| GAYE | Singer nicknamed the Prince of Motown |
| BAKER | Chet, U.S. jazz trumpeter born in 1929 nicknamed the Prince of Cool (5) |
| MARVIN | ___ Gaye What's Going On African-American singer who is lovingly called the Prince of Motown |
| MELTORME | U.S. actor and singer nicknamed The Velvet Fog because of the smoothness of his voice (3,5) |
| SINATRA | American singer nicknamed The Chairman Of The Board, Frank ... |
| JOAN | The Runaways singer nicknamed the Godmother of Punk, ___ Jett |
| MARAINEY | American singer nicknamed the "Mother of the Blues" (2,6) |
| BESSIESMITH | American singer nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues" |
| SPRINGSTEEN | Surname of the singer nicknamed The Boss (11) |
| GLADYSKNIGHT | American singer nicknamed the Empress of Soul, whose backing group was The Pips (6,6) |
| ARETHA | Miss Franklin, American singer nicknamed the "Queen of Soul" (6) |
| GLORIAESTEFAN | "Conga" singer nicknamed "The Queen of Latin Pop": 2 wds. |
| CHER | Singer nicknamed the "Goddess of Pop" |
| DONNASUMMER | US singer nicknamed the Queen of Disco |
| ORBISON | Singer nicknamed "The Caruso of Rock" |
| ODAY | Singer nicknamed "The Jezebel of Jazz" |
| TINATURNER | "Private Dancer" singer nicknamed "The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll": 2 wds. |
| MARYJBLIGE | "Be Without You" singer nicknamed "The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul": 3 wds. |
| NINASIMONE | "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" singer nicknamed the High Priestess of Soul |
| FITZGERALD | Ella _, American jazz singer nicknamed the "First Lady of Song" (10) |
