singer-songwriter

noun

: a performer who writes songs and sings them

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The British singer-songwriter is currently in the midst of her 33-date A Starry Night residency at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, for which she's relocated to the Nevada city with husband Dennis Jauch and their 3-year-old daughter Carmel. Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025 The 2024 honorees included filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, members of the rock band the Grateful Dead, singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt and jazz artist Arturo Sandoval. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025 Neither of them looks anything like the Colombian singer-songwriter, but the dog—Jessie—certainly channels the pop star’s energy. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025 As the film explores, Buckley grew up in the shadow of his father, Tim Buckley, a singer-songwriter of some renown who died at age 28 of a drug overdose. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for singer-songwriter

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“Singer-songwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/singer-songwriter. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.

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