I'm big on accuracy, credit where credit is due, and labels. For example, when Lady Gaga is called a musician, it's an accurate description. Besides singing, she plays piano, and she writes. But it irks me when I hear someone who only sings, referred to as a musician rather than a singer. Same for many of the "boy bands" being called bands, rather than singers, or a vocal group. Maybe they should be called artists, which is correct and doesn't misrepresent what they do, or don't do.
I have nothing against artists who just sing, or who don't write their own material. That would mean throwing out institutions like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tom Jones, and Elvis (at least he played guitar...) I respect anyone who sings well and delivers a good performance. But should singers be called musicians when they don't actually play an instrument? Should a vocal group be called a band, when they don't play anything? Or is their voice their instrument?
Bermuda
I have nothing against artists who just sing, or who don't write their own material. That would mean throwing out institutions like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tom Jones, and Elvis (at least he played guitar...) I respect anyone who sings well and delivers a good performance. But should singers be called musicians when they don't actually play an instrument? Should a vocal group be called a band, when they don't play anything? Or is their voice their instrument?
Bermuda