Let’s be honest: Love songs always hit right in the feels. A ballad can transform from a regular song into the soundtrack of your relationship—whether you’re celebrating your 25th anniversary or just ...

In celebration of Valentine's Day and Black History Month, Billboard looks back at the genre's rich romantic legacy. When it comes to making love songs, arguably no other genre has mastered that craft ...

Valentine's Day sucks. At least it does if you're stuck alone at home listening to your dusty old copy of Joni Mitchell's "Blue." But because we love you - even if no one else does - we've gone to the ...

Valentine's Day isn't for everyone. In fact, some people really loathe it. But on this episode of All Songs Considered we've decided to embrace the occasion by sharing a mix of less-obvious, ...

Talking about love is hard, and singing about it is even harder. That’s why we’re leaving it up to the experts to put all these messy feelings into poetic words and beautifully packaged melodies. Let ...

Here are 14 awesome metal love songs... that aren't ballads! There's nothing wrong with power ballads. Whether they're cheesy hair metal ones or, on rare occasion, written by thrash bands, they're ...

Maybe there was a better era for love songs. But it certainly didn't feel that way. Everything about the 1980s and its music was big. The blockbuster pop album became a regular thing. Various genres ...

Love songs have been around ever since people starting writing songs. After all, it's a universal subject. But to make our list of the Top 10 Love Songs, cuts had to, well, cut deep into our hearts, ...

In addition to being a stunningly beautiful woman with a wicked set of pipes, Adele is also a brutally honest lyricist. The best Adele love songs are diary-real and hit you right in the feels. She ...

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 ...

While we adore Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett's rendition (or even Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong's), we can't stop playing the original hit. The '30s jazz number was specifically written for Astaire ...