How does one describe yacht rock? The folks at MasterClass did a pretty good job. Essentially, it's a component of soft rock, adult contemporary, and Album-oriented rock (AOR) all rolled into one.

Don’t ever give up on a good song. Sometimes, it just needs the right setting for it to soar. That seems to be the lesson to take away from “Sentimental Lady,” a song that became a hit for Bob Welch ...

There’s no hard-and-fast rule that says yacht rock songs have to come from artists who’ve released music exclusively within the genre. Occasionally, an act dabbled in the soft-rocking style ...

As the HBO film, “Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary” chronicles ... involves releasing their first full-length album, a mix of covers and originals later this year.

A genre popularized by a web series in the mid-2000s, yacht rock is seen as smooth music influenced by jazz ... initially disbanding in 1985. “The mix of Christopher, Steve with Toto and ...

HBO, on top of the trend, released “Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary” last year. “It’s warm breezes, smooth grooves. It’s a little champagne. It’s music that makes you feel good,” said ...