as in composers
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
Next up was Raye, who received the Hal David Starlight Award for rising young talent, but likely just as much for her fierce advocacy for songwriters, who, as everyone in the room knows all too well, are unfairly at the bottom of the streaming economy.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 June 2026
Given the scale of a Tonys production and changing availability of certain stars, the three songwriters were rewriting lines up until the ceremony day.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 8 June 2026
From June 15 through the 26, about 50 participants will engage in in-depth presentations and explorations of a wide variety of essential skills for working songwriters that’ll cost Lottie over $3,000.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
BigXthaPlug is on the bill, as are Black country songwriters like Kashus Culpepper and Angel White.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
That’s the spousal duo of Kate Kilbane and Dan Moses, songwriters with a splendid sense of how to use mood, melody and skillfully honed lyrics to drive a story forward.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Legendary producers and songwriters, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, knew from the beginning that Prince was special.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 7 June 2026
CreatiVets, the nonprofit behind the event, works with veterans struggling with trauma and the difficult transition to civilian life by pairing them with professional songwriters and artists.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
Williams is the nonpareil of living American songwriters.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 June 2026
Given the scale of a Tonys production and changing availability of certain stars, the three songwriters were rewriting lines up until the ceremony day.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 8 June 2026
From June 15 through the 26, about 50 participants will engage in in-depth presentations and explorations of a wide variety of essential skills for working songwriters that’ll cost Lottie over $3,000.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
BigXthaPlug is on the bill, as are Black country songwriters like Kashus Culpepper and Angel White.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
That’s the spousal duo of Kate Kilbane and Dan Moses, songwriters with a splendid sense of how to use mood, melody and skillfully honed lyrics to drive a story forward.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Legendary producers and songwriters, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, knew from the beginning that Prince was special.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 7 June 2026
CreatiVets, the nonprofit behind the event, works with veterans struggling with trauma and the difficult transition to civilian life by pairing them with professional songwriters and artists.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
Williams is the nonpareil of living American songwriters.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for songwriters
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Along with Gioachino Rossini and Gaetano Donizetti, Bellini is part of a Mount Rushmore–like triptych of nineteenth-century Italian composers invoked whenever beautiful singing—bel canto—becomes an object of faith.—
Arya Roshanian,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
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Conducted by Carlos Vieu, the event features an attractive lineup of international works by composers Carl Nielsen, Alberto Ginastera and Dmitri Shostakovich.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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The film is debuting at the annual festival with other documentaries featuring fellow musicians, including Earth, Wind & Fire, Peter Frampton, and Alicia Keys.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The American Federation of Musicians (AFM), a union for session musicians, is suing Universal Music Group (UMG) and Warner Music Group (WMG) for breaching their collective bargaining agreement over use of their music by AI programs.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
8 June 2026
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The film features original songs and score by composers/lyricists Sharon Kenny and Kirsten Guenther, who are also collaborating on an upcoming stage musical produced by Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door/The Carlson Company.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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By contrast, Sondheim was consistently accessible and encouraging to younger composers and lyricists even as his own artistic output sputtered.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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That maybe this show would suggest that a link between how these masterful songsmiths stand as Exhibit A for how immigration enriches our country.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
3 May 2026
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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
Cite this Entry
“Songwriters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songwriters. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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