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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
The venue will also hold a Super Bowl watch party, a new artist and songwriter series and more.
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Bilal’s first album in nine years, Adjust Brightness, earns the dynamic singer/songwriter/musician his first Grammy in 10 years for best progressive R&B album.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Jermaine is a singer, songwriter and producer best known for being a member of the Jackson 5 alongside his brother Michael.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Jack Antonoff became first producer/songwriter to earn nominations in all three major categories - album of the year, song of the year and record of the year - with two different artists in the same year.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Bilal’s first album in nine years, Adjust Brightness, earns the dynamic singer/songwriter/musician his first Grammy in 10 years for best progressive R&B album.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Jermaine is a singer, songwriter and producer best known for being a member of the Jackson 5 alongside his brother Michael.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Jack Antonoff became first producer/songwriter to earn nominations in all three major categories - album of the year, song of the year and record of the year - with two different artists in the same year.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for songwriter
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Along with the cast conversation, the evening also featured a separate Q&A with costume designer Amy Parris, sound designer Craig Henighan, visual effects supervisor Betsy Paterson, hair designer Sarah Hindsgaul and composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
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Grande and Erivo were also on stage and the four were accompanied by composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz on piano.—
Haley Kluge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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The poet Rodolfo becomes recovering drug addict Roger, an HIV-positive rock musician whose girlfriend has died.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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The moment became bigger than basketball with multiple musicians incorporating the 81-point game into their lyrics.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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What's more, the TV special will give fans glimpses of two new original songs created by original musical composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz for the sequel.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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The first of the films is Blue Moon, a sweet-and-sour portrait of the lyricist Lorenz Hart (played by Ethan Hawke) melting down at a bar near the tail end of his Broadway career.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Among the honors that were previously announced, Lainey Wilson will get the ACM Artist-Songwriter of the Year Award, while Jessie Jo Dillion will pick up the ACM Songwriter of the Year Award bestowed upon tunesmiths who do not double as recording artists.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 July 2025
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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 21 Nov. 2025.
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