Thesaurus results for VOCALS

vocals

noun

plural of vocal

as in ballads

a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment a recording artist who arranges his own vocals

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Recent Examples of vocals The performance’s poignancy was underlined by background vocals from singers Tiffany Stevens and Ebony Franklin. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026 The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, percussion), Ricky Wilson (guitar, vocals) and Keith Strickland (drums, guitar, keyboards, vocals). — Paul Grein, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026 There will be four original songs on the album, with additional vocals from Academy Award nominee Amanda Seyfried, Rose Gray and Emei and a score by Kris Bowers. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 The system is great at producing a natural, crisp, and vibrant audio response, delivering Callahan's rich baritone vocals and crisp percussion and acoustic guitar details. — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 For the rest of the show, Love sat in place, singing along but ceding his usual lead vocals and master of ceremonies roles to others. — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 The sketch is narrated by a wedding band (James Austin Johnson, Andrew Dismukes, Tommy Brennan) who kind of kill it with the vocals as well. — Charu Sinha, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2026 Creed-Miles plays guitar and sings, delivering raw, emotive vocals that a modern, moody version of Marianne might very much like. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026 By their 2000 album, Invincible, Cooper’s wife Korey was recruited on keyboards and backing vocals (later adding guitar). — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 8 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Despite murder ballads being a country music tradition, programmers didn’t seem to embrace women doing it so gleefully.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Another common variation is that not all ballads tell a story.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of ballads

Noun

Original songs performed in the film are written by Morley and Carly Paradis, who also handled the score.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
The songs on Purdy also have the tone of journal entries, detailing haggard trips to the grocery store, daydreams about his young daughters’ glamorous adult lives, and observations about the banality of oppression.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of songs

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My Presbyterian Romance gatherings pair lyrics with Bible passages, bringing together longtime fans, churchgoers and newcomers to explore faith.

— Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Even the outro gives that familiar groove one final twist, carrying the chorus’ melodic and rhythmic framework into new lyrics rather than simply repeating the chorus again.

— David Penn, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of lyrics

Noun

At the conclusion of an English-language service interspersed with hymns in Arabic, the priest introduced Salazar, who stood up in the front row, smiling and waving.

— Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026
The atmosphere feels similar to Pentecostal churches, with the hymns and spiritual declarations very familiar to those sung in other churches.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of hymns

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