Whether you suffer from seasonal depression or the year-round variety (whoop whoop, where my people at?!), sometimes the best thing to do is close your eyes, breathe, and lean into the sad b*tch ...

Scrutiny of Billboard’s list of No. 1 songs from 1958 through 2013 reveals the dominant popularity of upbeat, happy music over sad, depressing songs. However, some sad songs topped the chart for their ...

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 ...

From The Blue Nile to Amigo the Devil, these are little-known songs that are impossible to hear without tearing up ...

A few years ago, Paste looked at the 50 saddest songs of all time, but as the need for new music to help you grieve—to show you that you’re not alone in your pain and to give you the space to process ...

In general, the genre of classic rock is meant to make you happy. There’s a reason that every city around the country has whole radio stations dedicated to this type of music. When you’re driving in ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Many of Taylor Swift's new songs are about breakups and being brokenhearted. Experts say sad lyrics can actually have some health benefits. Even megastars like Taylor Swift can ...

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their self-titled debut, The National have reissued remastered versions of their early work including their 2003-released second album, Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers, ...

Olivia Rodrigo has had a great 2021. The singer had her smash debut single “Drivers License,” which spent several weeks at No. 1 on the singles chart. Her debut album Sour was also a big success, ...

The post Aimee Mann on Sad Songs, Mental Health, and Queens of The Summer Hotel appeared first on Consequence. The singer-songwriter discusses the heavy subject matter, her own experiences with ...

It was 1980, and country singer George Jones hadn’t had a No. 1 hit in six years. His once-illustrious career had fallen victim to his struggles with substance use, and critics were convinced his ...

The popular belief that a song can be so sad that it can trigger suicide has a long history. Written in 1933 by Hungarian composer Seress and lyricist Janvor, Gloomy Sunday tells of the despondency of ...