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a person who writes lyrics and especially the words of a song
The widely acclaimed lyricist has penned many of pop music's most famous songs.
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Noun
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Classical composers used dice to randomly compose songs.—
The Atlantic Science Desk,
The Atlantic,
28 Dec. 2024 -
Finding people from that era — producers, directors, writers, composers and actors — was a blast.—
Los Angeles Times staff,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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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
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The royalties for music composition are received by songwriters and publishers, while those for sound recording are paid to song performers and their labels, Howard said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Lyricists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyricists. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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