| 100% | LIONEL | 6 | With 33-Across, Commodores lead singer and solo artist who never learned to read music |
| 49% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | Beatles bassist and singer who never learned to read music: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ARIANA | 6 | With 33-Across, "No Tears Left to Cry" singer/actress who played 3-Down and 24-Down (and who was born June 26, 1993) |
| 34% | EDDIEVANHALEN | 13 | Guitarist whose rock band was named after him and his brother, and who never learned to read music: 3 wds. |
| 32% | DRAKE | 5 | Singer of 15-Across, 28-Across, and 38-Across who was honored with the Artist of the Decade Award at the 2021 "Billboard" Music Awards |
| 32% | LEANN | 5 | With 33-Across, "Blue" singer who won the Best New Artist Grammy in 1997 |
| 32% | WHITNEY | 7 | With 33-Across, "So Emotional" singer who sang backup for Chaka Khan and Lou Rawls |
| 31% | JUSTIN | 6 | With 33-Across, pop idol who was the Best New Artist at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards |
| 29% | LUKECOMBS | 9 | 15-Across and 33-Across singer who won the 2019 Country Music Association's New Artist of the Year Award (2 wds.) |
| 29% | LAUREN | 6 | With 33-Across, "Good Girls" actress and comedian who won $500,000 for charity on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in 2020 |
| 28% | LULU | 4 | Singer and actress who played Barbara Pegg in 1967 film drama To Sir, with Love |
| 28% | KATYPERRY | 9 | "Roar" singer with more than 42 million YouTube subscribers who was the first artist to have multiple music videos reach one billion views on YouTube (2 wds.) |
| 28% | RITA | 4 | ___ Ora, a famous singer and actress who shot to fame with "Hot Right Now" |
| 28% | ROBERT | 6 | With 31-Across, singer who performed his song "Addicted to Love" to open the third MTV Video Music Awards, in 1986 |
| 28% | LIONEL | 6 | With 33-Across, "Hello" singer and judge on "American Idol" |
| 27% | STYLES | 6 | Harry __, One Direction singer and solo artist |
| 27% | DIERKSBENTLEY | 13 | Singer of 15-Across and 29-Across who was honored with an Academy of Country Music's Merle Haggard Spirit Award (2 wds.) |
| 27% | GERARD | 6 | With 33-Across, "London Has Fallen" star who was never an estate servant |
| 27% | THOMASRHETT | 11 | 17-Across and 28-Across singer who was the 2019 Academy of Country Music's Male Artist of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 27% | MORGANWALLEN | 12 | 15-Across, 38-Across, and "7 Summers" singer who won the iHeartRadio Music Awards Best New Country Artist in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 27% | JOANNE | 6 | With 33-Across, "Laugh-In" performer who reacted to chicken jokes: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BAZLUHRMANN | 11 | Australian director of 19- and 33-Across who's known for films with pop music soundtracks: 2 wds. |
| 27% | NORMAN | 6 | With 33-Across, novelist and journalist who plays Stanford White in "Ragtime" (2 wds.) |
| 26% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |
| 26% | DOJACAT | 7 | 13-Across, 19-Across, and 38-Across singer who was named New Artist of the Year at the 2020 American Music Awards (2 wds.) |
| 26% | PATSYCLINE | 10 | American singer (birthday today) who was the first female solo artist inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 26% | PATSY | 5 | Cline who was the first solo female artist elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame |
| 26% | KENNYROGERS | 11 | Country Music Hall of Fame singer who collaborated with 17-Across and 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 26% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | Country Music Hall of Fame singer who covers "Every Breath You Take" with Sting and "Open Arms" with Steve Perry on 48-Across (2 wds.) |
| 26% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | "Jolene" singer who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical "9 to 5": 2 wds. |