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 ...

Every possible stage of the creation and dissolution of romance has been documented in song, encompassing the good, the bad, and the ugly. Romantic love is a prominent component of human life and ...

There are plenty of songs out there about love and loss among humans. But what about love songs about musicians’ beloved pets? These five famous songs were written about various musicians’ beloved ...

This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this one, listening recommendations and more. I love the word "heartthrob." It stops you whether you ...

The universal language of music has united generations of lovers since the beginning of time. Falling in and out of love, grasping at unrequited love, mourning love lost and succumbing to deep love ...

The '60s were a pivotal time for music. The decade began with poppy girl groups and crooners and went on to create what we now know as classic rock. And of course, no discussion of the time is ...

These four country love songs came out in 1988, but are so good, everyone should know them even decades later.

Singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus talks about love songs for her new album, "Forever is a Feeling." In this episode of American Masters: Creative Spark, singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus talks about love songs ...

While we adore Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett's rendition (or even Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong's), we can't stop playing the original hit. The '30s jazz number was specifically written for Astaire ...

Love Songs are Weird, and other reasons I’m single comes to Hey Nonny this February! Join Rachel Silvert on a hilarious, and at times happily-ever-after bubble-bursting, adventure as she tramples ...

The Color Purple movie musical is set to hit theaters on December 25, infusing music into Alice Walker's classic story. The Color Purple first opened on Broadway in 2005, starring LaChanze in her Tony ...