recording artist

noun

: a person who performs music for recordings
famous recording artists

Examples of recording artist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Taylor Swift is one of the biggest recording artists in the world. Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2024 Over the course of her six decade career, she was inducted into more music Halls of Fame than any female recording artist. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024 Since then, Pulse Records formed an artist development joint venture with ISO Supremacy, the new record label founded by platinum recording artist and Pulse Music Group publishing client, Brent Faiyaz. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2024 Keith LeBlanc, a drummer, producer and recording artist best known for his work on pioneering early hip-hop records by Grandmaster Flash and others, died Thursday after a battle with an undisclosed illness, his wife Fran LeBlanc confirms to Variety. Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024 The one only non-Korean act to crack the top 20 (at No. 6) was reigning, four-time IFPI global recording artist of the year Taylor Swift, whose album 1989 (Taylor’s Version) also topped the IFPI Global Vinyl Album Chart. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024 The company says there are 225,000 emerging or professional recording artists globally. Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2024 She’s won five Grammys – from most promising new classical recording artist in 1964 to a lifetime achievement award in 2021. Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2024 Worthington collaborated with his recording artist older brother throughout his career on various business projects and as his tour manager. Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024

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“Recording artist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recording%20artist. Accessed 2 May. 2024.

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