American Songwriter

3 Folk Ballads That Became Rock Anthems in the 1960s

These folk ballads were turned into rock classics with the 1960s rolled around, and they definitely deserved the breath of ...
Houston Chronicle

For the love of a power ballad: From Heart’s ‘Alone’ to Tesla’s ‘Love Song,’ defining the smoldering sub-genre

“Power ballad.” The phrase sounds like an oxymoron. Rather, it’s shorthand for the type of song that has, over time, deftly avoided definition. To wit, an anthology titled “The Very Best of Power ...

60 Years Ago Today, A 1966 No. 1 Hit Became One of the Most Controversial Songs to Top the Charts

Exactly 60 years ago today, on March 11, 1966, a song that was widely embraced at the time was the No. 1 song on the ...
Irish Central

"Weile Weile Waile" - How an old Irish murder ballad became a children's song

When we think of children's street songs we think of light-hearted rhymes that go along with their games but here in Ireland there was one exception - "Weile Weile Waile"! We take a deeper look at ...
Soompi

BEATWIN To Make Comeback With Their First-Ever Ballad Song

Boy group BEATWIN will be greeting their fans with a new ballad song. This is their first comeback in two months after they promoted with “Rising Sun” in December. They will be releasing their new ...
NPR

CD Revives the 'Black Ballad' Tradition

For generations, tales of African-American life have been told through a musical genre known as black ballads. A new CD, Classic African-American Ballads, is reviving this part of black musical ...
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SBS unveils "Our Ballad" uniting generations through Korean ballads

"Our Ballad" makes its mark in audition history by unifying all generations through ballads. The new SBS music audition "Our Ballad," directed by Jung Ik-seung, Ahn Jung-hyun, Han Ye-seul and Go ...