singer-songwriter

noun

: a performer who writes songs and sings them

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The ensemble cast includes French-Israeli singer-songwriter Amir Haddad alongside Yossi Marshek, Evgenia Dodina, and Vladimir Friedman. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026 Empire Publishing, the publishing division of the independent powerhouse music company of the same name, has entered a new agreement with Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Shaboozey, who is also on the Empire label. Jem Aswad, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026 The Seventies also ushered in another fruitful partnership, with Panamanian singer-songwriter Rubén Blades. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026 After a visit to his surgeon, legendary singer-songwriter Barry Manilow on Friday canceled his upcoming arena shows, including a March 1 performance at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for singer-songwriter

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