J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Black women have long shaped the sound and soul of R&B music. Their voices—raw, emotional and unmatched—have given us timeless love songs that echo through generations. Whether they're singing about ...

The Beatles knew how to produce hit after hit throughout their career like it was easy. And quite a few of those hits were heartwrenching ballads. Let’s take a look at a few of The Beatles’ best ...

Here are 11 of the best alternative rock ballads of the 1990s. The 1990s were a pivotal decade for the alternative rock genre. While the genre is most often remembered for grunge-influenced angst, it ...

What are some of the best ballads by big grunge artists? Although grunge is known mainly as a sullen, dark style of music with a droning atmosphere and emotionally-charged lyrics, the bands we ...

Write off our list of The Best Ballad by 15 Bands of the Hair Metal Era at your own risk — there’s way more substance here than haters would lead you to believe. Hair metal — glam metal, pop-metal, ...

Valentine's Day may not be around the corner, but love can always be in the air any day of the week with the right songs. Sure, there are some classic ballads everyone knows, but love songs aren't all ...

What are some of the best ballads by big grunge artists? Although grunge is known mainly as a sullen, dark style of music with a droning atmosphere and emotionally-charged lyrics, the bands we ...