How to Use songwriter in a Sentence

songwriter

noun

• Now 25 years old, the singer/songwriter is killing it from the front to the back of her catalog.
  — Jenni Moore | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 1 Dec. 2022
• As the band's main songwriter, Cobain was a huge part of its success.
  — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
• Progress comes with a price, the songwriter wishes to say.
  — Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 14 July 2024
• The singer and songwriter Shervin Hajipour won a Grammy Award last year for the song.
  — Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and main songwriter of The Band, has died at the age of 80.
  — Spin Staff, Spin, 9 Aug. 2023
• And as a songwriter, I'm just so inspired by her, been for a long time.
  — Steve Baltin, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
• There is Willie Nelson the songwriter of rare and poignant gifts, and more Willie Nelsons yet to be named.
  — Jason Mellard, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2023
• It’s said to be the first award of its kind to recognize a songwriter’s achievement.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 May 2023
• If Mount Rushmore had a place for songwriters, Kris would be on it.
  — Annie Blackman, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
• Teasdale, the main singer and songwriter, wore a Buffy T-shirt and a crocheted cap over her silky brown hair.
  — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
• While the songwriter only lived in the Twin Cities for one year, his days there were decisive.
  — Leo Deluca, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2023
• By the turn of the decade, a whirlwind of recognition as both a songwriter and artist was underway.
  — Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
• The thing is Tweedy might be an even better author than songwriter.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 29 Mar. 2023
• Is the dream to be a professional singer/songwriter? A.
  — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2023
• And their allegiance makes good sense: Much like Swift, Abrams is a songwriter first.
  — Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 21 June 2024
• The songwriter, aka S*A*M, has actually penned and produced more than the 21 hits in the title, for the likes of Panic!
  — Gary Graff, cleveland, 27 Dec. 2022
• The character of Jeff is a failed L.A. songwriter, a troubadour that didn’t make it.
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
• Kemp is one of the most successful songwriters to come out of the New Romantic era in British pop music.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2023
• Lane moved to San Diego in 2017 to establish himself as a singer-songwriter.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2022
• Music and lyrics were composed by Gordon Gano, the lead singer and songwriter of the Violent Femmes.
  — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2023
• The pair, who have been together for nearly four years, first met at a songwriters' event in Nashville.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
• More recently, the songwriter was nominated for his work on the soundtrack of the film Rustin.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
• Those can pay tribute to all of the singer/songwriter’s gold and platinum albums and her 14 Grammy Award wins (and counting).
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
• Who is Luke Combs? Combs is a singer and songwriter who's been working in the country music industry for a decade.
  — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 July 2024
• The visual follows a young girl who appears to be a fan of Halsey and a pink-haired version of the singer/songwriter grappling with the effects of young stardom.
  — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
• Since the show needed the song immediately, the songwriters had little time to kick around ideas.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2023
• Then there’s Phoebe, my daughter’s other main songwriter crush of 2021.
  — Susannah Felts, Longreads, 27 Apr. 2023
• Singer and songwriter Grimes has merged the two to allow users to transform their vocals into Grimes’s unique vocal style.
  — François Candelon, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2024
• Singer/songwriter/model Leonor Paulo was born in Angola.
  — Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
• The Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe–winning star has sold over 125 million records worldwide over his decades as a recording artist, songwriter, producer.
  — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024