How to Use recording artist in a Sentence

recording artist

noun
  • But the chart-toppers are all active recording artists.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Overstreet also enjoyed fame as a recording artist in his own right.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The recording artist and performer Pink has been tapped to host this year’s telecast.
    — Vogue, 7 June 2026
  • King Gizz are no ordinary recording artists.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Jim Legxacy earned the best male act prize, his first major award as a recording artist.
    — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Some came courtesy of brand new recording artists, who were just releasing their debut albums.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • In the coming decades, Sedaka remained busy as both a live performer and recording artist.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The main stage is an amphitheater that normally is a concert venue for major recording artists.
    — ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • Hinds’ daughter is a recording artist and Fleming’s son is a music therapist.
    — Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Many rappers and other recording artists reacted to his death with tributes on social media.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Bell is known globally as a performer, recording artist and educator.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • LiAngelo, meanwhile, is a recording artist.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • Roll is a Grammy-winning recording artist, while Xo is a successful podcast host.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
  • The recent headlines about one of the world’s most popular recording artists may be cause for celebration but should also serve as a wake-up call.
    — Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Ryan Star, Stationhead’s co-founder and a recording artist, will serve as chief creative officer.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Billy Joel was floundering as a recording artist when Davis signed him in 1973.
    — Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • In addition to acting, Platt continues to release music and tour as a recording artist.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
  • But, as explained by acts who've performed at the annual event in the past, there's a good reason as to why many recording artists don't perform live on the holiday stage.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Richard Marx croons his way onto Billboard’s jazz charts for the first time in a career as a lead recording artist that dates back almost 40 years.
    — Gary Trust, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Smollett is making forays into rebooting his career as an actor, a director and a recording artist.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Sure, he’s produced for some of music’s highest-selling recording artists and with his visionary eye, helped shape the look of 2000s streetwear.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • One of the largest productions for the recording artist to date, the musician has already headlined dates across North America.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 June 2026
  • This sort of recognition is no rarity for the former Beatle, who has seen the world of album charts evolve greatly in his five-plus decades as a recording artist.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
  • The year 1959 saw the release of Rock With Sedaka, his first solo album as a recording artist.
    — Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Her latest record, Sound of a Woman, arrived May 1, marking her newest chapter as a recording artist.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
  • For Mfinda, the recording artist is said to be working on music that feels both timeless and forward-leaning while blending music with storytelling.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Those are two audio brands that dominate the market for professional mixing desks used to lay down tracks in recording studios by some of the world’s best-selling recording artists.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Johnny Mathis, a bestselling singer and recording artist known for his distinctive romantic and velvety tenor voice, knew Goodwin for decades.
    — Marianne Love, Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Marx’s chart history expands following his ascents on pop, adult, country, R&B and rock rankings, as a songwriter and/or recording artist.
    — Gary Trust, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Leveraging his success as a multi-platinum recording artist, Rucker is creating opportunities for others to benefit from the game that has taught him so much.
    — Michael Loré, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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