solos

noun

plural of solo
as in vocals

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solos
  1. vocals
  2. ballads
  3. choruses
  4. ditties
  5. songs
  6. lyrics
  7. arias
  8. jingles
Noun
  • When the track properly kicks in, the guitar strums, drums, and vocals are all present and well-balanced, with no element outshining another.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Fans have been begging Carey to free Someone’s Ugly Daughter from the archives for years, with the album currently existing only under the pseudonym Chick with Clarissa Dane on vocals instead of Mimi.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of vocals
Noun
  • That means arbitrary Drake covers and Max B homages, smooth ballads on smashing cougars and dirty macking.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The bouncy salsa tunes — as well as the melodic ballads — are still playing in my internal playlist.
    — George Diaz, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of ballads
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
  • 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
  • Where most garage rock is designed to punch you in the gut, Twisted Teens’ songs seep into your bloodstream, tugging at the heartstrings while occasionally inducing hallucinations.
    — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But Suno, in its first response to the case on Tuesday, argued that laws couldn’t govern publicity laws in such a fashion and compared the prompting to when musicians ask their human producers for songs to mimic another artist’s tone.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of songs
Noun
  • The band’s sonic palette and songwriting show impressive growth here, but their lyrics have grown much darker.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Videos featuring the lyrics to Disney songs can be popular on social media and video platforms.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of lyrics
Noun
  • If Rae had said no, Costanzo said the company might have sought a young singer or as a last resort cut the character's four arias and one duet, leaving only Aspasia's recitative.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The opera contains five arias, and Baby Doe sings three big duets all set to a uniquely American melodies.
    — Libby Smith, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of arias
Noun
  • Max writes jingles in Chicago and wonders where his life went.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Eventually, her friend—local musician and record producer Jay Oliver—noticed her talent and gave her a foot in the door by recording advertising jingles for the likes of McDonald’s and Toyota.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of jingles
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