and Bobby McFerrin 2013-05-17T22:50:01Z

A mid-tempo reggae ballad by British artist Johnny Wakelin, released in early 1975 as a tribute to Ali's recent victory over George Foreman in the "Rumble in the Jungle" in Zaire. 'The Greatest Love of All' among songs inspired by Ali 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z

Indeed, a handful of doleful, electronically skewed ballads — “Black Snow,” “The Station” and “Babylon” — bring OPN only marginally closer to anything like pop on “Age Of.” Oneohtrix Point Never’s Quest to Make Music That Freaks People Out 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

But on the microphone, Tyler, 23, was anything but, even if some of his lesser ballads dragged. Camp Flog Gnaw churns to Pharrell, Odd Future 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z

On Friday, several European bookmakers favored Azerbaijan, represented by 17-year-old chanteuse Safura singing the guitar ballad "Drip Drop," though it's unclear if the small Eurasian country could host such an expensive contest. Undertones of debt crisis at European song contest 2010-05-28T16:21:00Z

Ms. Grant recorded “The Wayward Wind,” a ballad about a woman yearning for her wandering beloved, as an afterthought in the final minutes of a long recording session devoted to the single “Who Are We.” Gogi Grant, Who Knocked Elvis Off Top of Chart, Dies at 91 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z

She's firmly at the top of many people's lists this year and her latest song is an epic pop ballad: Reading on mobile? Blog jam: The Music Hoarder 2012-07-05T11:19:10Z

The versatile voice that made Ms. Clarkson the first winner of “American Idol,” can sail through just about any arrangement: rock, ballad, arena-country and, most often at the moment, anthems pumped with dance beats. Review: New Releases by Kelly Clarkson, Sannhet and Asleep at the Wheel 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z

Beyonce surprised her fans and the Internet on Saturday when she released a video online of a new ballad titled "Die With You." Beyonce releases surprise single on Tidal: 'Die With You' 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z

That song, one of her best yet, begins as an AM-gold-style piano ballad and ends up, in its rapturous conclusion, becoming the sonic equivalent of a group hug. Weyes Blood Gives Beautiful Voice to Global Pain 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z

Schwartz turned Jesus’s teachings of loving thy neighbor and helping the poor into ballads, rock anthems, and folk and pop tunes. ‘Godspell’ maintains its spirit, energy at Olney Theatre Center 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

She gently nudges ballads into the pockets where they belong. Joyce Breach Performs Standards at Don’t Tell Mama 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z

And in the tender ballad “Beautiful,” he offers poetic encouragement: “A ray of sun for every fear/And a smile for every tear/On the other side of this, my dear.” 7 Albums for Kids That Adults Will Want to Hear, Too 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z

This allegorical song was one of several ballads in a nearly two-hour show in which Ms. Collins’s unblemished icicle voice evoked the kind of ethereal, far-sighted reflection that is her special artistic territory. Music Review: The Dreamer Caught in the Spotlight 2011-02-16T22:52:03Z

Toledo opened with a subdued ballad that transitioned to “Cosmic Hero,” an expansive standout near the end of the new Car Seat Headrest album. Car Seat Headrest bursts to life at Black Cat 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

“Coco” avoids the darker tones associated with this theme, in the way that old murder ballads are sometimes reconceived as children’s songs. Review: ‘Coco’ Brings the Pixar Touch to Death 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

"The Last Ship" is packed with about 20 songs ranging from sweet, melodic ballads to toe-tapping dance numbers set in the grim shipyard, a local pub and the Catholic Church. Rock star Sting's musical 'The Last Ship' docks on Broadway 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z

The ultra-romantic ballad “Stella By Starlight” was stripped of its dreaminess and became a platform for Mr. Goldblum’s zany deconstruction of the lyrics. Jeff Goldblum Plays Jazz at the Café Carlyle 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

So, they toned things down with their most recent hit, “Dirt,” a pensive ballad about the stuff beneath our feet and the circle of life. Jason Aldean at Nationals Park: Country star goes big but stays bland

A gothic country aesthetic does run through these 12 murder ballads and dust bowl laments. Karen Elson: The Ghost Who Walks 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z

The results, says Seabrook, are not “soulful ballads” but ­“industrial-strength products, made for malls, stadiums, airports, casinos, gyms and the Super Bowl half-time show . . . teen pop for adults.” ‘The Song Machine’ review: How music studios have hooked us into listening 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

It took years for the group, known for its power ballads, to win a mainstream audience. Gary Richrath, former guitarist for REO Speedwagon, dies at 65 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z

He also reframed “The Full Catastrophe” as a piano ballad, expressing a little too much fondness for the gravelly flair of Tom Waits. Review: John Mellencamp, Still Defiant, at the Apollo Theater 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

But “I’m Not the One” is one of his best melancholy ballads, and Easton’s spectacular guitar fills accent the melody like he’s channeling George Harrison. Ric Ocasek’s Essential Songs: Listen to 11 Tracks 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z

Though "beautiful," she says, the Hattie Carroll ballad is "not exactly accurate." Academics to dissect Bob Dylan at NY conference 2011-04-02T16:24:07Z

Likewise, a few moments in the show, notably a ballad titled “I Remember Summer,” evoked the softer side of early-’70s jazz-funk crossover. Marquis Hill Blacktet Plays at TriBeCa Performing Arts Center 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z

It was riff-heavy bubblegum, like the Who high on E-numbers, and played at a frenetic pace – presumably because even the most gullible child would notice it wasn't really chimps playing ballads. Bubblegum pop: all the young dudes 2010-12-02T22:00:00Z

Based on a 1980s ballad from Brazilian rock group Legiao Urbana, the film was one of the biggest domestic box office hits of recent years drawing 1.5 million viewers. Brazilian cinema brings guns, coke, poetry to London 2013-09-24T15:10:02Z

This week’s video features the Tony Award-winning actress Lena Hall, with Watt White on guitar, performing “Falling Slowly,” a ballad from the movie and Broadway show “Once.” In Performance: Lena Hall 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

His best songs are as good as his best ballads. Celebrating an 18th-Century Composer, Carl Loewe 2012-02-24T21:05:38Z

His mother, Annie, sang old-time ballads while doing household chores and at night sang the children to sleep. Doc Watson, Folk Musician, Dies at 89 2012-05-30T00:33:31Z

There was audible static on Hough’s microphone for Sandy’s big ballad, “Hopelessly Devoted To You.” “Grease: Live”‘s technical triumph: A dazzling production almost makes up for lackluster leads 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z

Country and Western ballads and a sprinkling of humor have made Dan Miller a local favorite for years. Yellowstone during the pandemic: Reliably magnificent 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

One day, they were talking about “That Day is Done,” a gospel-inspired ballad. When Paul McCartney teamed up with Elvis Costello, the Beatle got back on track 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

Neither is the wistful ballad “Central Park West,” though Mr. Lovano, in the simmering heat of his soprano solo, gave it a glow of enlightenment. Review: In the Sanctuary of ‘The Spiritual Side of Coltrane’ 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z

There's even a cameo from a 7-year-old version of Tinashe on the sweetly cooing piano ballad "Deep in the Night" — the first song she ever wrote and performed. With 'Aquarius,' dawning of a new age for Tinashe Kachingwe 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z

This is followed by some awkward silence, followed by me asking Tony what constitutes a ballad. A day in the life of Radio Jackie, with Peter Robinson 2013-03-02T05:59:00Z

And on this album, in the title song and elsewhere, he also allows himself some unabashedly serious, barely accompanied ballad singing, as vulnerable as he has ever been. New Music: Queens of the Stone Age and Mellencamp’s ‘Ghost Brothers’ 2013-06-03T22:05:09Z

The subject of Rhys's quest here is René Griffiths, an obscure 1960s pop star who sang Welsh ballads in the style of an Argentinian cowboy. Film review: Separado! 2010-07-29T21:04:00Z

As Kelly suggests, there are other notes to play, at least enough for a decent ballad to run under the credits, or maybe a karaoke scene. How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Rom-Com? Three Comedians Try. 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z

“Begin,” by Mr. Frisell, is a brief dose of swinging mischief; “Say,” by Mr. Street, is a gorgeous, watery ballad. Andrew Cyrille’s Late-Career Renaissance 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z

Music was provided by the 2nd South Carolina String Band, which played several hours worth of popular mid-1800s ballads and waltzes with a decidedly pro-Southern slant, ignoring requests for “Yankee Doodle” in favor of “Dixie.” The Decline of the Civil War Re-enactor 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z

Davies' big strength as a writer was ballads, which he imbued with surprising harmonic turns and distilled lyrics. Seattle musicians celebrate the songs of Ron Davies 2011-06-22T22:00:06Z

We put contemporary music from the brilliant young English composer Edward Rushton alongside Elgar and Ireland, together with ballads, music hall numbers, Americana, and even a Welsh hymn. Songs for squaddies: the war musical Lads in Their Hundreds 2010-05-19T21:30:00Z

The orchestral goodbye ballad “Never Is a Promise” is a work of furious beauty. Perspective | ‘Tidal’ made Fiona Apple a star 25 years ago. Its success nearly overwhelmed her. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z

Once they start playing ‘Brown Sugar’ there won’t be any more ballads. I missed a crucial moment in Jurassic World. Have I misjudged every movie? | Joe Queenan 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z

Those ballads, like “Part V” and “Part VII,” spark against briskly atonal or boppish pieces, gradually building the case for a mature expression that might not have been possible earlier in his career. Keith Jarrett Confronts a Future Without the Piano 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z

The vocal group Akai Tori sings an eerie traditional ballad about the burakumin, an ostracized social group; it was still a taboo subject, so the song was banned from the radio. The Hidden History of Japan’s Folk-Rock Boom 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z

This is what Ms. Cook, now 83, does with songs, especially ballads. Music Review: Looking Back on Love and Loss, With an Eye on More to Come 2011-06-10T23:00:10Z

Moss and Marlow dole out a pop anthem or power ballad to each of the women — the show runs only 80 minutes — that ingeniously mines bits of their actual biographies. Review | ‘Six’ is the pulse-quickening pleasure trove that Broadway has been waiting for 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z

Muse's greatest songs -- from storm-the-heavens anthems to melodramatic ballads -- are last chances, gambles with fate, challenges to the gods. Muse a contender for world's biggest band 2010-09-27T00:59:00Z

Musicians played guitar and sang ballads commemorating his life. Mourning and memories in Garcia Marquez's languid hometown 2014-04-19T08:02:58Z

The album will also include "Dream," a piano ballad and a funk-driven title track. Lenny Kravitz album to address black America 2011-02-16T18:06:30Z

“Won’t Be Long,” one of the first tracks she recorded for Columbia, captures her better than the lustrous orchestral ballads and brittle pop songs of later sessions. Playlist: Look Back at a Legend, Then Revisit Disco 2011-04-01T21:50:45Z

Even the ballads are given makeovers so that the energy level doesn't sag: If I Were A Boy is rendered, a little improbably, as a medley with a cover of the Verve's Bittersweet Symphony. Beyoncé - review 2013-04-26T23:15:49Z

Given the title and subject of the show, one of the big questions that looms: As Elsa sings her self-affirming power ballad, how will Disney create an ice palace before our very eyes on stage? Replicate or Reinvent? Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Moves to the Stage 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

The pianist Robert Glasper once recorded an original ballad called “One for ’Grew,” paying homage to a primary influence. Mulgrew Miller, Jazz Pianist, Dies at 57 2013-05-29T16:06:23Z

She has a set-piece power ballad, written expressly for her, in which her character pledges not to "fade out" and proclaims that she's "far from over." In 'Burlesque,' ageless diva Cher confronts her age 2010-11-20T01:42:00Z

The instrumental quintet Starebaby began performing “The Memory of My Memory” in ballad mode, easing into a swaying, dreamlike melody. Dan Weiss’s Starebaby Mines the Loud Ground Where Jazz and Metal Meet 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

But I and Love and You's stock in trade is a slowly building acoustic ballad of quite startling earnestness and sincerity. The Avett Brothers: I and Love and You | CD review 2010-03-25T15:30:00Z

Bulochnikov is almost certainly immortalized in “Portrait,” the album’s closing piano ballad. Review | It’s Mariah Carey season, and ‘Caution’ is perfectly timed 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z

Georgetown Law School professor Abbe Smith describes Dylan's "Hattie Carroll" as "an almost perfect ballad, a little bit of story and a little bit of lecture." Bob Dylan, 70 on Tuesday, oft-quoted in court 2011-05-24T04:42:05Z

In doing so, Mary J. Blige also gracefully leaped out of her comfort zone, and the result is a shimmering dance-pop record from start to finish — with a few choice ballads to catch your breath. Mary J. Blige puts accent on pop with 'London Sessions' 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z

As a stark, gospel-tinged ballad, “Stay With Me” would seem a hard sell for commercial radio. Sam Smith, Up For Six Grammys, Is Getting Used to Arenas 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

King was the first to record this what-does-he-have-that-I-don’t ballad in English. Listen to 5 of Ben E. King's Other Classics 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

The group are called How to Destroy Angels, which hardly leads you to expect an album of love-struck ballads in the Lady in Red mould. Can music and marriage mix well? 2010-05-05T14:48:00Z

And “Sad,” a piano ballad he had a hand in writing, suggests an opportunistic echo of Adele’s “Someone Like You.” New Music: Albums From Clare and the Reasons and Maroon 5 2012-07-09T20:55:00Z

Where did he learn all those impressively bawdy ballads? Splinter is coming! The Game of Thrones spin-offs the world deserves 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z

He began “Speed Trap Town,” one of several calmly devastating ballads in the show, by evoking a world with a few brush strokes: Review: Jason Isbell, Slowing Down to Feel the Americana 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z

That’s why there are so many ditties penned to voice the heart’s reaction to dark moments – break-up anthems, funeral hymns, power ballads, Broadway standards. The "Transparent Musicale Finale" is a fitting eulogy for a wacky, messy series 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z

Listening to Billy bust out yet another sailor ballad or salty bar drama is like being held down and waterboarded with Christie Brinkley’s morning breath. Ten bands I will be forced to listen to in hell 2012-07-11T14:15:00Z

London to Gaza was a melancholy ballad over bowed bass that became a flat-out group wail. Gilad Atzmon Orient House Ensemble 2010-10-05T21:30:00Z

In The Color Purple on Broadway, Erivo’s ballad I’m Here regularly prompted spontaneous standing ovations midway through the show. How Cynthia Erivo took the US by storm – with a little help from Aretha and Oprah 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

There are some wonderfully witty pastiches in “Sweeney Todd” too — in this case of Victorian broadsheet ballads and parlor songs. Two Sides of Sondheim in the Berkshires 2010-07-06T21:36:00Z

“The winning song isn’t a restrained ballad as you might expect after corona,” Mr. Maas said, “but instead it’s an exuberant plea for authenticity, a call to ignore meaningless chatter.” Eurovision, Celebrating the Sounds of a Postpandemic Continent 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z

And on an incendiary ballad like “Strange Fruit,” she keeps a polite distance. Aretha Franklin, Annie Lennox and Kiesza Release New Albums 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z

Even more poignant is “Ruby Falls,” an empathic ballad about an old friend who did not survive his addiction. Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield Is Out of the Storm, Cleareyed 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

The music, much of it newly written, delivers just the right mix of bouncy pop and smooth-as-velvet ballads. Sadly, the ghost of Whitney Houston haunts new film 'Sparkle' 2012-08-16T18:44:04Z

Count on Aimee Mann for the aphorism that quietly twists the knife in the middle of a seemingly sympathetic ballad. The Playlist: Nicki Minaj Strikes Back, and Fleet Foxes Return With a Folky Epic 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z

On some jobs I did with him, he played a ballad every now and then. “If You’re in the Song, Keep on Playing”: An Interview With Pharoah Sanders 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z

There are phenomenal dance-pop songs but also stilted ballads and high-energy screamers. Music: Miley Cyrus Is Growing Up and Testing Identities 2010-06-29T21:41:00Z

On the elegiac, pedal-steel driven ballad Playboy Mommy, they set the scene for a not-quite-apology from a "bad mother" to her dead daughter. My favourite album: Tori Amos ? From the Choirgirl Hotel 2011-08-12T11:01:06Z

Cosmogony is a beautiful ballad, complete with full brass backing, which compels "heaven, heaven's bodies" to "whirl around me". Nature's way 2011-07-28T08:18:35Z

To be sure, "Bionic" comes loaded with the requisite number of radio-bait hooks, not to mention a handful of stately ballads destined to appeal to fans of the singer's 2002 smash, "Beautiful." Christina Aguilera enters hipster territory as "Bionic" woman 2010-06-01T01:42:00Z

Appalachian ballads have their roots in European dance music. The Philharmonic dances through Bach and bluegrass at the Bowl 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z

In 1960, another quartet led by Ms. Kerr, the short-lived Little Dippers, had a Top 10 pop hit with the dreamy ballad “Forever.” Anita Kerr, an Architect of the Nashville Sound, Dies at 94 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z

In late 2002, he began to compose a ballad called “I’m in the Mood Again.” Elvis Costello’s New York Soul 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z

In 1986, under the pseudonym "Joey Coco," Prince penned the power ballad "You're My Love," for Rogers, who cut it for his They Don't Make Them Like They Used To album. Kenny Rogers, country music's "The Gambler," dead at 81 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z

The result is slick and uniformly catchy, from the foot-stomping rhythm of "Medicine" to rich ballads like "Slow Dance." Kelly Clarkson Delivers Soul and Sass to 'Meaning of Life' 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

Photographs is a divided affair, like having an album featuring half Jackson Browne ballads and half Johnny Cash music-for-shitkickers. New band of the day – Robert Ellis (No 1,301) 2012-07-04T16:01:37Z

