lyricist

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“If you think you’re the best lyricist, you must be using the Wu-Tang sword, and so we’re the Wu-Tang Clan. We felt we were the best lyricists in hip-hop.”

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Indian lyricist Javed Akhtar said in a television interview on Sunday that she would often prepare kebabs for him, taking particular pleasure when he praised her food.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

What have you gotten better at as a lyricist?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

The quartet is fronted by vocalist and lyricist Florence Shaw, who practiced and taught visual art before linking with guitarist Tom Dowse, bassist Lewis Maynard and drummer Nick Buxton in the late 2010s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

You might well be the lyricist of an all-time hit.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson