| BADU | US singer-songwriter and activist, Erykah _ (4) |
| BAEZ | Joan ___, U.S. singer-songwriter and activist born in 1941 (4) |
| TORI | US singer-songwriter and pianist whose albums include the UK No. 1 Under the Pink (1994) (4,4) |
| AMOS | US singer-songwriter and pianist whose albums include the UK No. 1 Under the Pink (1994) (4,4) |
| STEVIEWONDER | US singer- songwriter and activist born Stevland Judkins (6,6) |
| BRAGG | Billy ___, singer-songwriter and activist (5) |
| JOANBAEZ | American folk singer, songwriter and activist who helped to bring the songs of Bob Dylan to prominence |
| AFRO | Hairstyle for singer Erykah Badu, often |
| SOUL | Neo ___ (Erykah Badu genre) |
| SHOT | Erykah Badu "Rim___" |
| 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) |
| NELSON | Willie -, songwriter and activist (6) |
| JIMIHENDRIX | US singer-songwriter and guitarist who headlined the iconic 1969 Woodstock Festival (4,7) |
| LEANNRIMES | US singer/songwriter and actress whose hit songs include How Do I Live, You Light Up My Life and Crazy (5,5) |
| ERYKAHBADU | US singer-songwriter and actress born Erica Abi Wright in 1971 (6,4) |
| ROYORBISON | US singer-songwriter and musician (1936-88) known by nicknames including 'the Caruso of Rock' and ;The Big O' (3,7) |
| DYLAN | US singer/songwriter and Nobel laureate (surname) who was born and raised in Minnesota (5) |
| MORRISON | Jim, US singer/songwriter and lead vocalist of The Doors (8) |
| NICKS | Stevie, US singer/songwriter and vocalist with Fleetwood Mac (5) |
| PRINCE | US singer/songwriter and musician who died in 2016 (6) |
