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songwriter

[sawng-rahy-ter, song-] / ˈsɔŋˌraɪ tər, ˈsɒŋ- /
NOUN
lyricist
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Anything from Yma Sumac, the Peruvian vocalist and songwriter, to David Bowie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

The Australian-American singer and songwriter Jamie O’Neal digresses from the program just a bit—delivering Reba McEntire’s “Tammy Wynette Kind of Pain.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

A third disc, “The Stranger in the House,” finds Costello imagining another potential career for himself as a professional songwriter.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

After studying orchestral composition at Boston's Berklee College of Music, she moved to Nashville and quickly found work as a songwriter.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Okay, I am also very impressed that you Googled your way to Elliott Smith, who was quite possibly the greatest songwriter since Lennon and McCartney.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

Bill Doss, Will Cullen Hart, Jeff Mangum and Robert Schneider were music fanatics and budding songwriters whose tastes ranged widely but overlapped in the realm of psychedelic rock and pop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Kiwanuka first made his mark 15 years ago, being named the BBC's Sound of 2012, and has established himself as one of Britain's most acclaimed singers and songwriters.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

You’ve interpreted the music of so many great songwriters: Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Last year, Warner settled claims against Suno and agreed to move forward with AI-powered products based on licensed songs, while saying artists and songwriters would have the choice to opt in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Talent contests and megalomaniac record producers have always paired ingenue wannabes with experienced songwriters, for instance, cashing in quickly on success before the public's appetite for novelty fades.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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