| AGUILERA | Christina, U.S. singer/ songwriter who collaborated with Maroon 5 on the 2011 song Moves like Jagger (8) |
| RICCI | Christina, U.S. actress who played Wednesday in the 1991 film The Addams Family (5) |
| ANAPE | Phil Collins song "Moves Like ___, Looks Like a Man" |
| ELLIEGOULDING | Singer of the 2011 song "Lights": 2 wds. |
| LEVINE | Adam _, lead vocalist with Maroon 5 (6) |
| CURTISMAYFIELD | American singer/songwriter whose vocals and song "Move On Up" are featured in Canadian band Bran Van 3000's song "Astounded": 2 wds. |
| GENIE | A magnolia with maroon, tulip-shaped flowers - in part, nitrogen I expect (5) |
| EMUP | Rawhide song, 'Move 'em on, head ...' ('2,2) |
| NELSON | Phyllis, singer noted for her 1985 song Move Closer (6) |
| ALICIA | ___ Keys, U.S. singer/ songwriter who collaborated on the 2008 Bond theme Another Way To Die (6) |
| ESTELLE | British singer/songwriter who collaborated with Kanye West on American Boy in 2008 (7) |
| HAMMERSTEIN | Oscar --- II, songwriter who collaborated with Richard Rodgers on the 1946 Oscar-winning song It Might As Well Be Spring (11) |
| LERNER | Alan Jay, U.S. songwriter who collaborated with Frederick Loewe on My Fair Lady (6) |
| DAVIDBYRNE | British-U.S. singer/ songwriter who was lead singer and guitarist of the New Wave band Talking Heads (5,5) |
| GAGA | Lady ____ , professional name of U.S. singer/songwriter who duetted with Ariana Grande on the 2020 single Rain On Me (4) |
| TAYLORSWIFT | Singer who's #5 on the most-followed Twitter list, with over 85 million followers (2 wds.) |
| METALLICA | American heavy metal band who collaborated with Lou Reed on the 2011 album Lulu (9) |
| EILISH | Billie, U.S. singer/songwriter who sings the theme song for the 2021 Bond film No Time to Die (6) |
| ROBINSON | Smokey, U.S. singer/songwriter who was the front man of the Motown group the Miracles (8) |
| LEGEND | John, U.S. singer/songwriter who co-wrote the song Glory for the 2015 film Selma (6) |