labelmate

noun

la·​bel·​mate ˈlā-bəl-ˌmāt How to pronounce labelmate (audio)
: a singer or musician who records for the same company as another

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After a quick trio of EPs in the early 2010s, the singer-songwriter adopted the steady pace of peers like her former TDE labelmate Kendrick Lamar. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025 Plus, producer and singer-songwriter Al B. Sure!, who was at Uptown Records with Combs and dated Kim Porter before him, speaks out about his former labelmate. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025 Along with labelmate Otis Redding, Sam & Dave were show-stopping live performers, electrifying the Stax revues of the mid-1960s and fueling Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi to create their own Ray Ban-wearing homage as The Blues Brothers. Roy Trakin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper announced on Tuesday the North American dates for his upcoming Grand National Tour with his former labelmate and frequent collaborator. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for labelmate 

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of labelmate was in 1967

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“Labelmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labelmate. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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