On Sam Smith’s pining ballad of infidelity, “Not the Only One,” underpinned with Fender Rhodes keyboard and silvery backup vocals, Gazarek falls off notes with a sigh. Vocalist Sara Gazarek returns to Seattle, debuting new material at Jazz Alley 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z

He first submitted a recording of himself performing the traditional blues ballad, "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me," which Llewyn plays in the film. In Coens' Cannes hit, Oscar Isaac gets his break 2013-05-21T13:42:10Z

His most powerful ballads, "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" and "Hurricane," have become models for legal storytelling and using music to make a point. Bob Dylan, 70 on Tuesday, oft-quoted in court 2011-05-24T04:42:05Z

Brown suddenly appeared overcome with emotion as the concert wound down, wiping his face with his vest as the group prepared to sing a ballad. Bobby Brown on Miss. stage: 'I love you, Whitney' 2012-02-12T10:01:03Z

"There are no strings, obvious horns, background vocals or other such devices often found on albums that feature standard ballads," added Stringer. Dylan to release 'uncovers' album 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z

In the second to last track, “How Do You Know?,” a sweet song — something like a ballad — the music changes course into another extravagant repetition: a short phrase played 22 times, across 22 bars. Review: Cate Le Bon Evokes Pop Outliers 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z

For decades now, Ron Padgett has built up a body of work that, like the tenderly deadpan ballads of Jonathan Richman, has at its heart a sort of wry, pickled innocence. Review: Looking Inward in Poetry Books From Ron Padgett and Nick Flynn 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

I hadn’t heard any of the songs which, people said, were wilier and more mischievous than the straighter, soapier, we’re-in-love-now ballads that defined Disney movies past. ‘I must have watched it 50 times’: a Frozen dad prepares for the sequel 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z

There's a lot of beautiful ballads besides all those. Miles Davis: 'Coltrane was a very greedy man. Bird was, too. He was a big hog' – a classic interview from the vaults 2012-11-06T13:26:00Z

His voice is wide and raspy, best on shouted, celebratory refrains and roomy ballads, which are few and far between here. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-02-28T23:00:00Z

Madley Croft, who helped write two of the album’s songs and served as a sounding board, praised Jehnny Beth’s genre experiments, which include android vocal stylings, melancholic saxophones and a piano ballad. Savages’ Jehnny Beth Is Going Solo. Don’t Tell Her It’s a Mistake. 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

It goes for broke with gauzy death scenes, outsize romantic ballads, leering villainy vs. angelic goodness, and the like. A revolutionary, refreshed 'Le Miserables' plays with fire, fervor 2011-08-12T20:27:04Z

It's a relief when the show pauses enough for a lovely little ballad, "Just Like That," led by Allgood. Review: 'A Christmas Story' on stage will please fans of the movie 2010-12-10T22:43:00Z

In professionally noisy grunge rockers and newer power ballads, Ms. Love growled, rasped and howled; between them she trash-talked and played diva, confident that the audience was fascinated by her. Less Underground Vibe at South by Southwest 2010-03-21T23:48:00Z

While their songs are lyrical, heartfelt ballads, their shaggy hair and black-leather-jacket style often looks more like The Cure than the Grand Old Opry. Young country ? The Band Perry, Scotty McCreery, Brad Paisley 2012-02-09T21:59:04Z

In the light of his partnership with Ms. Molaskey, Mr. Pizzarelli’s solo renditions of heavy-duty ballads like the Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows” and Mr. Sondheim’s “Sorry-Grateful” took on a prayerful intensity. Music Review: John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey at the Caf? Carlyle 2011-11-06T22:50:23Z

The vision is recounted in the same stanzas as were used in popular ballads. Anarchy in Peterloo: Shelley's poem unmasked 2013-07-08T17:28:22Z

It begins with quiet empathy and decorous music, a parlor piano ballad with piano. The Playlist: Frank Ocean Rescues ‘Moon River,’ and 10 More New Songs 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z

“Forever My Lady,” the breakthrough single from the group’s 1991 debut of the same name, was a prom power ballad. D’Angelo and Jodeci: Two veteran R&B acts on different paths 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z

In the finale, just before the climax, as a ballad drifts in from the lantern-lit party, fifteen remarkable seconds pass. The Cathartic Finale of “Big Little Lies” 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z

Aaron Kelly: Aaron, a young, goofy-looking kid who looked so young you would swear he's still nursing, sang a country ballad and lost me immediately. "American Idol" recap: The dreamboats have landed 2010-02-25T15:26:00Z

And then there was “People Like You,” by Mr. Anderson: a ballad with a rock backbeat and a semiclassical chord progression. Music Review: Together for 10 Years and Still Totally Committed 2010-09-17T20:08:00Z

“I still love,” Minaj sings repeatedly on the power ballad “Pills N Potions,” as if trying to talk her heart back into functioning properly. What we talk about when we talk about Nicki Minaj, ‘The Pinkprint’ and pop music as conversation fuel 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z

“It’s like we’re two hours into a Slipknot concert and they just said, ‘Enough ballads, now we’re going to play one that rocks.’” John Oliver on Donald Trump: 'The Harvey Weinstein of presidents' 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z

And a pair of ballads, “A Little Bit of Your Heart” and “My Everything,” make room for Ms. Grande to exercise her vocals uncontested by aggressive production. Ariana Grande Prepares ‘My Everything’ 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z

It’s one of rock’s best-known and strangest songs: a six-minute radio hit that starts out as a piano ballad, becomes a high-pitched opera, then tumbles into a headbanger’s anthem. Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’? 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z

Between barbs, there are songs, specially composed by George and featuring an unsettling number of middle-of-the-road ballads, and many shrieking encounters between Kim, Billy and Billy's quarrelling parents. Taboo – review 2013-01-11T17:36:56Z

Molly's piano-backed songs are brief, some just over a minute in length, and are influenced by the popular music of the day, from show tunes to sentimental ballads. Molly Drake: Molly Drake – review 2013-01-17T22:30:01Z

From the Gentlemen score, three tunes quickly lodged in the Great American Songbook: “Diamonds,” the lilting ballad “Bye, Bye Baby” and Lorelei’s backstory confession “I’m Just a Little Girl from Little Rock.” Megan Does Marilyn: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Is Her Smash 2012-05-13T17:01:06Z

And fans of the band's previous material - a sort of electro goth pop - will be pleased to hear they've not gone completely ballad crazy. The Veronicas' triumphant return from pop purgatory 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z

In 1963, Mr. Scott released “Falling in Love Is Wonderful,” an album of lushly arranged ballads that captured him at the peak of his vocal ability. Jimmy Scott, hard-luck singer with a haunting voice, dies at 88

But its emotional center is a ballad called “Paying,” which moves from the blurry to the specific, like a rack-focus shot in a film. Reviews of Purity Ring, Sarah Bethe Nelson and Jacky Terrasson 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z

And a ballad called “Plainchant,” by Mr. Sperrazza, nicely captures the group’s dynamic of approachable rigor and unsentimental beauty. New Music: Kid Rock’s ‘Rebel Soul,’ and Alicia Keys’s ‘Girl on Fire’ 2012-11-26T23:07:45Z

And while the ballads are sometimes stocked with clichés, the atmosphere of the bustling Italian-American neighborhood where the protagonist, Calogero, grows up is captured by Mr. Slater with lively humor. Review: ‘A Bronx Tale: The Musical’ Doo-Wops Down Mean Streets 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

“Guilty” is slow and plaintive, reluctantly trudging onward like a Neil Young piano ballad as it unveils its increasingly tangled romantic dilemmas. Taylor Swift’s Heartbreak Dreamscape, and 9 More New Songs 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z

On the unaccompanied ballad “Goodbye,” his sprinkled arpeggios and peripatetic left hand turn the tune’s minor harmonies into an affirmation. After Vanishing, Johnny O’Neal Has a New York Following Again 2014-05-01T23:30:47Z

Little Big Town’s hit ballad “Girl Crush” lost its country charm in a swirl of classical strings. Grammys: Taylor Swift wins the big one, but Kendrick Lamar steals the show 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z

“Cruel Sister” was inspired by an old English ballad she first heard on an album of the same name by the British folk-rock group Pentangle. Music Review: The Tale Those Strings Can Tell 2011-02-04T23:57:02Z

By the time Beyoncé reaches “All Night,” a gospelly ballad roughened with electric guitar, she resolves to “Give you some time to prove I can trust you again.” Review: Beyoncé Makes ‘Lemonade’ Out of Marital Strife 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z

A Wayne Coyne-produced ballad, Past Lives, ends the record on – thankfully – a softer note. Kesha: Warrior – review 2012-11-29T22:00:02Z

But Mr. Tyner’s legacy must also include his sensitive playing on ballads, and his strengths as a composer and bandleader. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

