vocalists

plural of vocalist

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Recent Examples of vocalists Explore See latest videos, charts and news The rocker, wearing a cap and aviator glasses, was joined with a full band and backing vocalists for a protest song that drips in fury and anger. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 Like her fellow Brit Raye, who performed earlier in the night, Spiro was joined onstage by a massive band complete with both horn and string sections, plus backing vocalists who created a lush cushion around her bold vocal performance. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 On the other hand, the call sheet reads like a who’s who of modern musical theater; a company of vocalists so talented that limiting their range to the spoken word is akin to gathering the world’s Olympians and asking them all to play badminton. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026 Wilson got her start in music in childhood and rose to become one of the most prominent jazz vocalists of the 1990s, the Mississippi Blues Commission and Blue Note Records, her former label, noted. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026 As host and singer, Majo Aguilar — granddaughter of Mexican film and music legends Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestre — ushered vocalists on and off the stage. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 The tone of the guitar, the arrangement of the horns, the groove of the bass, the nuance of the drums, the timbre of the background vocalists are all now critical information inside of an LLM to be coalesced and synthesized into an output. — David Barber, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 The party featured a nine-piece live band, costume changes for the vocalists, a custom set list, and a highly technical lighting, sound and fireworks setup. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 The horns section snarled, the background vocalists riffed, and Olivia picked up multiple instruments herself – the tambourine, guitar, shakers, and the piano. — Sidney Madden, VIBE.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocalists
singers
Noun
  • In the show, aspiring singers get the chance to share the stage with some of the country’s biggest artists.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
  • For Luminiscence’s live music shows, local musicians and singers are contracted at each stop.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Vocalists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocalists. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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