| VERNON | Justin, U.S. singer/ songwriter and front man of indie rock band Bon Iver (6) |
| EXILE | Song released by U.S. singer/songwriter Taylor Swift in 2020 featuring rock band Bon Iver (5) |
| TIMBERLAKE | Justin, U.S. singer/songwriter whose most recent UK No 1 hit was Mirrors in 2013 (10) |
| EAUCLAIRE | *Wisconsin city where the indie band Bon Iver formed |
| CARTER | June, U.S. singer/songwriter and second wife of Johnny Cash (6) |
| NELSON | Actual surname of U.S. singer/songwriter and musician Prince (6) |
| DENVER | John, U.S. singer/songwriter and guitarist noted for the song Rocky Mountain High (6) |
| WONDER | Stevie, U.S. singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born Stevland Judkins in 1950 (6) |
| NEWMAN | Randy, U.S. singer/songwriter and film composer who scored the 2019 film Marriage Story (6) |
| DOMINO | Fats ___, U.S. singer-songwriter and pianist born in 1928 (6) |
| ROWSELL | Ellie, English singer and musician who is lead vocalist of indie rock band Wolf Alice (7) |
| EZRA | ____ Koenig, lead vocalist of indie rock band Vampire Weekend (4) |
| PARVA | The previous name of indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs (5) |
| ROBINSON | Smokey, U.S. singer/songwriter who was the front man of the Motown group the Miracles (8) |
| 4AD | Record label for acts like Cocteau Twins and Bon Iver (and a year in the reign of Emperor Augustus) |
| RICHIESAMBORA | Lead guitarist with rock band Bon Jovi from 1983 to 2013 (6,7) |
| TICOTORRES | Drummer in the rock band Bon Jovi who married Czech-born model Eva Herzigova in 1996 (4,6) |
| HYNDE | Chrissie, U.S. singer/songwriter and lead vocalist of The Pretenders (5) |
| FLOWERS | Brandon, U.S. singer/songwriter and lead vocalist of The Killers (7) |
| MORRISON | Jim, U.S. singer/songwriter and lead vocalist of The Doors (8) |
