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 ...

One of the boldest pop songs of a generation has become TikTok's latest obsession, 32 years after its debut. Janet Jackson ...

The pop charts used to be dominated by romantic love songs. Not so much anymore. Where did our love go? Sponsor Message MICHEL MARTIN, BYLINE: Love songs are so important. Think about all the songs ...

Some of the most romantic-sounding hits hide much heavier truths. Over the years, millions of listeners have slow-danced, ...

These three pop singles from the 2010s are without a doubt overplayed, but we are totally okay with that because they are great songs.

Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson covered John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Happy Xmas” in 2018 and were joined by Ono and Lennon’s son, ...

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 pop songs you love might feel so catchy they’re magic, but their ability to get stuck in your head isn’t fairy dust and sparkles: it’s melodic math. Music researchers use melodic math to refer to ...

Duff released “Mature” on Friday, Nov. 7, marking the actress-singer’s first material since 2016 when she dropped the single, ...

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: ...

I love the word "heartthrob." It stops you whether you read it or let it pass through your own lips in a giddy, longing breath. It has too many "t"s and a stutter in the middle, just like the tha-wump ...