Grab your headphones and get ready for some smooth sounds! We're counting down the mellow hits that defined an era of emotional ballads and polished production. Journey through the songs that traded ...

It’s a tradition as old as pop music itself: A band discovers how much money can be made by crossing over to the pop market and starts crafting softer music accordingly. It has happened to the best of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Night Ranger in 1984 (from left): Alan Fitzgerald, Jeff Watson, Jack Blades, Kelly Keagy, Brad ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - If you haven’t checked out Yacht Rock, it’s high time you come aboard. The band Yachtley Crew first brought its take on retro ‘70s and ‘80s soft rock hits to the stage in 2017.

Yacht Rock has made a big splash in the music world. Here in Asbury Park, fans set sail quite a few years ago for Yacht Rock. Five years ago, to be exact, when DJ Atom Worth started hosting his ...

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Soft rock is a little hard to define. In general, one could say it’s simply a form of rock music that focuses more on lyrical content and melody over the “harshness” of hard rock’s instrumentation. It ...

Yacht Rock, a genre encompassing smooth soft rock hits from the late 70s and early 80s, is experiencing a resurgence in popularity. Yachtley Crew, a prominent Yacht Rock band, will perform at the 2025 ...

David Soul, the actor-singer who famously starred as Kenneth “Hutch” Hutchinson in the beloved TV series Starsky & Hutch and scored a Number One hit with the soft rock ballad “Don’t Give Up on Us,” ...