as in song
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
a haunting ballad about lost love and loneliness
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Recent Examples of ballad
Comic pastiche gives way to tender romantic ballads only to explode in musical psychodrama.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Over his now decade-and-a-half-long career, fans of the alt-pop auteur—real name Mike Hadreas—have only seen his work grow in scale and power, evolving from twinkling piano bedroom ballads to ambitious blasts of sonic splendor that careen through the gray areas between genre.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
All our ballads were the opposite, light verses and heavy chorus — it was totally inverted.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Chamberlain also had a brief, yet successful, period as a recording artist, mostly romantic ballads, and was nominated for a Grammy.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
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Noun
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Issues include the display not showing the information for the song currently playing or CarPlay failing to launch at all.—
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After the song kicked in, Black recapped some of his films since his last appearance on the late night show, and then headed into the studio audience.—
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The Musical features original songs by sixteen-time Grammy Award-winner David Foster, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead and a book by Tony Award-winning scribe Bob Martin.—
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John produced the music, Jake Shears of the Scissor Sisters wrote the lyrics and Rupert Goold served as the director for the musical.—
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A lot of hymns and negro spirituals are communication.—
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The pair sang along to hymns and the UK’s national anthem, and smiled while watching the performances.—
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The rapper’s latest includes wistful trap anthems ruminating on his trials and tribulations, as well as menacing drill tracks and more melodic songs tapping into his romantic side to cater to his female fan base — all of which were run by Durk’s legal team before heading to streaming services.—
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The song, the first disco hit and an indelible gay anthem, here feels like a pandering cliche.—
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But while most discussions focused on the negative aspects of AI – stealing the vocals, notes and likenesses of public figures without permission – Travis represents a productive use of the technology.—
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Stylistically the new single sounds very similar to what Turnstile did on Glow On, though with notably more melancholic synthesizers and melodic vocals.—
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The playful clip can be seen here: The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Coldplay, Adele and more are among the other stars whose music has been reimagined as instrumental lullabies with Rockabye Baby! album releases.—
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As a result of this week’s task that includes creepy dolls, lullabies and the debut of Tom Sandoval’s singing career, the group earns $20,000 for the prize pot.—
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“Ballad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballad. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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