When it comes to love songs, there's one genre that clearly does it best. That would be country, of course! Country love songs are the soundtrack to stolen glances and late-night dances under a ...

The '60s were a pivotal time for music. The decade began with poppy girl groups and crooners and went on to create what we now know as classic rock. And of course, no discussion of the time is ...

The universal language of music has united generations of lovers since the beginning of time. Falling in and out of love, grasping at unrequited love, mourning love lost and succumbing to deep love ...

“No Love Songs” is a refreshingly raw and honest, beautifully balanced two-person musical (plus a one-man onstage band) that’s about something more than love. Its two protagonists, fast-rising rock ...

This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this one, listening recommendations and more. I love the word "heartthrob." It stops you whether you ...

K-pop idols such as V, TWICE, Jackson Wang, and aespa have released songs in English as well as Korean. Credit: Image credits: AFP / ImaZinS Editorial / Han Myung-Gu / NDZ/Star Max / GC Images / ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Janet Jackson’s catalog is a treasure trove of emotionally rich and sonically captivating love songs that ...

Every possible stage of the creation and dissolution of romance has been documented in song, encompassing the good, the bad, and the ugly. Romantic love is a prominent component of human life and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When most people talk about Curtis Mayfield, they bring up his social consciousness, his political edge, and his ability to soundtrack Black pride in the 1960s and 70s. But to limit ...

Following 2010’s Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys and The Mad Gear and Missile Kid EP, MCR released a series of five double singles. Clearly they started strong because our readers ...

It’s asking a lot of an audience of a certain age — ahem — to return two nights in a row for one performance. Specifically, a performance of a masterwork so sprawling, its 69 songs must be played in ...

I love music for many reasons — and as I’ve grown older, lyrics have become more and more important to a joyful listening experience. During the first few months of the pandemic, with an endless ...