recording artist
C584
concept
A recording artist is an individual or group who professionally creates, performs, and records music or other audio content for distribution to an audience.
All labels observed (75)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| musician | 5,890 |
| recording artist canonical | 1,630 |
| rapper | 1,560 |
| jazz musician | 464 |
| American musician | 449 |
| rock musician | 316 |
| country singer | 225 |
| pop singer | 210 |
| hip hop artist | 204 |
| vocalist | 164 |
| hip hop musician | 153 |
| R&B singer | 152 |
| soul singer | 146 |
| jazz singer | 137 |
| electronic musician | 132 |
| country musician | 121 |
| opera singer | 121 |
| rock singer | 111 |
| playback singer | 85 |
| pop musician | 85 |
| R&B musician | 75 |
| gospel singer | 75 |
| jazz trumpeter | 74 |
| folk singer | 67 |
| rhythm and blues singer | 50 |
| recording | 48 |
| American rapper | 47 |
| blues singer | 45 |
| soul musician | 44 |
| reggae musician | 41 |
| Motown artist | 39 |
| reggae singer | 34 |
| punk rock musician | 30 |
| musical persona | 25 |
| blues guitarist | 24 |
| American R&B singer | 22 |
| reggae artist | 19 |
| jazz saxophonist | 17 |
| reggaeton artist | 17 |
| Irish musician | 16 |
| music industry figure | 13 |
| Afrobeats musician | 11 |
| neo soul musician | 11 |
| Cantopop singer | 10 |
| dancehall musician | 9 |
| solo artist | 9 |
| music artist | 7 |
| American hip hop musician | 5 |
| crooner | 5 |
| grime artist | 4 |
| indie musician | 4 |
| soprano singer | 4 |
| American soul singer | 3 |
| Latin trap artist | 3 |
| disco musician | 3 |
| musicalArtist | 3 |
| pop rock musician | 3 |
| reggaeton musician | 3 |
| background vocalist | 2 |
| Grammy-nominated artist | 1 |
| Motown recording artist | 1 |
| OPM artist | 1 |
| adult contemporary musician | 1 |
| band singer | 1 |
| children's music artist | 1 |
| indie artist | 1 |
| indie pop artist | 1 |
| music artist credit | 1 |
| novelty song performer | 1 |
| recording artist credit | 1 |
| recording pseudonym | 1 |
| rock artist | 1 |
| solo recording artist | 1 |
| vocal artist | 1 |
| 歌手 | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: recording artist
Generated description
A recording artist is an individual or group who professionally creates, performs, and records music or other audio content for distribution to an audience.
Instances (11,220)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
|
Paulk
surface form:
Marcus T. Paulk
|
rapper |
| Byron Janis | musician |
| Michael Shields | musician |
| Jermaine Preyan | rapper |
| Courtney Taylor-Taylor | musician |
| Eric Hedford | musician |
| Al Kooper | musician |
| Petronio Álvarez | musician |
| Steve Linsley | musician |
| Darrin Mooney | musician |
| David Hull | musician |
| Donald Duck Dunn | musician |
|
Jerry Lee Smoochy Smith
surface form:
Jerry Lee "Smoochy" Smith
|
musician |
| Gil Caple | musician |
| Andrew Love | musician |
| Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly | rapper |
| Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith | rapper |
| Shad Gregory Moss | rapper |
|
Take Ya Home
surface form:
Bow Wow
|
rapper |
| Wayne Jackson | musician |
|
Ascensión
surface form:
Bobby Sanabria
|
musician |
| Tamara Brooks | American musician |
|
Lisa Gerrard and Patrick Cassidy
surface form:
Lisa Gerrard
|
vocalist |
| Guy Marchand | musician |
| Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe | musician |
| Ronnie Dove | — |
| Highs in the Mid-40s Dub | recording |
| Renée Fleming | — |
| Chase Ryan | musician |
| Andy Gibb | pop singer |
| Alan Bartram | musician |
| Rodrigo Sánchez | musician |
| Donald Dunn | musician |
| Larry Thurston | blues singer |
| Jermaine Stewart | — |
| Brandon Casey | R&B singer |
| Kyle Norman | R&B singer |
| Richard Wingo | R&B singer |
| Jizzal Man | rapper |
| Bohagon | rapper |
| Buddy | rapper |
| Lil Scrappy | rapper |
| Bone Crusher | rapper |
|
Ballin’ Out of Control
surface form:
Ludacris
|
rapper |
|
Turn It Out
surface form:
Jermaine Dupri
|
rapper |
| Tom Paxton | folk singer |
| Buffy Sainte-Marie | musician |
| Sam Smith | pop singer |
| Perry Como | crooner |
| Ray McCullough | musician |