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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 songwriters
But the number of Oscar voters in town explodes each year once the fest kicks off, as hordes of actors, directors, writers, songwriters, executives, publicists and others descend on the city, which normally has a population of less than 45,000.
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
Certain nights feature vaudeville or comedy shows, songwriters’ circles, and movie screenings.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Recorded at Easy Eye, the band collaborated with songwriters Rick Nowels, Daniel Tashian and Desmond Child on the record.
—Audrey Gibbs, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
Lippman was an innovator in seeing a need for producers and songwriters to have managers just as recording artists did.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
With his firm growing, Lippman began taking on producers and songwriters as clients, including Elton John’s writing partner Bernie Taupin, who lived on a neighboring property in Santa Ynez.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
Three songwriters from each category will be selected, celebrating artists whose lyrics and melodies have made a lasting impact on music.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
The HMMAs honor composers, songwriters and music supervisors around the world for their contributions over the previous year in music for film, TV, video games and more.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
At the time, top Western songwriters prioritized Japan, the world’s second-largest music market.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
Certain nights feature vaudeville or comedy shows, songwriters’ circles, and movie screenings.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Recorded at Easy Eye, the band collaborated with songwriters Rick Nowels, Daniel Tashian and Desmond Child on the record.
—Audrey Gibbs, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
Lippman was an innovator in seeing a need for producers and songwriters to have managers just as recording artists did.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
With his firm growing, Lippman began taking on producers and songwriters as clients, including Elton John’s writing partner Bernie Taupin, who lived on a neighboring property in Santa Ynez.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
Three songwriters from each category will be selected, celebrating artists whose lyrics and melodies have made a lasting impact on music.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
The HMMAs honor composers, songwriters and music supervisors around the world for their contributions over the previous year in music for film, TV, video games and more.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
At the time, top Western songwriters prioritized Japan, the world’s second-largest music market.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for songwriters
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The Hartford Symphony Orchestra is also participating in multiple events to celebrate America 250, including a chamber concert at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art on May 17, performing works by American composers.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2026
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Departing from tradition, there was no nominee from the fine arts — no dancers, composers, classical musicians or opera stars.—
Christine Ledbetter,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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Born to a long line of musicians and entertainers (their great-grandparents were vaudevillians), Gunnar and Matt started writing music at age 6, shooting to fame in their own right after launching hard rock duo Nelson in the early 1980s.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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From there, however, the video leaves The Doors’ native SoCal and heads off around the world to draw upon musical contributions from more than 20 musicians and dancers from eight different countries.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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No two lyricists write lyrics the same way, just as no two novelists write novels the same way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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So that would be the difference to me, of working with them, as far as them as lyricists.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Ethan Hawke stars as Lorenz Hart of legendary songsmiths Rodgers & Hart as the prolific partnership disintegrates to his great dismay.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Songwriters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songwriters. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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