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as in ballads
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
she sang a little-known song for the talent show
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as in poems
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
the songs of Shakespeare
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as in poetries
writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response
a hero honored in song and story
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Recent Examples of songs
Begin by pitching your songs to smaller, independent playlists or by contacting curators directly.
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Justin Grome, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Getting your songs featured on playlists—whether curated by Spotify editors or created by users—can significantly increase your streams and introduce your music to new listeners.
—Justin Grome, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The songs instantly took the internet by storm, as did the album once it was released.
—Caché McClay, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
Sometimes, just one or two of Michael’s songs or albums manage to prove their popularity.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The year is just days away from wrapping up, and to celebrate, Billboard has compiled the ultimate Latin playlist featuring 55 songs that formed part of the Billboard Latin charts in 2024.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2024
While 143—now titled 1432—and the several singles that were spun off of the project are nowhere to be found on the charts in the United Kingdom at the moment, Perry does appear on multiple rankings in the country that focus only on popular songs.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Then there are also so many quintessential pop hits and Top 40 songs that blow it through the roof.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 27 Dec. 2024
This is one of my favorite wind-down songs of the year.
—Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Justin Grome, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Getting your songs featured on playlists—whether curated by Spotify editors or created by users—can significantly increase your streams and introduce your music to new listeners.
—Justin Grome, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The songs instantly took the internet by storm, as did the album once it was released.
—Caché McClay, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
Sometimes, just one or two of Michael’s songs or albums manage to prove their popularity.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The year is just days away from wrapping up, and to celebrate, Billboard has compiled the ultimate Latin playlist featuring 55 songs that formed part of the Billboard Latin charts in 2024.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2024
While 143—now titled 1432—and the several singles that were spun off of the project are nowhere to be found on the charts in the United Kingdom at the moment, Perry does appear on multiple rankings in the country that focus only on popular songs.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Then there are also so many quintessential pop hits and Top 40 songs that blow it through the roof.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 27 Dec. 2024
This is one of my favorite wind-down songs of the year.
—Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for songs
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Brown-Cepeda, who is from northern Manhattan and has family in the Dominican Republic, said the plaza is known as a source of joy, where people dance to heart-wrenching ballads of bachata artists and upbeat accordions of regional Dominican music.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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But the emotional disconnect is impossible to overcome in a show that's almost entirely sentimental ballads.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Online in 2016 about how Wade treats her during the February holiday, adding that his poems are among the best gifts she's received.—
Lydia Price,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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There are several poems that grapple with suicidal thoughts and ideation.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Gone were the light acoustic drums and Fender Rhodes, in were catchy choruses and edgy melodies, songs rooted in soul yet equally indebted to rap.—
Marcus J. Moore,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Its journey to the top of Elton’s stratospheric catalogue was sealed on the first day of recording Honky Chateau, one of three songs for which John banged out new melodies in quick succession.—
Shana Naomi Krochmal,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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Lawson not only conceived the tribute project and created its cover art (strips of Velvet song lyrics collaged into the shape of a bird in flight) but used to perform with Velvet and has a rare understanding of his songwriting style.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
12 Apr. 2025
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Their music taught me how to put lyrics to the feeling of love.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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In 1977, Vandross introduced Anderson to Rodgers and his writing partner Bernard Edwards, who were forming the then-new group, Chic, with Tony Thompson on drums and Norma Jean Wright on lead vocals.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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As the string instruments begin to play, the star looks around before launching into the lyrics, showing off her vocals.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
23 Dec. 2024
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Baez, whose anthems helped to score the 1960s civil rights movement, has long combined her music career with activism.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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Black Label Society is accustomed to delivering hard-hitting, riff-heavy anthems, but this week, the band achieves something brand new.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Songs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songs. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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