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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
Geography, or at least a sense of place, can help country songwriters find a new gear.
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 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 Hollywood Music in Media Awards recognizes scores and songs in film, TV and video games, honoring composers, songwriters, and music supervisors for their work in this year’s theatrical releases.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Film, where top composers, songwriters and pop stars delight industry voters with their aural wares from some of the biggest, and most interesting, movies of the year.
—The Deadline Team, 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
The new collaborative platform launches in 2026, and UMG artists and songwriters can opt in to participate.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
This is one of the things about the young songwriters of today.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Conner Smith – The Storyteller Conner Smith grew up in Nashville and started working with some of the Music City’s top songwriters as a teenager before signing to Big Machine’s Valory imprint.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 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 Hollywood Music in Media Awards recognizes scores and songs in film, TV and video games, honoring composers, songwriters, and music supervisors for their work in this year’s theatrical releases.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Film, where top composers, songwriters and pop stars delight industry voters with their aural wares from some of the biggest, and most interesting, movies of the year.
—The Deadline Team, 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
The new collaborative platform launches in 2026, and UMG artists and songwriters can opt in to participate.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
This is one of the things about the young songwriters of today.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Conner Smith – The Storyteller Conner Smith grew up in Nashville and started working with some of the Music City’s top songwriters as a teenager before signing to Big Machine’s Valory imprint.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for songwriters
Noun
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Film, the annual film music showcase that features composers from Oscar-contending movies.—
The Deadline Team,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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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
Noun
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Season Two was filmed after the musicians completed their military service in South Korea.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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And in the early 1970s, two of the most famous musicians in the world learned about a lot of it from a TV in their cozy, two-bedroom love nest in New York City’s West Village.—
Whitney Friedlander,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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 17 Nov. 2025.
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