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a person who writes popular musical compositions for the human voice
he's both a singer and a songwriter
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The brunch event was packed with several hundred music industry insiders, songwriters, producers, label executives as well as talent managers, publicists and lawyers.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
Joey Moi handled production on all three songs on this year’s Hitmakers list, while renowned songwriters Charlie Handsome, Ashley Gorley, Jacob Kasher Hindlin and John Byron show up repeatedly.
—Mike Wass, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
The experience has transformed Raye into a leading advocate for songwriters, and her words and actions inspired Variety to honor her with the Hitmakers Triple Threat of the Year award (singer-songwriter-champion).
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
The shortlist is selected by a panel of music industry experts, including editors, critics, songwriters, producers and live bookers.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024
Disney can continue to try out buzzy composers like Barlow and Bear, but the failure of their Moana 2 score — and Julia Michaels and Benjamin Rice’s Wish soundtrack — shows the danger of hiring songwriters who understand the sound but not the substance.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
With Miranda moving on, the songwriters known as Barlow & Bear (Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear) have written all the numbers for the sequel, collaborating with returning composers Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foa’i.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
But Don Henley is, without question one of the great American songwriters.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The complaint names Cyrus’ fellow songwriters Gregory Hein and Michael Pollack as co-defendants alongside Sony Music Publishing and distributors including Apple, Target and Walmart.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
Joey Moi handled production on all three songs on this year’s Hitmakers list, while renowned songwriters Charlie Handsome, Ashley Gorley, Jacob Kasher Hindlin and John Byron show up repeatedly.
—Mike Wass, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
The experience has transformed Raye into a leading advocate for songwriters, and her words and actions inspired Variety to honor her with the Hitmakers Triple Threat of the Year award (singer-songwriter-champion).
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
The shortlist is selected by a panel of music industry experts, including editors, critics, songwriters, producers and live bookers.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024
Disney can continue to try out buzzy composers like Barlow and Bear, but the failure of their Moana 2 score — and Julia Michaels and Benjamin Rice’s Wish soundtrack — shows the danger of hiring songwriters who understand the sound but not the substance.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
With Miranda moving on, the songwriters known as Barlow & Bear (Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear) have written all the numbers for the sequel, collaborating with returning composers Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foa’i.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
But Don Henley is, without question one of the great American songwriters.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The complaint names Cyrus’ fellow songwriters Gregory Hein and Michael Pollack as co-defendants alongside Sony Music Publishing and distributors including Apple, Target and Walmart.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Songwriters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songwriters. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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