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Nancy Jones, the widow of legendary country crooner George Jones, is being countersued by her ex-boyfriend after accusing him of stealing $10 million in cryptocurrency.
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Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Jan. 2026
That declaration ultimately ended up encapsulating the vibe of a good portion of my 2025 music leanings, along with the addition of my penchant for good-old-fashioned soppy crooners, all of which contain a through line of really solid storytelling.
—Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
The crooner celebrates 30 years of his debut album with VIBE and a V Sessions medley.
—Jason Chandler, VIBE.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Abdul Aziz was a fan of Shields and had been introduced to her in Las Vegas by crooner Paul Anka a year earlier.
—Deena Sabry, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Jan. 2026
That declaration ultimately ended up encapsulating the vibe of a good portion of my 2025 music leanings, along with the addition of my penchant for good-old-fashioned soppy crooners, all of which contain a through line of really solid storytelling.
—Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
The crooner celebrates 30 years of his debut album with VIBE and a V Sessions medley.
—Jason Chandler, VIBE.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Abdul Aziz was a fan of Shields and had been introduced to her in Las Vegas by crooner Paul Anka a year earlier.
—Deena Sabry, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crooner
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Malone was raised in Grapevine and has sold millions of records globally over the last decade in his career as a rapper, singer and songwriter, blurring genre lines between rap, hip-hop, country and rock in the process.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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World champion Alysa Liu has developed such a good relationship with one of her favorite artists, Icelandic-Chinese singer Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir, that the American essentially has carte blanche to use her music in any programs.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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California quail, Anna’s hummingbird and yellow-rumped warbler are commonly spotted.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Alligators, turtles, and mullet move through the waterways, while herons, egrets, warblers, and barred owls frequent the cypress stands and riverbanks.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Dec. 2025
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But don’t discount soul belter Olivia Dean and R&B revivalist Leon Thomas.—
Maura Johnston,
Rolling Stone,
10 Dec. 2025
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He’s created 18 songs in disparate styles, from bouncy pop to vintage Vaudeville splash and dazzle (with catchy choreography by Joey Miller) to booming belters a la Adele to a deliciously funky rebellion of the snow queens.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
23 Nov. 2025
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Nearly six months later in December of that year, singer Charles Shaw came forward as one of the real vocalists behind Milli Vanilli’s music, per Entertainment Weekly.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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The year was 2016, and the now-lead vocalist María Zardoya was performing at The Kibitz Room, a low-key cocktail lounge attached to the iconic Canter's Deli, while drummer/producer Josh Conway filled in as sound engineer for her set, the duo said in a 2017 interview with Remezcla.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
30 Jan. 2026
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Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.—
Caitlin Harrington,
WIRED,
6 Oct. 2023
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Nevertheless, the songster’s rise to stardom is mystifying.—
Quartz,
Quartz,
25 Nov. 2022
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“Crooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crooner. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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