troubadour

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Recent Examples of troubadour If this was the year AI music began announcing its scary ascent, here overall were examples of actual humans taking vintage forms — singer-songwriter pop, Latin, alt rock, dance music, troubadour folk, hip-hop blends — and regenerating them on their own. Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024 But this matters far less than Chalamet being presented to us as a vision of the loveliest of troubadours, a figure of pure romance. Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024 Beyoncé fashions herself as the weary troubadour, reminding fans that her glamorous life didn’t come without sacrifice. Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024 But the aura is straight-up emo, giving Snoop a woozy troubadour vibe. Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for troubadour 
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Noun
  • Long before filming on A Complete Unknown even began, those involved in Dylan’s records and publishing wondered what impact a film starring Timothée Chalamet as the bard would have on his streaming and record sales.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The Witcher: Blood Origin’s reshoots included a beefed-up role for Jaskier, and Sirens of the Deep is, among other things, an origin story rooted in the bard’s difficult childhood.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • And before his rise to fame, singer Sam Cooke and his gospel group performed in Liberia.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
  • This debauchery led to Fear being banned from SNL, which singer Lee Ving has always considered to be a real honor.
    Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.
    Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Nevertheless, the songster’s rise to stardom is mystifying.
    Quartz, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • Frontman Bryan Garris let out a mighty pig squeal as guest vocalist Poppy thrashed and screamed across the stage, dressed like an even more macabre girl from The Ring.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Part of Rush’s appeal is that the core trio did almost everything themselves, seldom bringing in guest musicians and almost never guest vocalists.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 12 Feb. 2025

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“Troubadour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troubadour. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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