rockers

noun

plural of rocker
as in blues

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rockers
  1. ballads
  2. standards
  3. anthems
  4. choruses
  5. vocals
  6. ditties
  7. serenades
  8. lyrics
Noun
  • While Dion’s enthusiasm might come as a surprise to fans more familiar with her soaring ballads, her appreciation for Metallica is hardly new.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Was there anything about performing power ballads that bothered you?
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of ballads
Noun
  • In the fall of 2024, NIST finalized its first three (later more) post-quantum cryptographic standards, with a migration roadmap targeting the removal of quantum-vulnerable public-key cryptography from its standards by 2035.
    — Peter Smulovics, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • That undisclosed relationship was the reason The Athletic gave for finding her in violation of company standards.
    — Bobby Burack, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of standards
Noun
  • Sincerity, stability, domesticity—those are harder sells for fans expecting quotable and clippable baddie anthems, which might make SWALLOW!
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 11 Nov. 2026
  • With more than three decades of touring under their belt, Weezer has built a devoted, multigenerational fanbase, bringing their catalog of alternative rock anthems to stages around the world.
    — Laura Mccranie, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of anthems
Noun
  • In the pre-choruses, the chords and background vocals fill the spaces around Swift’s fragmented, stop-start lead vocal, creating an infectious call-and-response flow.
    — David Penn, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Breaking Benjamin As pounding as any heavy metal band, this Pennsylvania group hammers its way to surprisingly melodic choruses.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of choruses
Noun
  • Over industrial/electro darkwave, MacKay was a composed presence, delivering vocals with casual ease, propping his foot on an amp while leaning into the crowd, and lightly resting his elbow on the mic stand.
    — Sarah Moroz, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026
  • At 25 years old, the Mexican folk artist is an old-soul whose music is rooted in intimate lyrics and acoustic melodies, backed by his tender-yet-soulful vocals.
    — Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of vocals
Noun
  • Hopkins kept playing, and even wrote little ditties on staff paper.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In the streaming music world, having access to all your favorite tunes and ditties is integral.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026
Definition of ditties
Noun
  • Scrolling SoundCloud the other week, I was reminded of the Blackberry arguments, email apologies, and voicemail serenades of the Heartbreak Drake era.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026
  • Clips from the Pitt-Stanford game spread rapidly on Bluesky, where multiple users captured separate free-throw serenades and posted them individually.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of serenades
Noun
  • Not so, the guitarist affirms, while acknowledging that the lyrics could be read that way.
    — Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The band’s inscrutable lyrics and ramshackle approach make for songs that feel like unintentional and effortless anthems, rock ’n’ roll castoffs that catalyzed new possibilities.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of lyrics
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