Obituaries

RIP Phil Quartararo — Longtime Industry Exec Passes Away At 67

Dylan Smith

November 24, 2023

702 Member Irish Grinstead Passes Away, Aged 43

Ashley King

September 17, 2023

‘Dream Weaver’ Singer Gary Wright Passed Away, Aged 80

Ashley King

September 4, 2023

Jimmy Buffett, Legendary ‘Margaritaville’ Singer, Dies At 76

Raha M. Ali

September 2, 2023

Ray ‘August 08’ Jacobs Passes Away, Aged 31

Ashley King

August 29, 2023

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Country Music Hall of Famer and ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ Singer-Songwriter Loretta Lynn Passes Away At 90

Dylan Smith

October 4, 2022

Loretta Lynn performing live in 2016. Photo Credit: Anna Hanks Country star Loretta Lynn, the singer-songwriter behind “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” has passed away at the age of 90. Butcher Hollow, Kentucky-born... Read More...

R.I.P. Coolio — “Gangsta’s Paradise” Rapper Dies at 59

Paul Resnikoff

September 29, 2022

Coolio, the Grammy-winning rapper behind mega-hits "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Fantastic Voyage," passed away at age 59. Coolio, one of the most successful rappers of the 90s, passed away Thursday (September 2... Read More...

R&B Singer Jesse Powell Dies at 51 — Cause of Death Not Revealed

Ashley King

September 16, 2022

Photo Credit: Sixteen Miles Out R&B singer Jesse Powell has died "peacefully" in his LA home at age 51, his cause of death not yet revealed. Jesse Powell, the R&B singer, best known for his hit singl... Read More...

Clear Channel Communications Founder Lowry Mays Passes Away at 87

Ashley King

September 14, 2022

Photo Credit: Mays Business School at Texas A&M / CC by 3.0 Lowry Mays, the founder of Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), has died at age 87. Mays' alma mater Texas A&M University announ... Read More...

Rising Country Singer Luke Bell Found Dead At 32

Ashley King

August 31, 2022

Photo Credit: Luke Bell Music / YouTube Rising country star Luke Bell has been found dead at age 32. Saving Country Music reports the country singer went missing on August 20 in Tucson, Arizona. The singer's... Read More...

Cradle of Filth Guitarist Stuart Anstis Dies at 48

Ashley King

August 23, 2022

Photo Credit: Richard Shaw Instagram Black metal band Cradle of Filth guitarist Stuart Anstis died at age 48 on August 21. The news was confirmed by Antoinette Anstis in a heartfelt message posted to the gui... Read More...

Singer-Songwriter, Entertainer, and Film Star Olivia Newton-John Dies, Age 73

Ashley King

August 8, 2022

Photo Credit: Alan Light / CC by 2.0 Australian singer-songwriter Olivia Newton-John has died. She sang some of the biggest hits of the '70s and '80s. She was 73. Her husband, John Easterling, released a sta... Read More...

Legendary Warner Bros. Records Exec Mo Ostin Has Passed Away at 95

Ashley King

August 1, 2022

Photo Credit: Warner Records Archives Legendary Warner Bros. Records music executive Mo Ostin has died. He was 95. The music industry is now bidding farewell to a legendary label executive. After a long-and-... Read More...

Former Suicidal Tendencies Bassist Bob Heathcote Dies in Motorcycle Crash

Ashley King

July 25, 2022

Photo Credit: Pascal Müller Bob Heathcote, the former Suicidal Tendencies bassist, dies in a motorcycle crash. The musician's son confirmed the news on Facebook that Bob Heathcote had died following a motorc... Read More...

Grammy Winning Songwriter Ken Williams Dies at 83

Ashley King

June 28, 2022

Photo Credit: Discogs.com Songwriter Ken Williams has passed away at age 83. Williams' wife shares that he died earlier this month following a long non-COVID-related illness at North Shore University Hospita... Read More...

Dave Smith, Legendary Synthesizer Designer, Dies at 72

Ashley King

June 9, 2022

Photo Credit: Pete Brown / CC by 2.0 Dave Smith, a groundbreaking synthesizer innovator whose work shaped electronic music, dies at 72. His passing comes as the result of complications following a heart atta... Read More...

London Rapper Hypo Stabbed to Death at Jubilee Party at Age 39

Ashley King

June 8, 2022

Photo Credit: Instagram Stabbed to death at a Jubilee party this weekend in London, rapper Hypo was 39 years old. Police continue to seek more information regarding the tragedy. On Saturday morning, paramedi... Read More...