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 ...

Ashley Graham shared her usual laid-back charm backstage at the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, giving a glimpse of her ...

The Yachtley Crew, formed in Los Angeles in 2017, are featured in “Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary.” They have a new album, “Seas ...

That’s a controversial question that’s been swirling for years among music aficionado. It pertains to whether or not a song from the ’70s or ’80s falls into this smooth, relaxing, soft rock music ...

A Yacht Rock Experience will bring you the light rock hits of the 70s and 80s on October 18 at the Merritt Island Moose Lodge.

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 ...

Two veteran radio-friendly artists from the 1980s new wave era have embraced the 21 st century with rabid fervor. With ...

A subgenre of soft rock popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Yacht rock is characterized by smooth, polished production, jazz-influenced melodies, R&B, soul, and disco elements, as well as a ...

What the hell is yacht rock? Well, the internet has agreed that its defining sonic and aesthetical traits are broad. I’d have to agree, as it’s a sub-genre that stretches into everything from prog and ...

Soft rock songs can’t rock hard, can they? I mean, the name says they can’t. But if soft rock has taught us anything, it’s that you don’t always need volume to be impactful. Rock’s lighter side often ...