When a heartfelt ballad is on the setlist, that’s when the lighters—or phones—come out, the mosh pit calms down and the crowd starts slowly swaying back and forth. Even rock stars have a soft side and ...

Over the past couple of months Chicago-based DIY band Slow Pulp have been slowly teasing their excellent new album Yard, first with "Slugs" and, in July, "Doubt." Today the band has dropped "Broadview ...

And now, for something more serious: Harry Styles has dramatically walked away from the sunny, upbeat Brit-pop sound of his boy band, One Direction. On "Sign of the Times," the singer's debut solo ...

While Joanne is chock-full of ‘em, Gaga has actually been penning scorching, so-called “slow songs” since she was still known as Stefani. In order to dig for ballads both old and new, unreleased songs ...

There have been few musical sins committed in the name of rock 'n' roll as egregious as the power ballad. Not really rock and not really a good idea to begin with, the rock power ballad was born in ...

For Esteban Flores, the artist behind Slow Joy, the past year has felt like a blur — a fast-forward reel of packed shows, emotional songwriting, and unexpected fan love. “If you had told me three or ...