Obituaries

Grammy-winning folk mainstay Nanci Griffith has passed away at the age of 68, her representatives have revealed. Gold Mountain Entertainment confirmed the unfortunate news in a widely circulated statement, ... Read More...

Walter Yetnikoff, the longtime king of CBS Records and progenitor of Sony Music Entertainment, has passed away at 87. Walter Yetnikoff, the cantankerous, illustrious, and wildly successful former president o... Read More...

ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has passed away in his Houston home, aged 72. The band shared a statement on Wednesday announcing the bassist's death. "We are saddened by the news today that our compadre, Dusty Hi... Read More...

Slipknot's founding drummer Joey Jordison has passed away at age 46. Representatives for his family say he died peacefully in his sleep, with no cause given. "Joey's death has left us with empty hearts and f... Read More...

Live Nation executive Theresa Velasquez was one of the nearly 100 individuals who perished in the Surfside condo collapse last month, officials have confirmed. The former Sony Music marketing professional T... Read More...

One of rap's biggest originators, Biz Markie, has been pronounced dead. The pioneering old school rapper passed away at the relatively young age of 57. Biz Markie, the multi-faceted rapper and hip hop pionee... Read More...

Biz Markie's family is now responding to erroneous reports that the legendary rapper has passed away. Despite reports to the contrary circulating Wednesday (June 30th) evening, Biz Markie isn't dead. The leg... Read More...

Autopsy details have now emerged on hip-hop pioneer Gregory Jacobs, aka Shock G, who died in April of this year. The ultra-powerful opioid fentanyl has now claimed another musical phenom, according to autops... Read More...

Dallas viral rapper Lil Loaded is dead after an apparent suicide, according to his attorney. The Dallas County medical examiner's office confirmed the rapper's death. But the cause and manner of death have n... Read More...

John Davis, one of the real voices behind the music group Milli Vanilli, has passed away. "My dad passed away this evening through the coronavirus," Davis' daughter, Jasmin, confirmed on Facebook. "He made a... Read More...

Another rap legend has passed away. Shock G, cofounder of Digital Underground and longtime Tupac Shakur collaborator, died today at age 57. Here's a fun early rap fact: Tupac Shakur first appeared in the Dig... Read More...