2025’s romantic hit songs capture love’s every emotion, from new beginnings to tearful moments and ruling playlists.

Is there any more gentle genre of music than soft rock? The guitars were acoustic, their harmonies were pop and all breezes were summery. Soft rock is as inoffensive as it gets, all the better to ...

The thing about soft rock is that it was never an exclusive genre. Cross-pollinating among pop, rock, country rock and, especially, adult contemporary music of the day, the best soft rock records ...

“Hit Me Hard and Soft,” her third album, is both concise and far-reaching. By Jon Pareles “Twenty-one took a lifetime,” Billie Eilish, 22, sings in “Skinny,” the song that opens her third album, “Hit ...

Every first date needs the perfect song. Revisit four songs released in 1970 that were a part of many couples' first dates ...

When you're not drowning in the stress of last-minute gift shopping and coordinating the ever-growing roster of events before your family comes, the holidays are actually a great time to romance your ...

All songs are love songs. That is if you believe Charles Darwin’s claim that music, like birdsong, developed as a vehicle for sexual selection (indeed, a good voice and a sexy Les Paul go far). But ...

Bollywood songs are more than just a part of cinema—they are part of the emotional vocabulary of an entire nation. For more ...

Disney love songs celebrate growth, acceptance, and love beyond appearances. They capture the magic of first closeness, forbidden love, and emotional turning points. From classic fairy tales to modern ...

These are four of the most romantic songs ever released in country music, which all happened to come out in 2025.