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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All that to say Lamar will probably take the field around 8 p.m. Who will perform with Kendrick Lamar? Lamar already announced that friend, labelmate and frequent collaborator SZA will join him. Emily Bloch/the Philadelphia Inquirer, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2025 Meanwhile, her labelmate Jelly Roll has been seemingly ubiquitous this year, thanks to his Billboard 200-topping album Beautifully Broken and its corresponding headlining arena tour. Melinda Newman, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2024 Xzibit was once involved in a tour bus shooting with late rap legend Big Pun during their time as labelmates during the late ’90s. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for labelmate

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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 9 Mar. 2025.

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