| 100% | ALICIAKEYS | 10 | 18-Across and 31-Across singer-songwriter who was born January 25, 1981 (2 wds.) |
| 61% | ANNAKENDRICK | 12 | 14-Across and 31-Across singer/actress who was born August 9, 1985 (2 wds.) |
| 60% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | The Beatles and Wings singer-songwriter who was born June 18, 1942 (2 wds.) |
| 54% | GLORIAESTEFAN | 13 | Songwriters Hall of Famer and Miami Sound Machine lead singer who was born September 1, 1957 (2 wds.) |
| 53% | EDDIEREDMAYNE | 13 | Star of 15-Across, 33-Across, and "The Theory of Everything" who was born January 6, 1982 (2 wds.) |
| 53% | FRANKSINATRA | 12 | Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer/actor who was born 100 years ago today: 2 wds. |
| 52% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | Singer of 15-Across and 29-Across who was born October 8, 1985 (2 wds.) |
| 51% | KENNYLOGGINS | 12 | "Footloose" singer who was born January 7, 1948 (2 wds.) |
| 51% | BLAKESHELTON | 12 | Longtime coach on "The Voice" and country music singer who was born June 18, 1976 (2 wds.) |
| 51% | JUSTINBIEBER | 12 | Singer of 18-Across and 32-Across who turns 25 years old on March 1 (2 wds.) |
| 50% | DENNISLEHANE | 12 | Writer of "Mystic River," 18-Across, and 32-Across who was born August 4, 1965 (2 wds.) |
| 50% | DANIARAMIREZ | 12 | 18-Across, 29-Across, and "Sweet Tooth" actress who was born November 8, 1979 (2 wds.) |
| 49% | BETTEMIDLER | 11 | "Wind Beneath My Wings" singer who was born and raised in Hawaii: 2 wds. |
| 49% | BLAKESHELTON | 12 | "God's Country" singer who was born June 18, 1976 (2 wds.) |
| 49% | JAMESTAYLOR | 11 | "Fire and Rain" singer who was born March 12, 1948 (2 wds.) |
| 48% | PHOEBEBRIDGERS | 14 | 16-Across and 31-Across singer who was nominated for a 2020 Best New Artist Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 48% | HENRYCAVILL | 11 | 18-Across, 24-Across, and 33-Across star who was born on May 5, 1983 (2 wds.) |
| 48% | DONALDTRUMP | 11 | President who was impeached December 18, 2019 and January 13, 2021: 2 wds. |
| 47% | EDSHEERAN | 9 | Grammy-winning English singer/songwriter who was born February 17, 1991 (2 wds.) |
| 47% | JONIMITCHELL | 12 | 15-Across and 44-Across singer-songwriter who was honored with a Gershwin Award in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 47% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | 15-Across and 31-Across singer/songwriter with 18 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and two inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame who turns 80 years old this week (2 wds.) |
| 47% | GRACIEABRAMS | 12 | 18-Across and 32-Across singer-songwriter who often opens for Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour (2 wds.) |
| 46% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | 15-Across, 27-Across, and 36-Across singer/songwriter born June 18, 1942 (2 wds.) |
| 46% | DEMILOVATO | 10 | 18-Across and 31-Across singer nominated for nine MTV Video Music Awards (2 wds.) |
| 46% | ARIANAGRANDE | 12 | "Thank U, Next" singer-songwriter who was born June 26, 1993 (2 wds.) |
| 46% | SILVERSTEIN | 11 | Songwriter, poet, and illustrator Shel who was born September 25, 1930 |
| 46% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Singer of 15-Across, 9-Down, and 22-Down who will appear in the 2018 remake of "A Star Is Born" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | ELVISCOSTELLO | 13 | "Veronica" singer who was born Declan Patrick MacManus: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SMOKEYROBINSON | 14 | 42-Across singer/songwriter who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 (2 wds.) |
| 46% | LIONELRICHIE | 12 | "All Night Long (All Night)" singer-songwriter who was born June 20, 1949 (2 wds.) |