as in composer
a person who writes popular musical compositions for the human voice
he's both a singer and a songwriter
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Recent Examples of songwriter
Marasco filed a new lawsuit against Swift, songwriters Jack Antonoff and Aaron Desner, Universal Music Group, Inc., and Republic Records for alleged copyright infringement last month.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Few music fans consider David Bowie to be the missing link between fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Todd Rundgren and legendary pop songwriter Burt Bacharach, who won six Grammy Awards, three Oscars and an Emmy before dying at the age of 94 in 2023.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Its score comes from prolific producer and songwriter Max Martin.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
As Tomlin celebrates his first foray into filmmaking, the ever-busy singer/songwriter is hard at work on a host of other projects.
—Pam Windsor, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Few music fans consider David Bowie to be the missing link between fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Todd Rundgren and legendary pop songwriter Burt Bacharach, who won six Grammy Awards, three Oscars and an Emmy before dying at the age of 94 in 2023.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Its score comes from prolific producer and songwriter Max Martin.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
As Tomlin celebrates his first foray into filmmaking, the ever-busy singer/songwriter is hard at work on a host of other projects.
—Pam Windsor, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for songwriter
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Despite this conflict, Brody still managed to win Best Actor at the 97th Academy Awards, with composer Daniel Blumberg also receiving Best Original Score for the film as well.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
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Snow White features new music by composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman, La La Land).—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Former actor and musician Bobby Sherman has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, his family announced this week.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Gillespie plays Skyler a musician and CalArts Senior and Curtis plays Charlotte, a USC senior working as a student athlete trainer.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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With offices in New York, London, Los Angeles and Austin, ILP works closely with book authors, playwrights, lyricists and composers, along with their representatives, heirs and estate managers.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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Mathers, a multi-award-winning artist and lyricist, had not finished developing the music, according to prosecutors.—
Julia Marnin,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
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From the November 1946 issue: Handel In all of his work, Handel was among the greatest, most irresistible of tunesmiths.—
Jan Swafford,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2024
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Anna’s debut album, Breakup Over Breakfast, will be released July 19 on Warner Music Nashville, and seems aimed to heightening Anna’s promise as a towering, soul-baring tunesmith.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
8 July 2024
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“Songwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songwriter. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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