hitmaker
noun
hit·mak·er
ˈhit-ˌmā-kər 
variants
or hit-maker
plural hitmakers or hit-makers
: one known for producing popular hits in the entertainment industry
… with Hollywood's alltime hitmaker anchoring the Sunday night lineup …—
Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
especially
: a popular and successful recording artist or group
… whose music is sampled and recycled by mainstream hitmakers, including Rihanna, Beyoncé, and Lil Wayne. —Mark Guarino
Mark Guarino
hitmaking
adjective
or hit-making
Despite his hitmaking prowess, David is no manufactured teen dream.
—Matt Diehl
Matt Diehl
… the group was a hit-making machine through the 1980's …
—Jon Pareles
Jon Pareles
Examples of hitmaker in a Sentence
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On the track, which dropped on Friday, April 19, when Swift's 11th studio album arrived, the hitmaker teases a former flame about his love for vintage typewriters and likening himself to legendary poets.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 29 Apr. 2024
The California country music festival welcomed the pop hitmaker on Saturday night for a set full of surprise covers.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2024
Spanish star Aitana and Colombian hitmaker Sebastián Yatra have apparently rekindled their relationship.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
While Doja Cat is new to the throne on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, the hitmaker has been a radio force in the roughly five years since her mainstream breakthrough.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2024
The hitmaker then responded by filing documents alleging Blackstock, Starstruck and his associates of violating the Talent Agencies Act.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Veteran hitmaker Diane Warren will receive the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
The pop-rock hitmakers will be joined by country star Maren Morris for the one-off concert event, which will fall amid Maroon 5’s run of shows from May through October at the Park MGM in Vegas.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
Brooks & Dunn, Lainey Wilson and Sammy Hagar will be taking to the stage at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on April 7 to pay tribute to the late hitmaker.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 29 Apr. 2024
The California country music festival welcomed the pop hitmaker on Saturday night for a set full of surprise covers.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2024
Spanish star Aitana and Colombian hitmaker Sebastián Yatra have apparently rekindled their relationship.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
While Doja Cat is new to the throne on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, the hitmaker has been a radio force in the roughly five years since her mainstream breakthrough.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2024
The hitmaker then responded by filing documents alleging Blackstock, Starstruck and his associates of violating the Talent Agencies Act.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Veteran hitmaker Diane Warren will receive the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
The pop-rock hitmakers will be joined by country star Maren Morris for the one-off concert event, which will fall amid Maroon 5’s run of shows from May through October at the Park MGM in Vegas.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
Brooks & Dunn, Lainey Wilson and Sammy Hagar will be taking to the stage at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on April 7 to pay tribute to the late hitmaker.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Hitmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hitmaker. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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