singer-songwriter

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Award-winning singer-songwriter Raye has topped the album charts for the first time with This Music May Contain Hope.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Mariel Loveland, a singer-songwriter in New York, said one autocorrect fail has become a long-running gag among musicians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

If anything, the recording sessions initially found the singer-songwriter at an all-time low, floored by nerves.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

You could fairly describe José González as a folky singer-songwriter with a guitar, but much about his creative path pushes against type.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

As singer-songwriter Nina Simone sang in her 1963 song “Mississippi Goddamn : You don't have to live next to me / Just give me my equality.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson