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
  • Taylor Swift is one of the biggest recording artists in the world.
    — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • But where composers and recording artists share in the copyright, actors do not have a claim to copyrights.
    — David Arditi, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • Founding investor and recording artist Becky G also read it out before the match.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • Titus’ short career as a recording artist encompassed two albums, both of them self-titled.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Taylor Swift was crowned the global recording artist of the year for a third consecutive year and fifth total time.
    — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Actor Orlando Brown slapped recording artist Ray J in the face with a wad of cash.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
  • Roll is a Grammy-winning recording artist, while Xo is a successful podcast host.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
  • For decades, Springsteen has been known as a prolific songwriter and tireless recording artist.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The recording artist shared a carousel of footage of them collaborating in the studio and opened up in the caption about how the track came together.
    — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • Over the course of her six decade career, she was inducted into more music Halls of Fame than any female recording artist.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
  • In the process, Lightfoot became one of the most successful recording artists of the 1970s.
    — Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 2 May 2023
  • Fans of the Grammy Award-winning recording artist took to the comment section of the post to share their response to the update.
    — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
  • By this point, the MGM Records recording artist was having consistent success on the charts.
    — Rance Collins, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
  • Bayless went on to enjoy a successful 30-year career as both a concert and recording artist and composer.
    — Staff and Wire Reports, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024

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