as in composer
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 songwriter
Singer, songwriter and now teacher.
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Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2026
Third Man Records is releasing a box set of rare and previously unheard recordings by the cult guitarist and songwriter Ted Lucas.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
The brainchild of singer/songwriter Kevin Parker, Tame Impala emerged in 2010 with a psychedelic rock sound that started turning heads abroad from their very first single.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Two others are Chris Stapleton collaborations, and songwriters like DuBois, Barrett Baber, and Bobby Pinson are featured often.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2026
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Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2026
Third Man Records is releasing a box set of rare and previously unheard recordings by the cult guitarist and songwriter Ted Lucas.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
The brainchild of singer/songwriter Kevin Parker, Tame Impala emerged in 2010 with a psychedelic rock sound that started turning heads abroad from their very first single.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Two others are Chris Stapleton collaborations, and songwriters like DuBois, Barrett Baber, and Bobby Pinson are featured often.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for songwriter
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Fathoms is the latest in a string of synth albums the composer has made under his own name since 2022, and his first since relocating from Portland to the storied town of Salzburg, Austria.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
6 Apr. 2026
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The creative team includes set designer Chloe Lamford, costume designer Georgia McGuinness and composer Will Stuart.—
Ryan Brennan
April 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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The whole thing was a striking visual spectacle, too — waves of musicians rising from both sides, backup singers swaying and clapping, spotlights sweeping across the floor as a roaming camera zipped through the crowd like a drone that had just discovered country music.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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The 48-year-old musician apologized in January for his antisemitic remarks in a letter published as a full-page advert in the Wall Street Journal.—
Pan Pylas,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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This new musical by playwright/lyricist Ali Viterbi and composer/lyricist Toby Singer tells the true stories of two Hungarian Jews in Budapest during World War II.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Hawke started as a lyricist and was initially afraid to get into the music side of songwriting, in part because she was intimidated by the extraordinary musicians around her.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2026
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Billy Steinberg, a longtime member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame who is regarded as one of the most successful tunesmiths of the ’80s and ’90s, died Monday in California at age 75.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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From the November 1946 issue: Handel In all of his work, Handel was among the greatest, most irresistible of tunesmiths.—
Jan Swafford,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2024
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“Songwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songwriter. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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