On Dolly Parton‘s third album In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) from 1969, the title track told of her impoverished upbringing and the lessons she learned about what mattered in life—No ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But what makes a great love song? The top-secret recipe starts with the lyrics. You can go from a jazzy number that spells out ...

Kane Brown‘s new single “Woman” is a bubbly love song, and he sings about finding a relationship that gives him a “supernatural high.” But that’s about as far as it goes before the message stops ...

In my new book, Crush: A Novel, a happily married woman develops a massive crush on a friend and tries to figure out, mostly through ransacking the history of world literature, how to keep both men in ...

Hear tracks by Frank Ocean, Alicia Keys and of course, the Jets. By Lindsay Zoladz Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, but for today’s playlist I wanted to give you something more specific than a collection ...

Iconic songs like The Righteous Brothers’ “Unchained Melody” and Eric Clapton’s “Wonderful Tonight” have become timeless love anthems. These songs possess an undeniable allure that continues to ...

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

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 ...

It's not an idle question; more people listen to music at Valentine's Day than any other time except Christmas. As the editorial director of the music service Spotify, Sulinna Ong is in a perfect ...

British rockers Keane have unearthed their previously unreleased song “Love Actually,” which, as the title suggests, was written for the beloved 2003 rom-com of the same name but ultimately unused by ...