“I invented the game but I lost like a fool,” a heartbroken Jagger sings on this mid-tempo ballad, sounding uncharacteristically regretful and even repentant. The Rolling Stones Played Old! They Played New! 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z

The final one joined “Maybe September,” a little-known ballad by Jay Livingston, Percy Faith and Ray Evans and popularized in the ’60s by Tony Bennett, to a jaunty “Two for the Road.” Music Review: Barbara Carroll at Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel ? Review 2011-09-26T22:13:07Z

Mostly hip-hop, with bouncy narcocorrido ballads from Jay Z and French Montana. Loco Mondays at Bodega Negra in Chelsea 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

And if we're really being nitpicky, some of the songs featured here, like the Extreme ballad "More Than Words," didn't even exist yet. Review: `Rock of Ages' revels in big-haired kitsch 2012-06-12T23:30:13Z

The literature of his boyhood was the ballads and the Bible and Robert Burns. Going Home with Wendell Berry 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z

She said all it took was hearing demos of the album's first three songs, including the first single, the `80s synth-pop ballad "When You Really Loved Someone." Faltskog reflects on ABBA, releases new solo album 2013-05-15T13:20:12Z

But Love King is his third solo album, a collection of mid-paced songs that take the icky sex ballad template perfected by R Kelly and wraps it in sparse, forward-thinking productions. The-Dream: Love King 2010-12-09T22:59:00Z

Near the end of the concert, Mr. Le Bon turned serious again as he introduced “Save a Prayer,” a ballad about a one-night stand. Review: Duran Duran, Seriously Light in Brooklyn 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z

Best known for soft ballads such as “Hello It’s Me” and “Love Is the Answer,” Rundgren also had a long path to induction. Jay-Z, Foo Fighters welcomed into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z

The first song, the traditional Scots ballad “Will Ye Go to Flanders,” begins with a tenor’s youthful peal. Review: In ‘All Is Calm,’ Thrilling Song in the Trenches 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z

But at the same time as they were lauded for their renditions of ancient ballads, the band was on a booze binge that began in 1968 and ended in 1972. Bert Jansch's cancer comeback 2010-08-25T21:00:00Z

Which is one reason the album peaks with “Violin,” a beseeching ballad of the sort that Mr. Lee has made his signature. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-01-24T23:19:27Z

His ballad contains the celebrated line: "Some will rob you with a six gun/ Some will rob you with a fountain pen." Readers recommend: songs about criminals ? results 2011-03-31T12:49:24Z

Some of the songs are piano ballads, where the banjo is background if it’s there at all. How Steve Martin and Edie Brickell Forged a Partnership 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z

But this Valentine’s Day, I find myself saying, “Not tonight, I have a headache” to the usual swooning arias and romantic ballads, unmoved by the Romeos and Juliets and Pelléases and Mélisandes of the canon. Perspective | Scrap the romantic ballads. Use this eclectic playlist for your first Valentine’s Day stuck at home. 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z

It's little more than a peg on which to hang Cy Coleman's exuberant songs, which range from ragtime to ballads and marches, all highly pleasurable. Barnum – review 2013-07-25T17:08:57Z

This new ballet is done to seven songs by the English musician James Blake, who writes delicate, poetic ballads over electronic keyboard and syncopated percussion. Review: William Forsythe’s Wonderful Love Letter to Ballet 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z

This year, China did not show the contest after a Chinese broadcaster censored the semifinal performance of Ireland’s Ryan O’Shaughnessy, which showed two men dancing with each other to his ballad “Together.” Netta Barzilai of Israel Wins Eurovision With a Chicken Dance 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z

James was known for ballads like "At Last." Chaka Khan to perform Houston tribute at Apollo 2012-05-18T16:45:52Z

Even the ballads were played to the farthest seats; those songs might start quietly, but they’d ascend with two-fisted gospel chords and dramatically belted vocals. Music Review: Elton John in Concert at Madison Square Garden 2013-12-04T22:19:52Z

Ariana Grande, who rose from Broadway to Nickelodeon to her own teeny-pop career, moved her creamy voice into a more grown-up mode for the lovelorn orchestral ballad “Just a Little Bit of Your Heart.” Grammy Awards: Pharrell Williams, Madonna and Sia Offered Hymns Somber and Strange 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z

And he has a yearning voice to match, plied to swoony effect in ballads like the great “Lonely Town.” ‘On the Town' Revival Opens on Broadway 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

It is in her ballads that she reveals herself as a dreamy musical impressionist with roots deep in Ravel and Debussy. | Barbara Carroll: A Swinging, Sophisticated New York 2010-09-20T20:38:00Z

“Shining Through Broken Glass,” which preceded it, was a ballad suffused with graceful melancholy, framing a contemplative solo by Mr. Klein. Music Review: A Little Kick From the Mideast: Folk Spices the Jazz 2011-04-06T21:58:18Z

“Weather” offers an assortment of styles, from honky-tonk and blues to ballads and the band’s signature horn-drenched upbeat, humorous pop. Huey Lewis pushes past hearing pain to keep making music 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z

Then there's a gently sturdy ballad from Alasdair Roberts, a quietly compelling song from Nancy Wallace, and several bands that veer between the pleasantly spooky and twee. Various Artists – Weirdlore: Notes from the Folk Underground – review 2012-06-07T21:53:01Z

“Mary Magdalene would never let her loved ones down,” she sings in “Home With You,” a ballad about obligations and commitments that’s produced like a digitally ravaged parlor song. FKA twigs Is a Creature of Desire on ‘Magdalene’ 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

Some of the earliest of those compositions — like “Give,” an ethereal ballad built around intervallic thirds, and “Hidden Solitude,” inspired by Olivier Messiaen’s diminished scale — found their way onto this album. Albums From Jesse Stacken and Norberto Lobo 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

A similar confab finessed the Sun Records classic “Mystery Train,” which arose from an extended fade-out of “Hearts and Bones,” one of his most calmly devastating ballads. | Paul Simon: Many Roads to Salvation in Paul Simon?s Latest Show 2011-05-11T07:54:29Z

"There's 11 songs and front to back there's not one sleepy ballad," said Grohl. Grohl unveils 'massive' album 2011-01-04T09:11:30Z

Mr. Waters began at the piano with a brand-new ballad, “Crystal Clear,” whose lyrics address the plight of posterity. Newport Folk Festival Pays Tribute, With a Jolt, to Dylan and Seeger 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

“Blind,” the last song on the album, is a slightly cryptic ballad about the poignancy of deep affection. Soak’s Mature Teen Spirit 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

It’s very clearly a follow-up to his 2010 “Euphoria,” which mingled songs in Spanish and English in equal measure and interspersed upbeat club tunes with the romantic ballads that had been his specialty. Critic’s Notebook: New Music by Shakira, Juanes, Enrique Iglesias and Wisin 2014-03-27T20:50:23Z

The band was graceful in ballads, scrappy and intense in collective improvisations, deft with uneven phrases, smart about repertory. New Music: Albums From Rick Ross, Cassandra Wilson and Ralph Peterson 2012-06-25T22:30:29Z

And there's a stirring ballad: "Breeze off the River," sung with conviction by the consistently good Stokinger. Review: 'The Full Monty' at Village Theatre turns hard times into fun 2010-09-23T20:35:00Z

Some people are singing a ballad; some people are singing marching songs.” The war that would not end: Race relations take the opera stage 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

He opened a playlist called “Club Cumming Classics” and clicked the Billy Joel ballad, “And So It Goes.” For Alan Cumming, Life Isn’t Always a Cabaret 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

The ballad seems to be a work of literary craftsmanship, and it is sometimes attributed to the Earl of Arundel, Philip Howard. Poem of the week: A Lament for Our Lady's Shrine at Walsingham 2011-02-23T10:44:17Z

Mr. Finnegan has moved about the earth like a man in a ballad, testing himself at every opportunity, always willing to obey “dog-whistle orders from the collective surf unconscious.” Review: ‘Barbarian Days,’ by William Finnegan, Details a Surfer’s Pilgrimage 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z

Of course, there's still a fair share of minimal, gauzy ballads of which the brilliantly named Clive is one. New music: Nite Jewel – Clive 2012-07-11T08:00:00Z

From the stage, his brawniest hooks become stadium-grade singalongs, while his ballads offer an intimacy that can make the nosebleeds feel close. With show at Verizon, country artist Eric Church shows he’s an outsider no longer 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

Beyond the rap narration, moreover, he has created a rich musical score that runs from pulsating disco to sweetly lyrical ballads and Rent-like rock anthems. Venice: A Hiphop Dystopia Comes to New York 2013-06-19T09:45:17Z

The album ends with “Healing the Break,” a guitar ballad which features Reid singing harmony. This is pioneering rocker Cidny Bullens’s ninth album. But his first as a man. 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z

A second-person ballad of individual uplift and measured grace, it plays to his brand of munificent charm. The Playlist: Frank Ocean Rescues ‘Moon River,’ and 10 More New Songs 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z

