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musicians

noun

plural of musician

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a person who plays a musical instrument the violinist was a famous and exquisitely talented musician

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a person who writes musical compositions that musician is known for having written music that is very difficult to perform

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Recent Examples of musicians The rapper blazed through an eight-song set in 18 minutes, taking only brief pauses to shout out her backing musicians and, at one point, remark on the lack of Maryland crab cakes in her rider. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026 Football too is a collective effort, where no player achieves greatness alone; musicians are supported by an entire ecosystem of peers, producers, engineers and creative talent. — Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026 Don’t worry about it, get the best lawyer, get the best musicians. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026 Students, working-class people, artists, local neighborhood families, musicians and people from all walks of life who simply love books and reading. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 The firm began by representing restaurants and musicians, though their roster quickly expanded into the wider entertainment industry. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026 That includes casual players and professional musicians with great gear, because this can support spontaneous songwriting sessions on the road. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026 Lindvall had a blunt warning for musicians and composers curious about the technology. — Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 Roan was among the artists who joined Rodrigo at her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival in August, which brought together an all-women lineup of musicians. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

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Love, at 85 years old, is the sole member of the original Beach Boys lineup who still tours under that name, performing all their classic, SPF-friendly hits with younger instrumentalists.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Even Rodrigo’s backing band, full of absolutely shredding women instrumentalists, played beside her on equal footing for exquisitely tasteful, post-punky revisions of songs across her three albums.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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The Universal Composers Initiative reflects that commitment by providing emerging, high-achieving composers with meaningful, real-world opportunities to grow their careers within our studio ecosystem.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Kwapis consulted with composers, musicologists, record producers, and culture writers to provide commentary for the film.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026

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Performers weren’t spared either, with several forced to perform in the rain without covering for both artists and their equipment.

— Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
The show sought to expand norms of representation—a project whose sincerity all but courts the cringeworthy—with artists hell-bent on deconstructing the drive for beauty, including Orlan, Sara Cwynar, Juno Calypso, and Haley Morris-Cafiero.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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