创作歌手（英文：Singer-songwriter），指的是同时创作自己的歌词和音乐的歌手。和当代流行音乐歌手不同，这一词汇时常用于描述一类与民谣-原音乐紧密相关的艺术形式。创作歌手时常使用吉他或钢琴为整首曲目提供伴奏，创作曲目或改编曲目主要的作用是用来承载具有主题性的题材，主题可以涉及政治、自省、情感问题。

创作歌手的歌曲时常不仅仅限于娱乐，还是表达政治性抗争的工具，典例包括皮特·西格、杰克逊·布朗和伍迪·盖瑟瑞。

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose, and perform their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary pop music singers who may write or co-write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the folk-acoustic tradition. Singer-songwriters often provide the sole accompaniment to an entire composition or song, typically using a guitar or piano; both the compositions and the arrangements are written primarily as solo vehicles, with the material angled toward topical issues—sometimes political, sometimes introspective, sensitive, romantic, and confessional.