How to Use vocalist in a Sentence

vocalist

noun
  • The 28-year-old is the band’s lead vocalist and main dancer.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 July 2024
  • Mary Weiss, singer and lead vocalist of the band Shangri-Las, has died.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The band still tours, with Zach Goode as its lead vocalist.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Mills, Buck and Berry would write the music, then hand it over to vocalist Michael Stipe to write the lyrics.
    Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
  • Sidoti has been a vocalist and guitarist with the singer since 2007.
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Oates rose to fame as the guitarist and background vocalist in pop-rock duo Hall & Oates in the 1970s.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Abu Hamdan, the lead vocalist, was, and still is, a bit of a joker.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
  • Cameron is a vocalist and plays bass and drums for the country band Midland.
    Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2024
  • From the range hood of a stove to the bustle of a busy street, the vocalist struggles to deal with noise — except when that noise is due to him.
    Niko Stratis, SPIN, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Smash Mouth continues to tour with vocalist Zach Goode, who joined the band in 2022.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2023
  • But then it was revealed the two stars were not the vocalists on any of Milli Vanilli’s songs.
    Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
  • But so could anyone wanting to make a song with a vocalist who never agreed to be on the track.
    WIRED, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Since then, the vocalist continued to share glimpses of the couple's love story in the lead-up to their wedding.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Chris took home the award for male vocalist of the year at the CMAs and spoke about his family in his acceptance speech.
    Effie Orfanides, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Despite the score’s deficiencies, the vocalists were on top of their parts and spot-on in their roles.
    Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
  • And that perfect fit came in the form of lead vocalist Stevie Woodward.
    Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2022
  • In the visual, Paramore vocalist Hayley Williams finds a large package on her doorstep.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Jan. 2024
  • This year, she is nominated for female vocalist of the year and album of the year.
    Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The final act of the day is the smooth jazz vocalist Maysa, who has had a long solo career outside of her work with the band Incognito, at 10:30 p.m.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The other is a widowed dad whose son has a real talent as a vocalist.
    Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
  • McVie, the British keyboard player and co-vocalist in Fleetwood Mac, was a band member for more than 50 years.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Mike Pinder – keyboardist, vocalist and founding member of the Moody Blues – passed away Wednesday at the age of 82.
    Jill Lances, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Pearl Jam, a rock band whose lead vocalist is Eddie Vedder, was formed in Seattle in 1990.
    Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Dalhart moved to New York City in 1907, hoping to pursue a career as a grand opera vocalist.
    Ted Olson, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Mary Weiss, the singer who channeled the melodrama of adolescence as the lead vocalist of the quintessential girl group the Shangri-Las, has died at the age of 75.
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Maxi Jazz, lead vocalist of British dance music band Faithless, has died.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2022
  • The powerhouse Canadian vocalist has not performed on stage since March 2020, but the door is not closed on a return to the stage.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 June 2024
  • Then their lead vocalist Bobby Kimball left the band, which helped push them in a new direction.
    Max Evry, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Kellie Fuller is one of Wine Country’s finest vocalists.
    Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The song marks the rock band’s first new music in seven years and the debut of their new vocalist Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2024

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