as in star
the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show
a headliner on variety shows in the early days of TV
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Including big-name headliners and local talent and songwriters, the event features live music performances at venues around the city.
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Kara Franker, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
With performances from headliners like Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone, hundreds of thousands of people will head to the desert for days full of music, dancing and more.
—Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
This makes Gaga’s second time as a Coachella headliner, since her first time in 2017.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 12 Apr. 2025
The final headliner is Cole Swindell, who won Best New Artist from the Academy of Country Music Awards in 2015.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2025
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Kara Franker, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
With performances from headliners like Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone, hundreds of thousands of people will head to the desert for days full of music, dancing and more.
—Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
This makes Gaga’s second time as a Coachella headliner, since her first time in 2017.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 12 Apr. 2025
The final headliner is Cole Swindell, who won Best New Artist from the Academy of Country Music Awards in 2015.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Headliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headliner. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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