How to Use songwriter in a Sentence

songwriter

noun

• As the band's main songwriter, Cobain was a huge part of its success.
  — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 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
• While the songwriter only lived in the Twin Cities for one year, his days there were decisive.
  — Leo Deluca, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2023
• Is the dream to be a professional singer/songwriter? A.
  — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Sara Tavares, a Portuguese songwriter, singer and guitarist with a gentle voice and an ear for global pop, died on Nov. 19 in Lisbon.
  — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2023
• Keaton is dad to songwriter Sean Douglas, who is a dad himself to daughter Maggie, 2½, and son River, 6.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
• The songwriter wore black pantyhose with an oversized blue open shirt, brown blazer, and beige briefs, topping off the look with a burgundy tie and cross-body bag to match her wine red hair.
  — Luz García, Glamour, 23 Nov. 2023
• But beyond riveting rock, crowd-sweeping speeches and sticky hooks, Hardy can be a heck of a songwriter.
  — Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2023
• In the clip, viewers are given an overview of the life of Carter Cash: singer, songwriter, comedian, and actress.
  — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 4 Jan. 2024
• Boone, shown in old footage singing the scorcher in a button-down sweater and with a milquetoast smile, moved more copies of the song than Little Richard, who, as the songwriter, was paid a half-cent for every record sold.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
• This is an intimate, round-robin style performance that features some of the area’s top songwriters.
  — Jody MacE, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2024
• Who was the songwriter behind the mysterious country tune with no name and no credit?
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
• Similarly, the Midnights songwriter made $90 million for the Greater Cincinnati Area during her two-night stint in the city.
  — Rachel Shin, Fortune, 14 July 2023
• Heather Headley has been a household name for a while thanks to her continued success as an actress and singer/songwriter (she's got a Tony and Grammy, thank you very much).
  — Maggie Horton, Country Living, 30 July 2023
• South Los Angeles singer, songwriter, and producer August 08 has died at the age of 31.
  — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 29 Aug. 2023
• Gorley is only the third songwriter in ACM history to have a writing credit on three song of the year nominees in one year.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 May 2023
• There’s Edgar Barrera, the 33-year-old producer and songwriter who was nominated for 22 Latin Grammys in the past two years alone.
  — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024
• Bay Area civil rights pioneer, songwriter and park ranger Betty Reid Soskin has lived many lives over her 102 years.
  — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
• Despite Wexler’s accolades, Joel wasn’t going to entrust the younger songwriter right away.
  — Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 7 May 2024