| 100% | JLO | 3 | Nickname of the Bronx-born singer whose latest album is "A.K.A." |
| 54% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | "Saving All My Love for You" singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose last name is a city in Texas (2 wds.) |
| 54% | FIONAAPPLE | 10 | "Criminal" singer whose last name is a shade of green: 2 wds. |
| 52% | FREDDIE | 7 | With 34-Across, Queen lead singer whose last name is a metal with the chemical symbol Hg |
| 50% | KRIS | 4 | Singer whose first name is the first four letters of his last name |
| 50% | JONBATISTE | 10 | Singer whose album "We Are" won the Album of the Year Grammy in 2022 |
| 49% | RIPTORN | 7 | Entertainer whose last name is the past tense of a synonym of his first name |
| 48% | ADELE | 5 | British singer whose latest album is "25" |
| 48% | KELLYMARIETRAN | 14 | "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" actress whose first name is a shade of green: 3 wds. |
| 47% | PETER | 5 | & 5D Late singer-actor; member of The Monkees whose original surname was Thorkelson |
| 47% | KATY | 4 | Singer Perry whose latest album is "143" |
| 47% | KATE | 4 | Singer and actress whose 2007 debut solo album, Made of Bricks, was a UK no 1 |
| 47% | ELISABETHMOSS | 13 | "The Handmaid's Tale" actress whose last name is a shade of green: 2 wds. |
| 46% | OTISREDDING | 11 | US singer-songwriter whose posthumous album The Dock of the Bay was released in 1968 |
| 46% | SOLID | 5 | State whose last two letters are the postal abbreviation for a different kind of state |
| 46% | RAE | 3 | ___ Morris, British singer whose latest album is called "Someone Out There" |
| 46% | HER | 3 | Singer nominated for Album of the Year Grammys in 2019 and 2020 (and whose name spells a pronoun) |
| 46% | PAM | 3 | "Polythene ___," 1969 song by The Beatles whose title was inspired by the nickname of a fan |
| 46% | SENECACRANE | 11 | Head Gamemaker in "The Hunger Games" whose last name is a kind of bird: 2 wds. |
| 46% | JLO | 3 | Pop nickname that was the title of a 2001 4x platinum album |
| 46% | KEYS | 4 | Singer Alicia whose debut album was "Songs in A Minor" |
| 46% | JACKSPARROW | 11 | Rakish captain in "Pirates of the Caribbean" whose last name is a kind of bird: 2 wds. |
| 45% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | "My Life" singer whose last name is a common first name: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | "Crocodile Rock" singer whose last name is a common first name: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MACYGRAY | 8 | "I Try" singer, whose last name is a color: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MONICA | 6 | "Angel of Mine" singer whose last name is Brown |
| 45% | ALOHASHIRT | 10 | Article of tropical apparel ... whose start is a state nickname for the state indicated by the circled squares |
| 45% | DIAMONDJIMBRADY | 15 | Early railroad tycoon whose nickname is a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across |
| 45% | DUALIPA | 7 | "Don't Start Now" singer whose latest album is called "Radical Optimism": 2 wds. |