A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SADE

Fri, 5 Jul '24
Nigerian-born pop singer
Sat, 9 Dec '23
First Nigerian-born singer to win a Grammy
Fri, 18 Aug '23
Name on the Marquis?
Sat, 28 May '22
"Soldier of Love" singer, 2009
Wed, 18 May '22
"The Sweetest Taboo" singer, 1985
Sun, 2 Jan '22
One-named singer with the album "Lovers Rock"
Sat, 4 Dec '21
"No Ordinary Love" singer
Thu, 14 Oct '21
Marquis de ___
Sun, 4 Apr '21
One-named Nigerian Grammy winner
Sat, 3 Apr '21
One-named singer awarded a C.B.E. in 2017