songwriter
noun
song·writ·er
ˈsȯŋ-ˌrī-tər 
: a person who composes words or music or both especially for popular songs
Examples of songwriter in a Sentence
an award-winning singer and songwriter
he's both a singer and a songwriter
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Principal songwriter, guitarist and occasional lead singer Noel quit the band after a backstage fight with vocalist Liam at a show in Paris that year.
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Sophie Williams, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
Bakersfield, his album with singer and songwriter Vince Gill, was a tribute to the classic country sound emerging from a California destination for migrants during the hardscrabble days of the Dust Bowl.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
With the bundling of Spotify’s premium plans combining music and audiobooks, the streamer is paying a lower mechanical royalty rate to songwriters in the U.S. under the 2022 settlement agreement between the National Music Publishers Assn.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Now new details have emerged: The country singer and songwriter was arrested after a state trooper pulled him over for speeding and allegedly found marijuana in the car.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
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Sophie Williams, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
Bakersfield, his album with singer and songwriter Vince Gill, was a tribute to the classic country sound emerging from a California destination for migrants during the hardscrabble days of the Dust Bowl.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
With the bundling of Spotify’s premium plans combining music and audiobooks, the streamer is paying a lower mechanical royalty rate to songwriters in the U.S. under the 2022 settlement agreement between the National Music Publishers Assn.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Now new details have emerged: The country singer and songwriter was arrested after a state trooper pulled him over for speeding and allegedly found marijuana in the car.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
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songwriter
noun
song·writ·er
ˈsȯŋ-ˌrīt-ər
: a person who composes words or music or both especially for popular songs
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