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
Stella is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress, best known for the role of Daphne Conrad on the TV show Nashville.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 13 Apr. 2025
The Manchurians is a blues/R&B band anchored by songwriter/vocalist Roger C. Reale who has had his songs recorded by Buddy Guy and B.B. King.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
Warren started as a professional songwriter for the Turtles.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Ester Dean, a celebrated songwriter behind hits for some of the biggest names in the industry, stepped into the comment section of The Breakfast Club’s Instagram to confirm her role.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 13 Apr. 2025
The Manchurians is a blues/R&B band anchored by songwriter/vocalist Roger C. Reale who has had his songs recorded by Buddy Guy and B.B. King.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
Warren started as a professional songwriter for the Turtles.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Ester Dean, a celebrated songwriter behind hits for some of the biggest names in the industry, stepped into the comment section of The Breakfast Club’s Instagram to confirm her role.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for songwriter
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The collection also pays tribute to late French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez, with a commemorative concert marking the 100th anniversary of his birth, and also features the first live concert at Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral following its reopening last year.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2025
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Anastasio’s enthusiasm for Bernstein is based, in part, on the composer’s ability to effectively wed classical theory with popular song.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Over the span of a mammoth, 52-song setlist, the musicians and TDE labelmates traded the stage back and forth and debuted tracks from their newest releases—2024’s GNX and SOS Deluxe: Lana.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2025
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Holding the mic in one hand and a cane in her other, the musician continued with the performance without missing a single step.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Once composers and lyricists Markéta Irglová and Glen Hansard.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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However, commercial pressures meant lyricists often wrote intros based solely on show titles, leading to more generic hooks, as seen in the show El Kaboos.—
Hala Mustafa,
Billboard,
28 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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