as in composer
a person who writes popular musical compositions for the human voice
he's both a singer and a songwriter
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Recent Examples of songwriter
Before indie-pop band Voxtrot reunited in 2022 after a dozen years apart, vocalist and songwriter Ramesh Srivastava had some hesitation about restarting the project.
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Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Diane Warren With 17 nominations to her name, songwriter Diane Warren currently has the most Oscar nods without a competitive win in the history of the Academy Awards.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
The Canadian female instrumental surf band The Surfragettes return to Space Ballroom with singer/songwriter Bethlehem Shalom as the opening act.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Footwork clatter and thudding 808s exude yearning emotion on the young producer-songwriter’s patchworked new track.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
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Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Diane Warren With 17 nominations to her name, songwriter Diane Warren currently has the most Oscar nods without a competitive win in the history of the Academy Awards.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
The Canadian female instrumental surf band The Surfragettes return to Space Ballroom with singer/songwriter Bethlehem Shalom as the opening act.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Footwork clatter and thudding 808s exude yearning emotion on the young producer-songwriter’s patchworked new track.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for songwriter
Noun
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This mindful music experience is hosted by MindTravel, which was created by composer and pianist Murray Hidary.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Its writer-director, Ryan Coogler, affectionately shouted out his wife and producing partner, Zinzi; its composer, Ludwig Göransson, spoke of his father investing him with a love of blues music from childhood.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The industry’s ability to take a slow bet on a writer, to develop them the way record labels develop musicians or sports teams develop rookies, becomes increasingly rare.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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Abath, who also has died, was a beer-drinking, pot-smoking music school dropout and rock ‘n roll musician who occasionally reported to work drunk.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
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Kelleher has been in town to support the film‘s star Ethan Hawke, nominated for Best Actor for his portrayal of lyricist Lorenz Hart, and best original screenplay nominee Robert Kaplow.—
Mathew Scott,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
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The band broke up weeks after that show, but reformed in 1996 with Jones, singer-lyricist Johnny Rotten and drummer Paul Cook.—
Thor Christensen,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Billy Steinberg, a longtime member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame who is regarded as one of the most successful tunesmiths of the ’80s and ’90s, died Monday in California at age 75.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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From the November 1946 issue: Handel In all of his work, Handel was among the greatest, most irresistible of tunesmiths.—
Jan Swafford,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2024
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“Songwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songwriter. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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