Popular artist's cover announced (6)
I believe the answer is:
rapper
'popular artist's cover announced' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'cover announced' is the wordplay.
'cover' becomes 'wrapper' (I've seen this before).
'announced' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'wrapper' sounds like 'RAPPER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rapper that I've seen before include "Modern musician" , "Entertainer who recites rhythmically to music" , "Knocker; singer" , "Jay-Z or 50 Cent, say" , "Singer, sounds like covering" .)