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
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
Noun
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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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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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At Joe’s Pizza on Carmine Street, Marc Shaiman, the celebrated composer and lyricist, dropped his slice on the floor.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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Schwartz, the composer/lyricist of Wicked, had been on the bill to host the Washington National Opera Gala on May 16.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 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 12 Jan. 2026.
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