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vocals

noun

plural of vocal

as in ballads

a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment a recording artist who arranges his own vocals

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Recent Examples of vocals Parton recorded her vocals for the track in 2022, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Rolling Stone reported. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 However, expect Take’s vocals to posthumously appear on the album. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026 Granduciel is backed on the recording by longtime War on Drugs bandmates Dave Hartley (bass), Robbie Bennett (keyboards), Anthony LaMarca (drums, guitar), Jon Natchez (organ, saxophone) and Eliza Hardy-Jones (vocals). — Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Sep. 2026 This one resembles the winsome, acoustic Sea Change (2002) and Morning Phase (2014), dressing the shape-shifting troubadour’s reflective vocals in windswept orchestral-folk adornment. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026 Known for his gruff vocals, LaMontagne first came to the scene in the early aughts as a timid troubadour. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Select screenings will also include a choir to perform backing vocals. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026 Artillery, who’s being hunted down by vindictive cops, rightly accuses Lamar of caring more about sourcing vocals than his physical safety. — Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 Some Grouper tracks are cosmic, with synths appearing like auroras along the firmament; others use wispy, haunted vocals and acoustic guitar like gentle brushstrokes on a boundless canvas. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

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The nineteenth century saw authors in other countries (Germany, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Norway) attempting to firm up their nationalist claims by ransacking popular ballads, rustic legends, and oral traditions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Robin Hood, the ballads all postdate the Peasants’ Revolt and were wildly popular and continued to resonate and echo down.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of ballads

Noun

A student there named John-Michael Tebelak wrote the book for the show as his master’s thesis, with original songs provided by his friends.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
But there was another Olivia Benson on the screen that night … the cat Olivia Benson, whom the pop superstar — who boasts 277 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 to date — named after the beloved character played by Hargitay for 27 seasons and counting.

— Anna Chan, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of songs

Noun

For more than 50 years, with a few breaks in between, Squeeze has been making memorable tunes by marrying infectious pop melodies with sophisticated and literate lyrics, often about the complexity of relationships.

— Craig Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Sunday Night Football’s first game — and the first teams that Underwood shouted out in her weekly changing lyrics — was between NFC East rivals Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.

— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of lyrics

Noun

The scholar of religion Friedrich Max Müller (1823–1900) noticed that many Vedic hymns praise different deities using the same superlatives and ascribe to them the same mythological feats.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Avie Lee filled the family's two-room home with music by singing hymns, folk songs and traditional mountain music.

— Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of hymns

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