How to Use songwriter in a Sentence

songwriter

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  • The singer and songwriter went on to spend more than a decade fronting a Prince tribute.
    — Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Now 25 years old, the singer/songwriter is killing it from the front to the back of her catalog.
    — Jenni Moore | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 1 Dec. 2022
  • As the band's main songwriter, Cobain was a huge part of its success.
    — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Progress comes with a price, the songwriter wishes to say.
    — Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 14 July 2024
  • The singer and songwriter Shervin Hajipour won a Grammy Award last year for the song.
    — Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and main songwriter of The Band, has died at the age of 80.
    — Spin Staff, Spin, 9 Aug. 2023
  • And as a songwriter, I'm just so inspired by her, been for a long time.
    — Steve Baltin, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • There is Willie Nelson the songwriter of rare and poignant gifts, and more Willie Nelsons yet to be named.
    — Jason Mellard, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2023
  • It’s said to be the first award of its kind to recognize a songwriter’s achievement.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 May 2023
  • If Mount Rushmore had a place for songwriters, Kris would be on it.
    — Annie Blackman, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Teasdale, the main singer and songwriter, wore a Buffy T-shirt and a crocheted cap over her silky brown hair.
    — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
  • While the songwriter only lived in the Twin Cities for one year, his days there were decisive.
    — Leo Deluca, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2023
  • By the turn of the decade, a whirlwind of recognition as both a songwriter and artist was underway.
    — Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
  • The thing is Tweedy might be an even better author than songwriter.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Is the dream to be a professional singer/songwriter? A.
    — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2023
  • And their allegiance makes good sense: Much like Swift, Abrams is a songwriter first.
    — Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 21 June 2024
  • The songwriter, aka S*A*M, has actually penned and produced more than the 21 hits in the title, for the likes of Panic!
    — Gary Graff, cleveland, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The character of Jeff is a failed L.A. songwriter, a troubadour that didn’t make it.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Not to mention Chris De Burgh was an insanely good songwriter, and had such a cool unique voice.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Kemp is one of the most successful songwriters to come out of the New Romantic era in British pop music.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Lane moved to San Diego in 2017 to establish himself as a singer-songwriter.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Music and lyrics were composed by Gordon Gano, the lead singer and songwriter of the Violent Femmes.
    — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The pair, who have been together for nearly four years, first met at a songwriters' event in Nashville.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The singer bonded with Chello over their love of singer-songwriter Jon Bellion.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Barrera won three awards: songwriter of the year, best regional song and producer of the year.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • More recently, the songwriter was nominated for his work on the soundtrack of the film Rustin.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
  • This was Jess Williamson, also an indie-rock singer and songwriter.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Those can pay tribute to all of the singer/songwriter’s gold and platinum albums and her 14 Grammy Award wins (and counting).
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
  • A little over a decade ago, Rita Wilson decided to launch her second act and pursue a later-in-life dream of becoming a singer/songwriter.
    — Pam Windsor, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The early Village embodied a moment when songwriters would literally watch the nightly news or read a newspaper and then write a song about it — a song that could easily end up on an LP from a major label.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024

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