How to Use singer-songwriter in a Sentence

singer-songwriter

noun
  • The reclusive singer-songwriter scores a new win on the U.K. charts this week.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Since then, the singer-songwriter, 66, has been open about his grief.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The singer-songwriter, who brought her dad, Scott Swift, with her to the game, rocked a plaid dress with thigh-high black boots.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Berry and the singer-songwriter have been dating for three years.
    Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Troye Sivan The singer-songwriter and actor was born on June 5.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
  • Find the track, which the singer-songwriter has been teasing for over a year, below.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
  • In 2014, the singer-songwriter spoke to the The Guardian, addressing the infamous lines.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2023
  • The far right may need a new favorite singer-songwriter.
    Vulture, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The Spanish singer-songwriter reigns with his first entry on the chart.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Lean On Me was played and sang by our good friend and singer-songwriter Schuyler Hemmerdinger.
    Town & Country, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The British singer-songwriter’s last album, Big Sigh, came out last year.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The 44-year-old singer-songwriter is set to break new ground in pop music with his latest project.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 June 2025
  • The Beach Boys singer-songwriter is the second ’60s music legend to die this week.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
  • Elle King has returned to the spotlight, as the singer-songwriter performed at two events over the weekend.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2024
  • For singer-songwriter Carly Pearce, it’s been a life of country music from the start.
    Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 9 Aug. 2024
  • In the flashbacks, Everett (Kerr) is a singer-songwriter with a poet’s soul.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Last time around, the singer-songwriter claimed four top 10 on one album roster.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The tattoo itself looks like a tree bark pattern and runs along the singer-songwriter’s spine from top to bottom.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Ben Kweller, a singer-songwriter and founding member of the post-grunge band Radish, has revealed his 16-year-old son has died.
    Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
  • For that one weekend of the year, the future singer-songwriter was immersed in the culture of his mother’s people, the Choctaw-Apache.
    Jeff Gage, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The singer-songwriter, who was battling liver disease, died in July at the age of 61.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Now, the 27-year-old R&B singer-songwriter is responding to the A-list superstar's praise.
    Jack Irvin, People.com, 7 July 2025
  • The concert was conceived by Bay Area singer-songwriter Sam Pond, who will be one of the performers.
    Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Now the 35-year-old singer-songwriter is ready to step out into her own creative outlet.
    Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Stick with the Nova Scotian singer-songwriter for her entire 45 minutes and then go fuel up for the rest of the day with some lunch.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
  • Serratos has one child with singer-songwriter David Boyd.
    Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 15 May 2024
  • Actor and singer-songwriter Cheyenne Jackson has signed with Buchwald across the board.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The first of those two reaches a brand new Billboard chart this week, instantly giving the singer-songwriter her first top 10 smash on the list.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Songs of Love then allocates a singer-songwriter from its roster with the appropriate musical skill set to create a custom song for the child based on the intake form.
    Chloe Veltman, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The acclaimed singer-songwriter debuted the single — performed alongside her touring band the Real Lowdown — on Friday.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 18 July 2025

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