as in poet
a person who writes lyrics and especially the words of a song
The widely acclaimed lyricist has penned many of pop music's most famous songs.
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Maybe Happy Ending, written by American composer Will Aronson and South Korean lyricist Hue Park, is a charming, sweet, visually dazzling show, blending throwback, screwball comedy with technically elaborate, futuristic production design.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
Rapsody – Please Don’t Cry Rapsody has rightly been hailed as one of the best lyricists of her generation since her breakout appearance on Kendrick Lamar’s 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz returned to the show to adapt the musical for the screen.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2024
The note is raised a tad in the film version, which director Jon M. Chu says was a mutual decision between the original composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz and Erivo.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
Rapsody – Please Don’t Cry Rapsody has rightly been hailed as one of the best lyricists of her generation since her breakout appearance on Kendrick Lamar’s 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz returned to the show to adapt the musical for the screen.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2024
The note is raised a tad in the film version, which director Jon M. Chu says was a mutual decision between the original composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz and Erivo.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyricist
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One person who had their palm read at this time was the Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde.Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Marie-Reine, who had stayed at the Palmyra during the festival’s heyday, took my hand and walked me through the hotel of her memories, the dances in the cavernous dining hall, the all-night lyrical improvisations of the poet Talal Haidar in the courtyard.Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Gary Barwin is a writer, composer, multimedia artist, and the author of 18 books of poetry and fiction as well as books for kids.Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 10 Jan. 2025
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Obermann’s love of the avant-garde composer dates back to the early ’90s and his first post-college job: an entry-level distribution gig handling jazz and classics at BMG.SPIN Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
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Charles Dawes was a banker, general, vice president — and hit songwriter Charles Dawes is the only vice president of the United States who wrote a pop music hit.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Between the Palisades, Eaton and other fires, entire neighborhoods populated by artists, publicists, managers, agents, songwriters, label executives, session musicians and others in the business of music have been burned to the ground in a disaster of unprecedented proportions.Roy Trakin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Lyricist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyricist. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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