: one that croons
especially
: a singer of popular songs
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Very fitting for the flamboyant crooner!
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Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
Pop star Bebe Rexha (March 28) and country music crooner Dustin Lynch (March 29) were the other two headliners listed on the original lineup.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
As time changed and the mics used by the crooners of the ‘60s evolved to carry the vocals of the 2020s, the lines blurred.
—Gia Peppers, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Both of them — as well as the alternating Bob Dylan and Tom Petty cosplay of Ozark crooner Jesse Welles’s Middle — must contend with a 92-year-old national treasure’s musing on mortality.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
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Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
Pop star Bebe Rexha (March 28) and country music crooner Dustin Lynch (March 29) were the other two headliners listed on the original lineup.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
As time changed and the mics used by the crooners of the ‘60s evolved to carry the vocals of the 2020s, the lines blurred.
—Gia Peppers, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Both of them — as well as the alternating Bob Dylan and Tom Petty cosplay of Ozark crooner Jesse Welles’s Middle — must contend with a 92-year-old national treasure’s musing on mortality.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Crooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crooner. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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