: one that croons
especially
: a singer of popular songs
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The song pairs Wilson’s vocal with those of the late crooner, making for an elegant, twang-tinged take on the wintry track.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2025
But the tunefulness and, well, enunciation showcased on his third album, Jump Out, are equally related to Chicago drill melodicists like Sicko Mobb, and closer in content and delivery to emo-rap crooners and the hazy absurdism of the Pack than rage.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
The crooner celebrates 30 years of his debut album with VIBE and a V Sessions medley.
—Jason Chandler, VIBE.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Abdul Aziz was a fan of Shields and had been introduced to her in Las Vegas by crooner Paul Anka a year earlier.
—Deena Sabry, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2025
But the tunefulness and, well, enunciation showcased on his third album, Jump Out, are equally related to Chicago drill melodicists like Sicko Mobb, and closer in content and delivery to emo-rap crooners and the hazy absurdism of the Pack than rage.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
The crooner celebrates 30 years of his debut album with VIBE and a V Sessions medley.
—Jason Chandler, VIBE.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Abdul Aziz was a fan of Shields and had been introduced to her in Las Vegas by crooner Paul Anka a year earlier.
—Deena Sabry, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Crooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crooner. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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