singer-songwriter

noun

: a performer who writes songs and sings them

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Typically, the sweltering season will prompt the Swedish singer-songwriter to do something new, like dye her hair black or switch up her personal style. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 The Irish singer-songwriter’s video comes as Sheeran continues to receive backlash for Macklemore’s removal from the tour. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026 Irish singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe has spoken out in support of Ed Sheeran and said that people are focusing on the wrong person and issue. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026 The singer-songwriter died Thursday in Manhattan of organ failure, The New York Times reported Friday after confirming his death with Sheik’s mother, Suzanne Sheik. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for singer-songwriter

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