headliner
noun
head·lin·er
ˈhed-ˌlī-nər 
1
: the principal performer in a show : star
broadly
: personality sense 4b
2
: fabric covering the inside of the roof of an automobile
Examples of headliner in a Sentence
He was the headliner at a local night club.
a headliner on variety shows in the early days of TV
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Four months after the masses shared their thoughts on Kendrick Lamar being chosen as the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime headliner, Skip Bayless is throwing his take into the mix, insisting Lil Wayne should’ve been chosen for the New Orleans performance.
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Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Mexican singer Peso Pluma has also been announced as a headliner.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2025
This year’s headliners include Grammy Award winners spanning decades of music, like Coco Jones, T-Pain, TLC, and Juanes, who’s won four Grammys and 25 Latin Grammys.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
The 10-day festival takes place at various venues across the island, and past headliners include Mary J. Blige, Elton John, and Patti Labelle.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 26 Dec. 2024
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Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Mexican singer Peso Pluma has also been announced as a headliner.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2025
This year’s headliners include Grammy Award winners spanning decades of music, like Coco Jones, T-Pain, TLC, and Juanes, who’s won four Grammys and 25 Latin Grammys.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
The 10-day festival takes place at various venues across the island, and past headliners include Mary J. Blige, Elton John, and Patti Labelle.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Headliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headliner. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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