According to Feehily, the laws of the Westlife ballad were a source of fond amusement to the band as much as to their detractors. Westlife bow out after 15-year ballad career based on hit formula 2012-06-20T13:37:05Z

That’s due in part to the self-descriptive slacker ballad “Sadly Beautiful,” but it’s due most of all to “Nobody,” a dissolute blast of pop, rock, and soul that Mehr, oddly, doesn’t even mention. Why Rock Criticism Was Essential to the Replacements 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z

He knows how to sing old English ballads beautifully for one or two friends. The Rolling Stones: a career in quotes 2013-06-26T12:29:44Z

The heartstring-tugging ballad "Feel the Light," meant to be the movie's showstopper, is delivered by J. Lo., which seems fair since the singer-actress is given so little to do in the film but be lost. Quirky 'Home,' with Jim Parsons and Rihanna, keeps it too light 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

His brand of romantic soul ballads won him ridicule from critics but many female admirers. Mick Hucknall apologies to 1,000 women he slept with 2010-12-02T19:08:00Z

Fan favorites like “Speed Queen” and “Thunderpussy” are nearly as hell-raising in headphones as they are in clubs, while booming ballad “Torpedo Love” soars even higher with majestic strings. The 17 best Seattle-area albums of the year (so far) 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z

She expertly intermingled Broadway tunes, ballads and standards with biographical anecdotes. Lots to see and hear on Norwegian’s megaship, but good luck booking a restaurant 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

She can engage the personal and the political; she can coo a romantic ballad or spearhead a hard-rock attack. Mon Laferte Wants to Give You Goose Bumps 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z

As Lambert’s unwavering voice soared above tip-toeing guitars, lonesome-heart ballad “Over You” got a cathartic boost when the crowd picked up the chorus. Miranda Lambert brings her post-divorce party to Tacoma Dome 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z

Later, he presents it as a moody piano ballad. Review: Yoakam shows how it's done on '3 Pears' 2012-09-17T16:10:09Z

The original film featuring the ballad, Walking In The Air, has been shown on Channel 4 every year since 1982. Briggs happy with Snowman sequel 2012-12-11T14:18:46Z

It’s followed by a postscript, a ballad that stays folky: “Ordinary World.” Review: ‘Revolution Radio’ Finds Green Day Still Unsatisfied 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z

His ballads, there's nothing to compare them to. Hendrix at 70: New album offers different look 2013-03-05T19:25:24Z

That was the jarring transition from “E Street Shuffle,” a euphoric old staple, to “Jack of All Trades,” a sour, hard-bitten newish ballad. Music Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the Izod Center 2012-04-04T10:27:12Z

“On the Line” showcases some of her best and most personal writing, chronicling addiction, heartbreak and loss through sprawling ballads and cynical pop ditties. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z

Stage presence “This may sound clichéd, but onstage I feel the most myself; I can be free physically and emotionally,” said Reno, who is drawn to bluesy ballads. Meet the Next Generation of Cabaret Showstoppers 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z

There are no ballads about the wrongs of our past; the martyrs are all forgotten. A road map to freedom: What the world could learn from Ireland’s fight for LGBT rights 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z

One of his particular fancies was the bawdy ballad, with song titles that reflected frisky couplings and bodily functions or malfunctions. Oscar Brand, folk troubadour and radio host for seven decades, dies at 96 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z

There's even a cover of Heartbreak Hotel in the stye of a Russian folk ballad. New band of the day ? No 1,085: Hanni El Khatib 2011-08-16T16:35:00Z

And those performances were a little heavy on the ballads and a little low on the showmanship, with the night saved from interminable boredom by a handful of worthy showstoppers. Grammy Awards 2015 Recap 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z

The ballad "Your Decision" gave way to the poppy "No Excuses," before thrashing back into the dirgy "Last of My Kind," DuVall chewing through the chorus. Alice in Chains still reigns supreme in Seattle 2010-10-09T20:54:00Z

They also play musical instruments and sing gentle ballads of love’s waywardness in close harmony. Review: Mating-Season Mood Swings in ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’ 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

If exposure to those Border ballads was the first thing that changed my life, this man in the bookshop was the second. David Harsent: A life in writing 2011-02-21T08:00:00Z

And the next, Rain and Snow, is a murder ballad made infinitely more disturbing and eerie by Amidon's unconventional phrasing, the blankness in his voice. Sam Amidon ? review 2011-04-12T17:27:31Z

She fully inhabited Jason Robert Brown’s scalding ballad “Still Hurting,” from the musical “The Last Five Years,” which first opened in Chicago in 2001. Music Review: Laura Benanti?s American Songbook Night at the Allen Room 2012-02-14T22:44:53Z

The major songs from “Follies” and “A Little Night Music” in particular, are far-reaching ballads with melodic lines that sweep to the horizon. Music Review | 'Sondheim: The Birthday Concert': A Little Birthday Music for Sondheim 2010-03-16T19:50:00Z

He can be a wooden actor, but Hanson is also a looker with a hearty baritone well-suited to the moody ballads "Hey There" and "A New Town is a Blue Town." A vivacious 'Pajama Game' at Sand Point 2011-09-16T19:55:04Z

The outcome will be mouthwatering curries and soothing Sufi ballads, not violent conflict. Pakistani and Indian chefs compete on reality TV 2012-01-31T12:35:09Z

Displaying quite a range, he belted power rock anthems and sweet ballads. Adam Lambert worth waiting for at The Puyallup Fair 2010-09-22T21:30:00Z

He alternated ballads with songs by the likes of the Beatles and Neil Diamond. A pub crawl in charming Dingle on Ireland’s southwest coast 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z

Later, in a similar vein, came “Shades of You,” a ballad from the recent mixtape, seemingly inspired by Maurice White’s work with Earth, Wind & Fire. Music Review: Words and Music: A Jazz Trumpeter Plays, Sings and Blogs 2011-03-02T22:19:39Z

The soaring ballad benefited from the deft stage design and Rihanna’s vocals brought down the house. Best and Worst Moments From the 2023 Oscars 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z

Mr. Jones played ballad tones and shrieked melodic repetitions without sentiment or aggression. Music Review: Darius Jones, Ryan Sawyer and Shahzad Ismaily at the Stone 2012-07-04T21:38:09Z

He's become known for his collaborations and his ability to move from ballad to rap. Ed Sheeran: From homelessness to fame 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

“Frank Ocean wrote a fantastic ballad that was truly lovely and poetic in every way,” Tarantino said in 2012. Out of tune: the big star songs that were rejected for movie soundtracks 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

The Stinger once asked, with weapons-grade pomposity, in his stirring cold war ballad “Russians,” if the Russians loved their children too. Ten bands I will be forced to listen to in hell 2012-07-11T14:15:00Z

But this was mostly cowboy music, with ballads matched against declamatory passages, and percussive dance work driving on the music. Cimarr?n | World music review 2010-03-21T22:30:00Z

She displayed a weakness for the kind of self-pitying, quasi-inspirational ballads that flourished in the early 1980s, when they were often shoehorned into daytime soap operas. Marieann Meringolo Sings at the Metropolitan Room 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z

That song is ecstatic, but Kiesza renders it as a depressive piano ballad, extracting its anguished core, showing that she understands how much pain was underneath all that flash. Aretha Franklin, Annie Lennox and Kiesza Release New Albums 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z

So the slow rubato ballad that followed, Mr. Calderazzo’s “Hope” — a song, not a blur — was necessary, like relief for a burn. Music Review: Two Stars, Two Assertive Drummers 2010-10-03T21:39:00Z

From gleeful folk-country romper “Hold Out Your Hand” to the stunning strings-laced piano ballad “Party of One,” the Americana vet who’s had her share of commercial success is clearly at the top of her game. The best Seattle albums of 2018: Critics choose the top 20 releases of the year 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z

Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler will be flying the flag for the UK with her rock ballad Believe In Me. Eurovision 2013: Reporter's log 2013-05-14T15:04:31Z

After a raucous quartet of rock and roll songs, Tedeschi Trucks slowed down to perform their beautiful and melancholic ballad from 2013, “It’s So Heavy.” The inspiring poetics of Tedeschi Trucks Band 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z

As I began exploring murder ballads and murder songs, I was struck by the alluringly dark, narrative qualities of these tunes. ArtsBeat: A 'Murder Ballad' Playlist 2012-11-21T16:07:30Z

Dig Dally's vocal delivery on "Bedlam Rose," kind of a bump & grind Strokes ballad. Autumn pop via Tacoma: download Jeane's "Hidden House" 2011-09-13T18:01:05Z

Nashville has sung its last sad country ballad. 'Nashville,' 'Agent Carter,' 'Castle' and 9 Other TV Shows Canceled 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z

The tales and ballads demonstrate how hobos inspired both fear and envy in people trapped in domestic routines. Review | The grit and adventure of hobo life comes into focus in ‘On the Fly’ 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z

