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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The honorees are musician and model Paris Jackson, 311 singer, songwriter and entrepreneur Nick Hexum, author and Guest House Ocala co-founder Judy Crane, and Miriams’s House Program Director Rhonda L. Evans.
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Andrew McGowan, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
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Swift’s 11th album, Tortured Poets Department, reinforces her strength as a songwriter with poetic storytelling.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2025
The Emmy nominee, who plays the character Will in the Apple TV+ comedy, revealed on a Wednesday, Aug. 6, episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that his wardrobe in Platonic was inspired by a certain pop songwriter and producer.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Corden recommended Kid Harpoon, the British songwriter, composer, and producer known for his work with Harry Styles, Florence + the Machine, Miley Cyrus, and many other artists, to compose the score, and Ellis was thrilled.
—Adrienne Miller, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2025
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Andrew McGowan, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Add pops of Renew Blue by Valspar to add contrast and a
Swift’s 11th album, Tortured Poets Department, reinforces her strength as a songwriter with poetic storytelling.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2025
The Emmy nominee, who plays the character Will in the Apple TV+ comedy, revealed on a Wednesday, Aug. 6, episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that his wardrobe in Platonic was inspired by a certain pop songwriter and producer.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Corden recommended Kid Harpoon, the British songwriter, composer, and producer known for his work with Harry Styles, Florence + the Machine, Miley Cyrus, and many other artists, to compose the score, and Ellis was thrilled.
—Adrienne Miller, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for songwriter
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This season will feature Oratorio by Hendrich Schutz, favorite Irish composers, a musical experience from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and America’s Anniversary Concert for children in honor of the 250th birthday of the Declaration of Independence.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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If a composer feeds their archive into a model that then writes a score, who owns it? 4.—
Larry Bomback,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The musician completed his run on The Show: Live on Tour in October 2024, just days before his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne died at the age of 31.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
18 Aug. 2025
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The full episode featuring Swift arrived the following day, with the musician sharing more details about the LP — including its cover art, production team and tracklist — on the show and in an Instagram post.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
18 Aug. 2025
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In 1967, Butler, Black Sabbath’s bassist and principal lyricist, formed a group – then called Rare Breed – and asked Osbourne to join, along with guitarist Iommi and drummer Ward.—
Hilary Clarke,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025
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Alan Bergman, the award-winning songwriter and lyricist who teamed with his wife Marilyn Bergman to produce some of television and film's most memorable music, has died.—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
18 July 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 Aug. 2025.
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