| ETTAJONES | Singer whose album The Melody Lingers On is a tribute to other jazz vocalists |
| EXTOL | Spandex tolerated partly to pay tribute to others (5) |
| ACAPPELLA | A better piano with jazz vocalist's singing style |
| PALOMAFAITH | Singer whose album The Glorification Of Sadness is to be released in 2024 (6,5) |
| GRACIE | With 30-Across, singer whose album "The Secret of Us" will be released on June 21 |
| RIOTACT | What is the 2002 Pearl Jam album where the track Arc is a tribute to the nine people who died at the 2000 Roskilde Festival? (4,3) |
| REM | Band whose "Man on the Moon" is a tribute to Andy Kaufman |
| HEAD | The principal's inflection of voice is a tribute to the dead (9) (9) |
| ATONE | The principal's inflection of voice is a tribute to the dead (4,5) |
| AGORAHILLS | 2023 Doja Cat hit whose title is a tribute to a town she lived in: 2 wds. |
| EMPIRESTATEOFMIND | 2009 song by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys that is a tribute to New York City |
| DEARMAMA | 1995 2Pac hit that is a tribute to his mother |
| LUDUS | Manchester post, punks whose album The Seduction was a huge influence on Morrissey (5) |
| STING | Singer whose album "Ten Summoner's Tales" is a pun on his real name |
| JONBATISTE | Singer whose album "We Are" won the Album of the Year Grammy in 2022 |
| REPTILE | The agent with the hat on is a cold-blooded creature (7) |
| GALILEO | The Italian in a strong wind with nothing on is a famous astronomer (7) |
| DRONGO | Physician at the instant the green lights come on is a meathead (6) |
| STATE | 2009 song by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys that is a tribute to New York City (6,5,2,4) |
| EMPIRE | 2009 song by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys that is a tribute to New York City (6,5,2,4) |