One of the keepers, Blazes, launches into a rough-hewn ballad that reveals his violent family history and murderous past. The Lighthouse – review 2012-10-12T17:10:14Z

A sympathetic ballad about a troubled woman, the tune sold more than 2 million downloads and was nominated for a Grammy Award for song of the year. Ed Sheeran: Pop stardom's thoughtful misfit 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

But many of these new poems also adopt the forms of myth, ballad and fable. Changeling by Clare Pollard ? review 2011-07-29T21:55:00Z

Ben Gonio as the dissident Chinese writer Wu and Diana Huey as his devoted wife, Fan, get the most fleshed-out back stories, and their voices gleam in the ballad, "Love is Where You Are." Asylum-seekers' tales in 'Take Me America' 2011-09-28T21:18:04Z

Newcomer Jo Burke arranges child ballads around discordant keyboards and violins, while Sam Lee reinvents travellers' songs with tempered gas cylinders and a Japanese koto. Cambridge folk festival ? review 2011-08-01T11:53:36Z

This song was included in Simpson’s collection “The Emancipation Car,” which he described as “an original composition of anti-slavery ballads; composed exclusively for the under ground rail road.” ‘Give the Children the Poems and Stories of Their Own People’ 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z

All the rest was what he’s good at: hard funk, falsetto ballads, a few extraordinary guitar solos and exhortations to party. Review: Prince, in Baltimore, Nods to Unrest 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z

The lyrics are vivid: Days whistle past, alleyways move in their sleep and crazy ideas howl like a circus, and even a lesser voice could coax beauty from the ballads Smith has written. 9 of the year's best overlooked albums 2011-01-07T22:04:04Z

Arena theatergoers are enthusiastic, responding emotionally to the tender, melodic score, with ballads and pop songs such as “Only Us,” “For Forever,” “Sincerely, Me,” “Words Fail” and “So Big/So Small.” How ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ became one of the most remarkable shows in musical-theater history 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z

"Rhapsody in Blue" on my father’s clarinet, the sadness of Bob Dylan’s poetry, the soulful Garcia ballads of the Grateful Dead, and my own experience with personal depression. "Funky Drummer" Clyde Stubblefield, keeper of James Brown's beat, never truly got his due 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z

From the walls glow sculptures twisted into lyrical phrases—“You loved me like a distant star,” “Only god knows I’m good”—that read like excerpts from a dreamy, tragic ballad. Tracey Emin's Neon Works on View at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami 2013-12-05T05:00:00Z

Every song, even the ballads, they were all doing this kind of urban dance … Was Cleveland, as they say, "the mistake on the lake"? Stornoway's Brian Briggs: 'We've acquired a very well-behaved crowd' 2013-06-19T14:21:02Z

Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik’s musical brought a tragic punch — and cathartic rock-outs and ballads — to the age-old story of adolescents grappling with desire, secret pain, and unforgiving parents and teachers. ‘Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known’ Review: Rock ’n’ Roll High School 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z

The film’s only injection of music – a traditional Vietnamese ballad – pinpoints a turning point in Kit’s journey of self-discovery, juxtaposing the modernity of the capital’s high-rise structures with a bygone song of wartime Vietnam. Back to where you came from: how Vietnam drama Monsoon ignites the battle for belonging 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z

He constructed ballads around sparse keyboard chords and his sustained, doleful, androgynous voice, hovering in imaginary space and punctuated by tense silences. James Blake Finds Love, Moodily, on ‘Assume Form’ 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z

Melding bachata and power ballad, it still begs for love with high drama. Romeo Santos and Justin Timberlake’s Team-Up, and 10 More New Songs 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

If you thought doing an album of old ballads would lead JD Allen to change his tune, gussy up, splash on a new cologne and pin a bouquet to his lapel, think again. The Playlist: Alessia Cara Grows Up, and 12 More New Songs 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z

If he had a penchant for tearjerking ballads and crude pathos, this merely reinforces a feeling that his career was somehow spent out of its correct time. Sir Norman Wisdom obituary 2010-10-05T00:01:00Z

My Joys – composed of popular Iranian ballads sung in Farsi – went gold in Israel within three weeks of its release. Rita's music succeeds where diplomacy can't - getting Israel and Iran to agree 2012-07-13T14:17:54Z

How to describe a band that blends hip-hop, rock, blues, horn-stoked jazz, atmospheric ballads and soul -- plus interpolations or samples drawn from Nirvana, Mobb Deep, Arcade Fire, Motown, the Pixies and James Brown? Kids These Days pull songs from the static 2012-11-16T16:04:00Z

This new version might also include a third culprit, the director Hamilton Clancy, since it is unlikely that the original contains references to Celine Dion and the ballad “I Will Always Love You.” ‘The Two Noble Kinsmen’ Review: Shakespeare, With a Hint of Celine Dion 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

It’s a sight disorienting enough to distract you from the trailer’s soundtrack, Hudson’s typically full-blooded rendition of the show’s signature ballad Memory. Litter-ally terrifying: is Cats the creepiest film of the year? 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z

“Yeah, right, but make sure that she can really deliver ‘Someone to Love,’” one of the musical’s big ballads. A Producer Seeks a Broadway Comeback, Mired in Offstage Drama 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z

By 2017, she had a folder of more than 40 demos, including what she described as a whole country album and another of only piano ballads. The Many Lives of Sharon Van Etten 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z

The idea of internal monologue is hardly new — think of any ballad in a Broadway musical. This Life: What ?Modern Family? Says About Modern Families 2011-01-21T21:20:03Z

Other than that, he rarely uses a simple first person in his songwriting, preferring older models of storytelling, particularly ballad traditions in which individual experience takes on a mythic, universal quality. Alasdair Roberts: 'I've always been drawn to heavy, big old ballads' 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z

Stewart, who has worked with such top talent as Beyonce and Rihanna, never collaborated with Jackson but was asked to work on the ballad "Keep Your Head Up," which Jackson co-wrote. Collaborators say new MJ album honors legacy 2010-12-10T12:58:00Z

Amid Japan’s Lost Decade — a term for the economic stagnation that followed years of technology-driven growth — the tender piano ballad seemed to offer solace. Ryuichi Sakamoto, Oscar-Winning Japanese Composer, Dies at 71 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z

It's me doing more of an Eric Clapton-type blues ballad about the saddest part in the film, when Mater realizes that since people think he's playing the part of a fool, he is a fool. Brad Paisley is hero to sons for songs on "Cars 2" 2011-06-16T05:46:51Z

This track, a nakedly honest ballad about the fear of infidelity, appears to deliver that — except that it doesn’t at all. The song might evoke disclosure, but it is not actually personal. Britney’s path to “Glory”: The pop survivor’s least-personal album is also her best in more than a decade 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z

She also recalled the time in 1968, while she was filming “Star!” in France, when Edwards phoned her from L.A. and played the new recording of Mancini’s ballad for the film “The Party.” From 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' to 'Pink Panther': The music of Henry Mancini, remembered 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z

He has an attractive Michael Breckerish sound on uptempo tenor sax, a Stan-Getz-to-Andy-Sheppard feel on ballads and soft Latin themes, and a poignant ambient tone on flute – with the latter expanded by electronics and echo. Theo Travis: All I Know: An Anthology ? review 2011-02-03T22:21:00Z

The album begins with “Strangers by Nature” and ends with “Love Is a Game”: leisurely, string-laden ballads that evoke bygone Hollywood opulence. Adele Has a Lot of Big Feelings on ‘30’ 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z

Possessing a strikingly pellucid tone, Fort was at her most arresting on her longest pieces, the power ballad "Minnesota," the quicksilver soundscape "Some" and particularly the picaresque "Something 'Bout Camels." Portland Jazz fest wraps Friday-Sunday with Regina Carter and others 2011-02-24T21:50:14Z

Whelan is as equally expressive and in command on the minimalist piano ballads as on the full-blown rockers. The 18-Year Wait for New Wrens Music Is Over. Sort Of. 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z

A prodigious songwriter and distinctive singer, the Canadian’s 1960s work made hits for other acts, and in the ’70s, he and his moody ballads rode high on the pop charts. ‘Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind’ Review: A Troubadour Looks Back 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z

A searing ballad by the tender-voiced R&B singer Gallant, “Gentleman” pulses and throbs and oozes. The Playlist: Justin Bieber Boosts a Friend, and 14 More New Songs 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z

She carried “Shotgun,” an eerie ballad of jealousy and murder, from unaccompanied singing to rugged electric stomp. Music Review: Valerie June at the Highline Ballroom 2013-12-31T19:30:43Z

It's hardly a saccharine ballad for lovers to moon over in Wetherspoons. New band of the day ? No 935: Encore 2010-12-21T17:05:31Z

This Could B Us” appeared on “Art Official Age” as a sweet-talking falsetto ballad. Review: On ‘HitNRun Phase One,’ Prince Plays Well With Others 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z

The Hollywood Reporter, citing sources close to the production, said Hudson was expected to play Grizabella, whose character sings the show’s famous “Memory” ballad. Taylor Swift cast in movie version of 'Cats': Hollywood reports 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z

