singer-songwriter

Example Sentences

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Amy Winehouse was a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, best known for hits including Rehab and Back to Black, who died in 2011 at the age of 27.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Ms. Nelson is the singer-songwriter for the Paranoid Style and writes on books, film, music and sports for numerous publications.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

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

“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

A singer-songwriter with a guitar was now at the microphone, and she started to perform a song.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti