歌い手 is read as うたいて (utaite) and means singer.
うたいて
utaite
かしゅ
singer
しんじんかしゅ
new singer
にんきかしゅ
popular singer
あるとかしゅ
alto (voice or singer)
おぺらかしゅ
opera singer
あいどるかしゅ
pop idol
りゅうこうかしゅ
えんかかしゅ
enka singer
うた
classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)
うたう
to sing
かかい
poetry party
かじん
poet (of tanka poems)