| WONDER | Stevie, US singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born Stevland Judkins in 1950 (6) |
| NICKS | Stevie, US singer/songwriter and vocalist with Fleetwood Mac (5) |
| STEVIEWONDER | US singer- songwriter and activist born Stevland Judkins (6,6) |
| STILLS | US musician and multi-instrumentalist known for his work with David Crosby and Graham Nash (6) |
| MOZART | Classical composer and multi-instrumentalist whose approximately 600 works are listed in the Kochel catalogue (6) |
| STEVIE | Which singer-musician was born Steveland Hardaway Judkins? (6,6) |
| PRINCE | US singer/songwriter and musician who died in 2016 (6) |
| REDMAN | Don ?, US jazz multi-instrumentalist, arranger and orchestra leader who died in 1964 (6) |
| NEWMAN | Randy ___, US singer/ songwriter and film composer who scored the 2019 film Marriage Story (6) |
| WOMACK | Bobby ---, acclaimed US singer, songwriter and guitarist |
| SIERRA | ___ Noble, Canadian singer/ multi-instrumentalist |
| LUNALI | Canadian multi-instrumentalist, her debut 2022 album is called 'Duality': 2 wds. |
| GENEPARSONS | He was The Byrds' drummer and multi-instrumentalist (4,7) |
| THESTREETS | English rap music project led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner |
| ROYCASTLE | Windsor, for example, rejects a line dancer and multi-instrumentalist |
| ERYKAHBADU | US singer-songwriter and actress born Erica Abi Wright in 1971 (6,4) |
| DYLAN | US singer/songwriter and Nobel laureate (surname) who was born and raised in Minnesota (5) |
| BODIDDLEY | US singer, songwriter and guitarist born Ellas Bates in 1928; 'Who Do You Love?' (1956) |
| JOANNANEWSOM | American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and actress who was classically trained on the harp in her youth |
| NEILSEDAKA | US singer, songwriter and pianist whose early hits were "Calendar Girl", "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" and "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (4,6) |