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 ...

MICHEL MARTIN, BYLINE: Love songs are so important. Think about all the songs that have been the soundtrack to your relationships. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I HONESTLY LOVE YOU") OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN: ...

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 ...

In a genre that's all about "three chords and the truth," it's really no surprise that love songs are a major player in country music. From the genre's origins, love songs have played a prominent role ...

Kelsea Ballerini (Healed Version) is a force to be reckoned with. As we talk in a cozy Brooklyn hotel room, where the country singer is doing press for her healthy hair partnership with Pantene, she ...

Falling in love is best done to the soundtrack of your favorite country love songs. No other genre captures romance quite like the musical soundings of the Dolly Partons and Kenny Rogers of the music ...

Logan Becker loves his song — it was written just for him. Logan has a rare connective tissue disorder, and in 2020, when he was 9, he received his personalized, upbeat anthem from the Songs of Love ...

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 ...