Mary J. Blige love songs have always spoken to real relationships and emotional truth. These eight selections highlight how her music continues to connect through love healing and self respect.

From tear-jerkers to mic-drops, NPR's music critics share the 2025 lyrics that made them laugh, cry and hit replay.

Love songs can be sappy and sentimental, poignant or powerful. But some of the best have a slightly different twinkle that bypasses all the standard cliches.

The pop charts used to be dominated by romantic love songs. Not so much anymore. Where did our love go? Sponsor Message MICHEL MARTIN, BYLINE: Love songs are so important. Think about all the songs ...

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

What is your favorite Broadway love song? It's a question BroadwayWorld has been asking your favorite Broadway stars every Valentine's Day, and this year, our list has grown to over 1500 responses.

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

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 ...

This song was penned for Streisand and Kristofferson’s show business drama, A Star Is Born. Like the plot of the film, this song sees the titular couple revel in their relationship. Of course, the ...

Valentine’s Day is here. And while some people may be enamored with chocolate-covered strawberries, rose petals, and Cupid’s Arrow – others are … not. And they wrote songs about it. Joan Jett built a ...