You might think hair metal and country music have very little in common, but these ballads from 1988 show a connection between the two.

On October 16, 1961, Patsy Cline released “Crazy,” a song that rewrote the language of heartbreak in country music. At the time, Willie Nelson was a struggling songwriter working odd jobs in Nashville ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Almost everyone has been in that post-breakup blues space where ice cream, tissues, and a blanket are the only acceptable ...

R&B, soul, and folk are the holy trinity of sad songs. For decades upon decades, these three genres have been releasing existentially soul-crushing ballads about heartbreak, loss, political tragedy, ...

After nearly two decades of heartbreak ballads, doomed romance anthems, and fairytale metaphors that rarely ended well, Taylor Swift’s new track “Wood” (off The Life of a Showgirl) hits differently.

Write off our list of The Best Ballad From 11 Big Hair Metal Bands at your own risk — there’s way more substance here than haters would lead you to believe. Hair metal — glam metal, pop-metal, ...

If you look at the Top 10 songs on the Billboard charts, odds are you’ll find nary a love song. Tracks about heartbreak, friendship and self-empowerment abound, but straightforward ballads about ...

Heartbreak tunes, more than love songs, have dominated Nigerians’ listening this Valentine’s season, according to a new data ...