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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 ...

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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 ...

Love Island USA has been one of the hottest shows of the summer, and Spotify saw an uptick in user-generated playlists inspired by the Peacock dating series. The streamer reports that since the ...

John Lennon and Paul McCartney were each other’s favorite audience. That was plainly clear as the besotted Beatles bantered, bickered and obsessed over the 23 years they were friends and rivals. Ian ...

Punk rock, a genre that’s known for being explicit, aggressive, and wildly feverish might be the best to capture a feeling as intense and complicated as love. For those who find themselves jilted this ...

Music is one of my love languages — listening to music together, sharing playlists, going to concerts: to me, the act of sharing music is a romantic gesture in itself. And with an estimated 100 ...

They’re swooning for these sappy sounds. Spotify compiled a list of the Top 10 most streamed love songs of all time for The Post ahead of Valentine’s Day — and when it comes to romantic anthems, ...

What is Valentine’s Day without a romantic mixtape? Well, the soundtrack of “Love Hurts” may not exactly be romantic, but it still brings good vibes to the action film. Now in theaters, “Love Hurts ...

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 ...