Some of the most romantic-sounding hits hide much heavier truths. Over the years, millions of listeners have slow-danced, proposed, or even walked down the aisle to songs that were never meant to celebrate love.

Dolly Parton's songs have become global anthems that live in the hearts of her fans. But what songs does she treasure most?

Who says punk rock can't be a bit tender? These punk rock love songs are some of the most memorable tunes out there.

November 15 Musical Guest Olivia Dean is a 26-year-old English singer-songwriter whose hit "Man I Need" has gone mega-viral in 2025, but she's been gaining attention across the pond for a few years now. Her first album, Messy, was released in 2023, featuring bangers like "Dive" and "The Hardest Part." And she just nabbed a 2026 Grammy nomination.

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 falling for someone seem to be declining in popular music.

For couples, every day can be filled with romance. But at Christmas time, hearts seem to grow a little bigger and beat a little faster. There is just something about the holiday season that makes everyone hold their loved ones just a little bit closer.

In the early 1970s, "Superstar" was a song that had already been recorded by a handful of famous faces. Written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell in the late 1960s, the song tells the story of a passionate night between a groupie and a celebrity, and its aftermath when she's left behind.

We get a lot of mail at NPR Music, and alongside the pheromone-laced collars we ordered in the hopes that our cats will stop acting like jerks is a slew of smart questions about how music fits into our lives — and, this week, thoughts on how the ...

There is no doubt that more songs have been written about love than any other subject. The first song ever written was probably a series of grunts and burps interpreted by one Neanderthal to another as "I love you, let's eat mastodon together for the rest ...

Her music will go on! Superstar and queen of love songs Celine Dion on Thursday released her latest song — her first new music since releasing her “Courage” album in 2019 and since she revealed in December that she has been struggling with stiff ...

For Chappell Roan — who has never held back in expressing her admiration for the artists who inspired her — one of those influences is Cyndi Lauper, whom she calls a “revolutionary songwriter.” Ironically,