It was a ballad, “From Time to Time,” in the form of a dead father’s message to his daughter. Music Review: Ashley Monroe, Resilient Country Singer, at Joe’s Pub 2014-04-15T21:34:16Z

"Best Mistake" is a delicate piano ballad about a troubled relationship with a subdued guest verse by the rapper Big Sean, who previously appeared on Grande's song "Right There." Listen: Ariana Grande dials it down with Big Sean in 'Best Mistake' 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

The new disc "So Beautiful or So What" began with Simon at his home studio writing two ballads and an instrumental. Simon goes back to way old methods for new disc 2011-04-13T12:06:18Z

Accompanying herself on upright bass, Spalding concluded with a solo encore of "Precious," a tender, confessional ballad. Esperanza Spalding buoyant, upbeat, winning at Paramount 2012-04-25T17:07:04Z

The aerial routine in which the lovers literally become as high as kites leads to a painful hangover accompanied by a lugubrious Nick Cave ballad. Tristan and Yseult – review 2013-06-24T17:06:35Z

Both "I Am Woman" and "Is That All There Is" were French-accented ballads that could have given heft to any musical play. Remembering Jerry Leiber, the 'Hound Dog' Poet of Rock 'n' Roll 2011-08-24T06:10:00Z

When Wayne does step outside the margins it’s for a saccharine acoustic ballad “How to Love” that sounds like the work of a milquetoast soft-rock band with a shaky lead singer. Album review: Lil Wayne, 'Tha Carter IV' 2011-08-29T20:26:00Z

Even the briefest appearances of either transforms Alan's music into genuinely beautiful, ethereal mood pieces that are more moving and substantial than the vast majority of mass-marketed pop ballads. Why Japanese pop matters 2010-03-25T23:10:00Z

Pink is back after five years since releasing her last album with "What About Us," a searching ballad laying bare her signature strong voice. 5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z

But for voters, the singers also represent a choice between two strains of modern pop: Adele’s album “25” and her hit ballad “Hello” are examples of the finely put-together traditional style that is Grammy catnip. Adele vs. Beyoncé: What’s at Stake for the Grammys? 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

Woody Guthrie’s folk ballads from the 1930s and 1940s often commented on the plight of the working class. The soundtrack of the Sixties demanded respect, justice and equality 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z

As he sat with his acoustic guitar in his lap, singing the ballad “Tears in Heaven,” that familiar, dusty yelp crept back into his voice, and the audience hushed. Review: Onstage, a Subdued Eric Clapton Focuses on the Blues 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z

This is more of an almost “Exile”-ballad type thing.” Buffalo Tom’s Bill Janovitz on Nirvana, “My So Called Life” and a new record 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z

The songs were ballads, waltzes, marches and shiftier concoctions, placing her lustrous voice low and high, humble and insistent, sometimes gliding, sometimes making wide leaps. Music Review: Oceanic Passions in a Chamber Setting 2011-01-28T23:52:56Z

As dishes were placed on the table before us, the musicians began, their minor-key tunes reminding us of sad Appalachian ballads. Homestay among the ruins in Cambodia 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

The three joined her at center stage for “You Don’t Know,” a heartache-infused ballad. Jill Scott’s ‘Woman’ sustains her celebration of feminine strength 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

She switches freely from drifting acoustic ballads to more upbeat pieces such as her tribute to Côte d'Ivoire, in which she is backed by the Gangbé Brass Band from Benin. Dobet Gnahor?: Djekpa La You 2010-05-20T21:50:00Z

Over all the music, including the traditional ballad “Dink’s Song,” is drawn from the songbook of the early 1960s. Joel Coen on ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ 2013-01-27T22:56:44Z

Agustín Lara wrote and sang elegantly romantic ballads and boleros that made him a star in the 1930s; of his hundreds of songs, many went on to become Latin pop standards. Playlist: New Music From Washed Out, Buddy Guy and Natalia Lafourcade 2013-08-09T18:39:31Z

Then the seven voted for their favorites, and — with all the tension of a live contest — revealed the surprise winner: Switzerland’s Gjon’s Tears with his heartfelt French ballad “Répondez-moi.” Eurovision’s Canceled, but Not for These Fans 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z

The more passion he poured into such ballads, the better he sounded; he has the gift. Review: Jay Armstrong Johnson and Friends Wax Ebullient 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

Smith was equally sleepy in his "I'm Not the Only One," a heartbroken ballad that felt simply defeated onstage. Like or hate the American Music Awards? Blame it on the fans 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z

Joining to perform their curiously magnetic new ballad "FourFiveSeconds," the union will likely be the buzz of social media throughout the night. Grammys 2015: Sam Smith, Rihanna and Ed Sheeran among those to watch 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z

In a bittersweet scripted scene, an elderly choir sings Pulp’s sympathetic yet cheeky ballad “Help the Aged,” the quavering harmonies adding a sense of poignancy. A New Documentary Looks at the Band Pulp 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z

“Into the Unknown,” a power ballad from “Frozen 2,” played loudly through the sound system of a largely empty lobby. The Last Picture Show? Moviegoers Cautiously Take a Seat 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z

Its melodies are haunting; its ballads toggle between minimalist and baroque, sometimes in the same song. ‘Ultraviolence’ is the set of songs Lana Del Rey was invented to sing

On a two-year tour, they performed traditional African songs, Christian hymns and English ballads, drawing large crowds — and an invitation to sing for Queen Victoria at her residence on the Isle of Wight. Finding a Voice (and Bodies) for an Untold South African Story 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z

The single’s one of her best, but sadly, it’s an anomaly on Piece By Piece, which mostly runs the gamut from midtempo ballads to slightly slower ones. Review: Kelly Clarkson's 'Piece By Piece' Is a Victory Lap 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

The first Perfume Genius albums were somber and solitary, filled with brooding keyboard ballads; Hadreas has since opened up to the dynamic, sometimes euphoric possibilities of pop and rock. Moses Sumney and Perfume Genius: Complex Voices of Desire 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z

Of the 17 songs, roughly 17 are ballads of some kind or another. Josh Kumra: Good Things Come to Those Who Don't Wait – review 2013-04-18T21:00:03Z

"A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" resounds with the original Old English ballad, which would have been very familiar to Dylan's original audiences of Greenwich Village folk singers. How Bob Dylan used the ancient practice of "imitatio" to craft some of the most original songs 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z

Even so, songs such as the grim circus waltz “You Gotta Die Sometime” and the ballad “What Would I Do?” wipe away clutter and unlock your tear ducts. Review | ‘Falsettos’ revival brings back an era of liberation and fear 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z

On “God’s Work,” a nod to the Christian music she’s put out in the past and the album’s devotional undercurrent, she slides through swelling piano ballads and guitar-heavy reggae, crescendoing choruses and gentle, lilting hums. 75 Pop and Jazz Albums, Shows and Festivals Coming This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

Even if your ears can’t detect Hunt’s fluency in country, hip-hop and R&B, his syncretic ballads still do the work of classic country songs: They tell accessible, unambiguous stories that convey genuine emotional truths. Still think today’s country music sounds fake? Get real. 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

The score’s many, country-tinged power ballads bring to mind B-sides of Top 40 hits from the 1980s, the era in which Mr. Adams became a rock star. Review: Chasing Shopworn Dreams in ‘Pretty Woman: The Musical’ 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z

And I mean all kinds of narratives: classical epics and homey fairy tales, barroom ballads and chronicles of hopeless love, multigenerational family sagas and ghost stories with a body count. Review: A Thrilling ‘Ferryman’ Serves Up a Glorious Harvest Feast 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z

He then joshed with the audience about what to play next, went off stage for some cold-cure, and returned with a hypnotically rolling trill like a bowed double-bass, buoying up a delicate ballad motif. Keith Jarrett – review 2013-02-26T18:16:43Z

At one point the singers perform snippets of various tunes to test our ability to classify songs as authentic power ballads, according to Dieter’s strict definition, rather than garden-variety schlock of the era. | 'Power Balladz': Head-Banging Anthems at Midtown Theater 2010-08-20T02:01:00Z

She brought rich soul conviction to her early ballad smashes — “I Don’t Wanna Cry,” “Hero,” “One Sweet Day” — that rescued them from treacle. Mariah Carey, Elusive No More 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z

It’s a ballad, but it’s not intricate and complex the way a lot of your ballads are. “What’s my purpose on Earth if I’m not playing solos?”: Guitar hero Richard Thompson says every song absolutely, without question, needs one 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z

He said no to “Shallow,” the Lady Gaga-Bradley Cooper ballad from “A Star Is Born,” saying it was played out. Karaoke Singers Live the Dream at the Illinois State Fair 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z

McCauley wrote the song about his father, who goes by “Sticks,” and describes it as “a very unusual prison ballad” — which, unfortunately, the elder McCauley won’t hear until his release next year. | Deer Tick Pays Tribute to Its Fallen Idols 2013-09-13T21:20:26Z

