Mary J. Blige love songs have always spoken to real relationships and emotional truth. These eight selections highlight how her music continues to connect through love healing and self respect.

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Whether or not you consider Wham!'s "Last Christmas" a gay song depends on how you see its lyrics and its creator.

These three country songs were big hits when they came out in 1984, but most people have forgotten about them since then.

Some might find power ballads to be cheesy, but I think a few songs from 1984 are emotionally devastating in the best way.

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Popular theatre director Randhir Ranjan Roy, who recently showcased his latest musical love story Kaneez, featuring Siddharth ...

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

We're not going to write you a love song, but we can certainly recommend some. The best love songs evoke feelings across the swinging pendulum of love, from just meeting and getting to know each other ...

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Love is one of Taylor Swift’s favorite things. When she was just 25, she admitted that she had already spent her “whole life tryin’ to put it into words.” From her debut album on, audiences have ...