Once, while watching a DVD of Mr. Holland's Opus over my loud objections, my older sister unironically said, "Music makes you feel things." Well, evidently an offhand, obvious observation like that ...

All in all Sad and Beautiful World is another always welcome collection of Staples’ mastery and it’s very much in evidence that she remains at the top of her game. ( ...

The latest solo album from the 86-year-old legend is collection of 10 songs that pulls from 70 years of a great musical ...

If you were a 90s kid, these tear-jerker songs from the 1990s might make you feel some pretty big (and nostalgic) emotions.

Mavis Staples's new album hums with a hope that could only be delivered by the 86-year-old’s raspy contralto. It is titled “Sad and Beautiful World.” ...

Jeff Buckley is the master of heartfelt songs for the grunge-minded. His only completed studio album, Grace, is a deeply emotional album, deeply driven by Buckley’s natural aptitude for poetry, his ...

One of the 1990s’ most prolific singer-songwriters was celebrated for their emotional, raw, and deeply personal storytelling. It’s no surprise, then, that their saddest song has become a viral ...

Misery loves company, and that company is usually the most emo song imaginable — one that plunges into the depths with you to reach a greater catharsis, rather than just whine. That’s what the best ...

Much is famous about Presley’s concert at the Honolulu International Center. It defined the end of his career and, moreover, helped to usher in a new technological age by making Presley the first solo ...

These sad country songs are stone-cold classics. In the 1960s, heartbreak looked a little different than it does today: There were no breakups over text or email, no obsessively scrolling through your ...