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
Since then, the singer and songwriter has shared anniversary editions of albums including The Emancipation of Mimi, Music Box, Butterfly, Rainbow, and more.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
One of the most challenging things about any biography of Bob Dylan is piercing the reticence the legendary singer and songwriter has displayed in talking about his roots.
—Andrew Demillo, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
The band’s three main songwriters, Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons and Michael McDonald, all gave gracious acceptance speeches, but McDonald’s characteristically self-deprecating last words got the biggest laugh of the night.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 13 June 2025
His mother was a part-time songwriter, and Wilson was able to learn music by ear from a young age.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 June 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
One of the most challenging things about any biography of Bob Dylan is piercing the reticence the legendary singer and songwriter has displayed in talking about his roots.
—Andrew Demillo, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
The band’s three main songwriters, Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons and Michael McDonald, all gave gracious acceptance speeches, but McDonald’s characteristically self-deprecating last words got the biggest laugh of the night.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 13 June 2025
His mother was a part-time songwriter, and Wilson was able to learn music by ear from a young age.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for songwriter
Noun
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The mark that Jewish composers and lyricists left on Broadway and on the Great American Songbook is indelible, from the Gershwins to Stephen Sondheim to Leonard Bernstein.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
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Inspired by the movie work of such composers as Henry Mancini and Johnny Mandel, Schifrin employed his MGM connections and headed to California in 1963.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2025
Noun
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To help find local talent, the Arsht Center turned to the Miami-Dade Alliance of Gospel Music Professionals, a group of musicians, artists, radio personalities and directors that has been working for over 50 years to promote and preserve the history of gospel music.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
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The event, hosted by the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art, will feature a lineup of San Diego musicians curated by the festival’s artistic director, Grammy-winning record producer and performer Kamau Kenyatta.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
Noun
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The song is a collaboration with a collective of students, including Harvard University lyricists Anthony Bell, Ollie Marinaccio, Rhiannon Rae Ellis, and rapper Dee-1.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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The student contributors, from Harvard, Berklee, and Howard, include lyricists Anthony Bell, Ollie Marinaccio, Rhiannon Rae Ellis, and Dee-1; Sydney DeLeonardis and Ciaran de Chaud; and producer Nigel Sanjai Sanders.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
20 June 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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Anna’s debut album, Breakup Over Breakfast, will be released July 19 on Warner Music Nashville, and seems aimed to heightening Anna’s promise as a towering, soul-baring tunesmith.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
8 July 2024
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“Songwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songwriter. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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