hitmaker

noun

hit·mak·er ˈhit-ˌmā-kər

variants or hit-maker

plural hitmakers or hit-makers

: one known for producing popular hits in the entertainment industry

… with Hollywood's alltime hitmaker anchoring the Sunday night lineup …—

Richard Corliss

especially : a popular and successful recording artist or group

… whose music is sampled and recycled by mainstream hitmakers, including Rihanna, Beyoncé, and Lil Wayne. —

Mark Guarino

hitmaking

ˈhit-ˌmā-kiŋ

adjective

or hit-making

Despite his hitmaking prowess, David is no manufactured teen dream. —

Matt Diehl

… the group was a hit-making machine through the 1980's … —

Jon Pareles

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Frank Sinatra was a hitmaker during his lifetime, and in the years since his passing, he’s retained that status. —

Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 When Gomez did her interview for the issue, she wasn’t yet engaged to a certain pop-music hitmaker. —

Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2025 The country blowout featured additional appearances, many of them pre-taped at bars downtown, from hitmakers Post Malone and Shaboozey as well as Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Big & Rich, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Tyler Hubbard, Lainey Wilson, Brittney Spencer, Chris Stapleton, and Zach Top. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2025 What a way to ring in the New Year than with all the top country hitmakers in the world. —

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