Nearly every sad and dramatic moment in media is accompanied by a heartbreaking song and, of course, rain. A melancholic ...

Amy Winehouse performs during the 46664 concert in celebration of Nelson Mandela's life at Hyde Park on June 27, 2008 in London. Sadness takes on different forms, from regret to depression to loss; ...

Hip-hop has been cranking out living-it-up bangers for decades, but the average historian is (or should be) aware that dark thoughts aren’t a foreign concept for the genre. After all, Grandmaster ...

Breakups are hard to get through, no matter the circumstances. Music can almost always help you move past the pain. Some of the best breakup songs are those that are happy and empowering, but ...

Your taste in music might contain multitudes, but there's one thing that can be found in any genre: sad love songs. As long as musicians—and the fans who listen to them—have broken hearts, we'll have ...

Two songs into his concert Thursday at The Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, singer-songwriter extraordinaire Richard Thompson addressed the sold-out crowd in a deadpan. “Some say my music is one ...