recording artist

noun

: a person who performs music for recordings
famous recording artists

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Parton's time on the show provided her with national attention and established her as a recording artist. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 While largely abandoning his modest career as a recording artist, Curry found greater success on the stage and screens, appearing in London in Joe Papp’s pop version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 Curry also had a turn as a recording artist, releasing three rock albums in the late 1970s and early ’80s and even going on tour. — Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Originally a conceptual artist, and later an active avant-garde recording artist, Ono was greeted with fame and, for many years, public criticism, as the wife of John Lennon. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recording artist

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“Recording artist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recording%20artist. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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