singer-songwriter

noun

: a performer who writes songs and sings them

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Maggie Lindemann’s return to Dallas marks a full-circle moment for the singer-songwriter who was born and raised in Big D before launching a global music career. Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026 Maya Hawke and singer-songwriter Christian Lee Hutson are married. Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026 Maybe the Brit caught your eye in 2018 miniseries Vanity Fair, Kate Winslet’s recent directorial debut, Goodbye June, which hit Netflix in December, or even as the lead singer-songwriter at the helm of Johnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit (who have released six studio albums). Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026 Mutiny After Midnight, the second record under the singer-songwriter’s Johnny Blue Skies moniker, arrives March 13 via Atlantic Outpost on physical formats only (vinyl, CD, cassette). Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for singer-songwriter

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