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
Separately, Spotify’s global editors and songwriter and publisher partnerships team have unveiled their Songwriters to Watch class for 2026.
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Lars Brandle, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2026
So, if the songwriter follows a similar format, fans could expect a new album in March or April of 2026.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
With the agreement, the company now owns and administers Big Yellow Dog’s catalog of songs and serves as full-service publisher for its roster of songwriters.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 13 Jan. 2026
Bareilles explained that she wasn’t always attached as a songwriter.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 Jan. 2026
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Lars Brandle, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2026
So, if the songwriter follows a similar format, fans could expect a new album in March or April of 2026.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
With the agreement, the company now owns and administers Big Yellow Dog’s catalog of songs and serves as full-service publisher for its roster of songwriters.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 13 Jan. 2026
Bareilles explained that she wasn’t always attached as a songwriter.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for songwriter
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Kangding Ray, the composer, producer and DJ who is currently Oscar-shortlisted for his score to Neon’s Sirāt, has signed with WME for representation for film scoring.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
12 Jan. 2026
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Moon was the show’s composer for more than a decade from 2001 to 2017 and scored more than 150 episodes, according to IMDb.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Malliotakis has not been in contact with the family of Luckey-Lange, son of the late musician Diane Luckey, but initially reached out to the State Department after her office received inquiries about his detention from local and state media.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Inga's Alpine Tavern CBS Last Friday was a typical busy Friday night at Inga's Alpine Tavern with a musicians playing live music.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The movie, which also stars Margaret Qualley, Andrew Scott and Bobby Cannavale, sees Hawke portray 20th century lyricist and songwriter Lorenz Hart.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Dead lyricist Robert Hunter and second drummer Hart joined the group in 1967.—
Erin Osmon,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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But Big Loud is not a one-trick pony, with tunesmiths like Hardy and Ernest who have bubbled up out of their songwriting stable to become successful recording artists and tour headliners in their own right.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
13 Nov. 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 22 Jan. 2026.
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