How to Use labelmate in a Sentence

labelmate

noun
  • Swift will need to spend five more weeks on top to steal that honor from her Republic labelmate.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 June 2024
  • Their major move opened the doors for bands like labelmates Nirvana to go pop but stay sloppy, and thus, the great grunge rush commenced.
    — Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Her own songs and those of her labelmates have been featured in two of Rihanna’s Fenty shows.
    — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Lamar also has a secret weapon in the form of Jay Rock, his labelmate who drives in with one of the best guest verses in rap history.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 13 Apr. 2021
  • The Thrill Jockey labelmates will release the record on the label on April 24.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The only other artist to achieve that same feat through the last 60 years is Streisand's labelmate Bob Dylan.
    — Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Props to her and similarly long-building labelmate Chappell Roan for sticking with it.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2024
  • With Brown and Combs being labelmates, and given Wallen’s stronghold on the sales chart, Wallen could take home the win here.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 May 2023
  • They will also be joined by their former labelmates Epik High, who are performing at Coachella for the second time.
    — Tara Edwards, refinery29.com, 14 Jan. 2020
  • But where her labelmates routinely drape their songs in warm, dense fuzz, Babuka Black opts for clarity and directness.
    — Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026
  • This spring, Been Stellar will open for labelmates the 1975 on the European leg of their tour.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Waterhouse’s Sub Pop labelmates Bully will provide support during the rest of the trek.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
  • Rina Sawayama had a few choice words for her labelmate Matty Healy of The 1975.
    — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 25 June 2023
  • 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
  • The 21-date, 19-city tour is the latest team-up of the multiple Grammy Award winners and former labelmates.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Rashad has always been reticent to follow in the footsteps of his Top Dawg Entertainment labelmates.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, Pitchfork, 6 May 2026
  • My eyes are on The Weeknd’s labelmate and recent collaborator Post Malone.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Despite being one of the label’s first stars, Mack’s contribution is often glossed over in favor of labelmate Biggie Smalls.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The band stood out from its Sub Pop labelmates for mixing shoegaze with a brighter indie pop sound — including catchy harmonies from vocalists Shannon and Moore.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Their entertainment labelmates Blackpink became the first women in a K-pop group to be invited to the festival in 2019.
    — Tara Edwards, refinery29.com, 14 Jan. 2020
  • His labelmate and predecessor Craig Mack passed in 2018 from heart failure in relative isolation from the rest of the industry.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2021
  • In their separate realities that exist in the same setting, the former Top Dawg Entertainment labelmates are swept up in the presence of their partners.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Accompanied by his longtime friend, labelmate and DJ, Mannie Fresh—they, along with the 400 Degreez Band, cranked out the hit after hit.
    — Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Carti will be accompanied by his Opium labelmates Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely and Homixide Gang.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The evening, presented by Intuit TurboTax, will be headlined by Chase’s labelmate, Don Toliver.
    — Evan Burke, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Lawson’s work with Sferic labelmate Yungwebster and his Nostalgians crew draws inspiration from the most atmospheric moments of Travis Scott’s sound, sanding off the edges and infusing it with a soulful, foggy glow.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Announced today, the Lil Sunny’s Awful Road Trip Tour will kick off in Atlanta in August and feature support from his TDE labelmate Alemeda.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
  • Fans will see why Chase has served as tour DJ for labelmates like Travis Scott, Sheck Wes, and this year’s The STAGE headliner, Don Toliver.
    — Evan Burke, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2026
  • An almost 30-year-old beef between rappers Ja Rule and 50 Cent came to a head Sunday morning on a flight bringing a couple of Fitty’s G-Unit Records labelmates from West to East.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Following Newark, the seven-member group will perform ahead of their senior labelmates in Fairfax, Virginia, and Fort Worth, Texas, followed by Duluth, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Oakland all marking one of K-pop’s most buzzy tours of the year.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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