A renegade on the open road spins a yarn about a dustup with the sheriff—“Have a Good Day Sir” may be closer to a cowboy ballad than the Garden thinks. Listening Booth: “Have a Good Day Sir,” by the Garden 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z

The best is his silly but kind of moving crooning of a Spanish ballad titled "Cucurrucucú Paloma" at his own shotgun wedding. Chris Pratt enters a new galaxy with his winning brand of acting 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z

The song, a 2010 hit for the Zac Brown Band, is a ballad about a trucker unable to tear himself away from a life on the road. Karaoke Singers Live the Dream at the Illinois State Fair 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z

An opening movement that anticipates Bruckner’s sensations of tremulous piety and majestic ascent gives way to a clockwork ballad, a show of blithe spirits and an acidic jollity that borders on mania. Music Review: Interpreting Several Phases of a Singular Creator 2011-02-27T22:57:49Z

The record opens with a bare bones ballad, pointedly called Happy, which begins: "I sang a hymn to bring me peace... and all the sadness inside me melted away." Marina: 'Co-writing is killing pop' 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z

The result was the wistful ballad “Always on My Mind,” one of Willie Nelson’s most enduring hits. Wayne Carson, songwriter who penned ballad ‘Always on My Mind,’ dies at 72 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

Sometimes he sold himself short, though, dedicating the acoustic ballad “Burn One” to the “smokers” in the audience. Review | Brent Faiyaz brings R&B to Southwest Wharf’s new Union Stage 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z

Corboz turned to the acoustic piano to invite the long and meditative first-set episodes that brought the melting-candle effect, with a quiet ballad intro that elicited an initially shy and then supple trumpet improvisation. Erik Truffaz – review 2013-03-26T18:34:49Z

But these songs, which also draw from jazz, R&B and the soaring ballads of Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber, are easily enjoyed on their own merits. Patriotism on Broadway 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z

These ballads in the raw are rough, tragic things – Geordie is hung for his crimes, there's a drowning in Clyde Waters – that lose their impact when pretty harmonies smother them. Anaïs Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer: Child Ballads – review 2013-02-07T22:30:01Z

And 27 rock bands had let go of their edgy reputations to acknowledge that, while they may not be known for syrupy ballads, they too are sometimes hopeless romantics. The Real Rock Stars Were the Brides and Grooms 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z

Ms. Salonga is the vocal personification of what might be called the Broadway and Hollywood international style, which embraces Disney songs, Rodgers and Hammerstein ballads and the anthems of Schönberg and Boublil. Music Review | Lea Salonga: Disney and ?Miss Saigon? at Caf? Carlyle 2010-03-15T06:09:00Z

Most formidable of all was Vivian Reed, a haughty, ferociously intense descendant of Lena Horne, who eviscerated “Believe in Yourself,” the inspirational ballad from “The Wiz.” Review: New York Cabaret Convention Slips In Modern Flourishes 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

Gentler and less specific than Mr. Joel’s compositions, Mr. DeSare’s original pop love songs are plain well-made ballads in a flexible soft-rock mode. Music Review: Tony DeSare at 54 Below 2012-10-05T04:30:05Z

This year, there were fewer songs about beer, trucks and T&A, and more independent ballads like Maddie & Tae’s “Shut Up & Fish.” Breaking down the “Bro country” walls: The year country music’s women fought back against “take females out” 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z

Of course reminiscence was everywhere: in comments by Mr. Avakian and others, in video tributes and in “Music Is Forever,” a ballad for which Ms. Ross wrote the lyrics. 2010-01-13T22:21:00Z

Sonny James, a Country Music Hall of Fame singer who recorded smooth romantic ballads such as “Young Love” and turned pop songs into country hits, died Feb. 22 in Nashville. Sonny James, country hitmaker of ‘Young Love,’ dies at 87 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z

A ballad about a ne’er-do-well teen with a fetish for fast bikes and redheaded, leather-clad girls, “1952 Vincent” takes you to the emotional edge of love and theft, then soars right over it. The All-TIME 100 Songs 2011-10-24T09:00:29Z

Lee excels as Kim, rendering her with a dignified stoicism that imbues her sorrowful ballads with pathos — despite the music being objectively corny. Can ‘Miss Saigon’ Be Saved? Two British Shows Disagree. 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z

He cited “Liability,” a new piano ballad by Lorde that the pair recently performed on “Saturday Night Live,” about “what it means to become a famous person.” You May Not Know Jack Antonoff. But You Probably Love His Music. 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z

What’s more, she proved that she can still bring a house to tears with “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” her signature imperial ballad from “Evita.” Barbara Cook at the Wallis: Still doing what she does best 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

The band folded warmly around the guitar on a ballad of long, arching sounds splintered by double-time bursts, after which McLaughlin – visibly relaxing – began effusively swapping fast phrases with his three partners. John McLaughlin ? review 2011-07-13T17:25:32Z

This is a group who recently won Q magazine's classic song award for Chasing Cars, the quintessential big-boned power ballad. Snow Patrol - review 2012-02-13T17:50:23Z

Broadway musical numbers, hip-hop and Beatle-esque ballads all seem to belong together, because they are all things Lin loves. The birth of 'Hamilton,' told by the man who was in the room where it happened 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z

While the more than 200 songs submitted ranged from old folk ballads to Kanye raps — with several “Hamiltons” — most of the lyrics had one of two themes: 1. Style Invitational: Put it in Bee-verse — write a spelling-word poem 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

If the first song is a delicate ballad, the audience will be confused and unhappy when a knockabout farce ensues. ‘The Secret Life of the American Musical’ — from ‘Gypsy’ to ‘Hamilton’ 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z

“Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” was one of the most stirring, iconic ballads Nina Simone ever sang. Nina Simone Will Put a Spell on You in This Netflix Documentary 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

Thus Springsteen jettisoned many compositions – love ballads, soul stompers and beery singalongs – simply because they didn't fit his ascetic vision. Bruce Springsteen: 'People thought we were gone. Finished' 2010-09-23T20:30:00Z

Ms. Carpio was there to redo her vocals on “Turn Off the Dark,” an otherworldly ballad that has her voice hovering over the Edge’s “infinite guitar.” music: Playing UpThe MusicIn That Musical 2011-06-10T21:10:17Z

Guns N’ Roses prefaced its grandiose hit ballad “November Rain” with the instrumental second half of “Layla” by Derek and the Dominos, the obvious model for the former song’s guitar-hero finale. Review: Guns N’ Roses, Partly Reunited, in Its First Arena Performance 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z

He recorded ballads, Brazilian music and songs associated with Nat “King” Cole. Mark Murphy, jazz singer of freewheeling virtuosity, dies at 83 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z

The vibrant neon lighting, a vintage electronic score and a cheesy power ballad are the treats of this B movie. Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z

He plays this gig with accompanists including the brilliant pianist Jason Moran, and with Farantouri will revisit the poetry, dances, ballads and prayers of their majestic Athens Concert album. This week's new live music 2013-04-27T05:00:19Z

A waltzing ballad about an old street dancer Mr. Walker had met in a New Orleans drunk tank, “Mr. Bojangles” was first recorded by Mr. Walker for the Atco label in 1968. Jerry Jeff Walker, Who Wrote and Sang ‘Mr. Bojangles,’ Dies at 78 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z

In another appealing ballad, about days gone by, Annie sings, “My voice could kill in any key, never had to take the harmony.” Review: ‘Broadway Bounty Hunter’ Stars Annie Golden as Herself 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z

In its preference for acoustic ballads instead of stadium-ready electro-pop, “Ghost Stories” is a retrenchment, a conscious return to the relative simplicity of the band’s debut, “Parachutes.” Coldplay’s ‘Ghost Stories’: This is what a conscious uncoupling sounds like

Ms. Krall sings alone on the ballad “But Not for Me” with a tender, conversational style accompanied only by Mr. Charlap. Tony Bennett and Diana Krall Croon and Contrast on New Duet Album 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z

The infectious “Boogie Nights” rose to No. 2 on the pop charts in the United States, and the slow ballad “Always and Forever” reached the Top 20. Rod Temperton, Who Penned ‘Thriller’ for Michael Jackson and ‘Boogie Nights,’ Dies 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z

Miller was aggravated by a rendition of the Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper ballad “Shallow,” Hawaii Police Assistant Chief Kenneth Quiocho said. Actor Ezra Miller arrested again on Hawaii’s Big Island 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z

“Beside You” and “Amnesia” were unselfconscious, winning ballads that weren’t entirely on brand but had the makings of a longer, more resonant career. 5 Seconds of Summer strikes a punk pose at the Forum 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z

Three went to No. 1, including this sublime ballad. The All-TIME 100 Songs 2011-10-24T09:00:29Z

And even if she does not nail the power ballad, she will hammer it down pretty good. ‘You can be unapologetically black’: How Miss Black America has endured 50 years 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z