recording artist

noun

: a person who performs music for recordings
famous recording artists

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The singer and songwriter first amassed fans as a budding recording artist signed to Pharrell’s Star Trak Entertainment record label. Brande Victorian, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025 The show will be hosted by English comedian and actor Jack Whitehall, with U.S. country singer Kane Brown, multi-platinum recording artist mgk, composer Brian Tyler’s Are We Dreaming and British band Take That performing. Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025 Piece by Piece: Plot, Cast, Run Time Directed by Morgan Neville, Piece by Piece is a documentary about Pharrell Williams’ life growing up with music in Virginia Beach to becoming a global superstar recording artist and producer — all told through Lego pieces. Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025 According to the organization, the global recording artist of the year is calculated by worldwide sales across streaming as well as digital downloads and physical music formats that cover an artist's entire body of work. Bryan West, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recording artist

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“Recording artist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recording%20artist. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.

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