singer-songwriter

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It hit me in Havana, when I wandered into the studio of singer-songwriter Yary McCarthy, the Tracy Chapman of Cuba.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The glitchy breakbeats and thrumming basslines of Ambiguous Desire are a major shift for the singer-songwriter - but they always feel authentic.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“Their product is 100% trained on musicians’ intellectual property and life’s work, without consent, transparency and compensation,” says Tift Merritt, a singer-songwriter and board member of the Artist Rights Alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Only one of this year's in-competition Brit Award nominees, Farnworth singer-songwriter Chrystal, actually came from Greater Manchester.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

As singer-songwriter Nina Simone sang in her 1963 song “Mississippi Goddamn : You don't have to live next to me / Just give me my equality.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson