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
Stern has dedicated his career to excavating the emotional landmines and complex origin stories that shape the lyrics, the songs, the chart-topping hits that land singers and songwriters into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Malina Saval, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
The series is aimed at artists, producers, DJs, songwriters, promoters, and listeners.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The Hal David Starlight Award, created in 2004, was named in honor of SHOF Chairman Emeritus Hal David for his longtime support of young songwriters.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
For seasoned songwriters, Shulman pitches Suno as a supercharger.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
The 84-year-old artist is often cited as one of the most influential songwriters of all time, pushing the folk genre to unseen limits through his lyricism.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors said fraudulent activity artificially inflates streams, reducing the amount paid to musicians and songwriters whose work is listened to by real audiences.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
There are aspiring songwriters using AI to create musical avatars for themselves, like Telisha Jones’ AI project Xania Monet.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
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
Malina Saval, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
The series is aimed at artists, producers, DJs, songwriters, promoters, and listeners.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The Hal David Starlight Award, created in 2004, was named in honor of SHOF Chairman Emeritus Hal David for his longtime support of young songwriters.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
For seasoned songwriters, Shulman pitches Suno as a supercharger.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
The 84-year-old artist is often cited as one of the most influential songwriters of all time, pushing the folk genre to unseen limits through his lyricism.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors said fraudulent activity artificially inflates streams, reducing the amount paid to musicians and songwriters whose work is listened to by real audiences.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
There are aspiring songwriters using AI to create musical avatars for themselves, like Telisha Jones’ AI project Xania Monet.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
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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While the movie is quintessential Disney, with jaw-dropping animation coupled with the fantastic score of composers and husband-wife team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, translating that to a stage is another beast altogether.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The composers Raffaele Calace and Carlo Munier set out to write music of a quality the academies could not ignore.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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The National Pavilion of Qatar has announced that Thai artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will bring together a group of musicians, poets, chefs, and artists from the Arab world for its exhibition at the Sixty-First Venice Biennale, to open on May 9.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Apr. 2026
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From the intro video through the final song, her set felt like a constant celebration of women, from her backing dancers to the numerous women musicians given a spotlight including an all female mariachi band.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 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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Witty, imaginative, and brushed with a whisper of melancholy, Blue Moon is a perceptive portrait of one of the 20th century’s finest lyricists.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
3 Dec. 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 19 Apr. 2026.
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