sing/play lead

idiom

: to sing/play as the main performer
He sang/played lead in the band.

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Directed by Nupur Ashthana and Priyanka Ghose, The Royals features Ishaan Khatter and Bhumi Pednekar along with Zeenat Aman, Chunky Panday, Sakshi Tanwar, and Sumukhi Suresh play lead roles. Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 Emerging young talent Joseph Zada will play lead character Haymitch Abernathy, whom fans have longed associated with Woody Harrelson. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 15 May 2025 While performing there, Rodriguez was noticed by the country singer and songwriter Tom T. Hall, who encouraged him to make a go for a country career in Nashville and later hired a 20-year-old Rodriguez to play lead guitar in his band, paving the way for a deal with Mercury Records. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025 Intriguing questions will immediately emerge about what might happen the night of the ceremony, like: Who will sing lead lead vocals in place of Chris Cornell for Soundgarden’s induction? Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025 Dutch Interior’s Practice Is Paying Off Dutch Interior bring a lot to the stage: six members, three of whom play guitar, and five of whom sing lead vocals on at least one song. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025 Jyotika, Shabana Azmi, Shalini Pandey and Nimisha Sajayan play lead roles in the crime drama series. Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 In 2018, Moreno was invited to sing lead vocals with Smashing Pumpkins during a 30th-anniversary show in Chicago. Chris MacIas, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2025 To sing lead, the producers recruited Willis and his meaty soul growl, then on display in the original cast of the Broadway version of The Wiz. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025

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