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Sonny Curtis, a one-time member of Buddy Holly’s backing band the Crickets who later penned and performed the hit theme song to The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died at the age of 88. Curtis’ daughter Sarah confirmed her father’s death Saturday on social media. “I’m heartbroken to tell you …

Brett James, the Grammy-winning country songwriter behind hits like Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and Kenny Chesney’s “Out Last Night,” died Thursday when the plane he was piloting crashed in North Carolina. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, which inducted James in 2020, confirmed his death in a Facebook …

Diane Martel, the innovative and trailblazing music video director who helmed visuals for some of the biggest artists of the past three decades, including Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Justin Timberlake, the Killers, and Miley Cyrus — died today in New York. She was 63. “Diane passed away peacefully at Memorial Sloan …

Robert Redford, an Oscar-winning actor and director whose passion for activism led to the formation of the Sundance Institute and its formidable film festival, died this morning at his Utah home. He was 89. Redford’s publicist, Cindi Berger, confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, but did not specify a cause. …

Tomas Lindberg, lead singer of influential Swedish metal favorites At the Gates, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 52. At the Gates confirmed Lindberg’s death on social media Tuesday, Sept. 16, writing: “Tomas passed away this morning following complications related to his ongoing cancer treatment. Despite intensive …

Charlie Kirk, the right-wing political influencer and activist who co-founded Turning Point USA to foster a culture of conservatism on school campuses around the nation, was shot dead today while speaking to students at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. He was 31 years old. “The Great, and even Legendary, …

Rick Davies, the singer and keyboardist who as a founding member of prog-rock and pop group Supertramp penned some of the band’s most popular and enduring songs, died on Saturday at his home in East Hampton, New York. He was 81. “The Supertramp Partnership is very sad to announce the …

Allen Blickle, the original drummer for the Grammy-nominated sludge metal band Baroness, has died at the age of 42. “It breaks my heart to have to share the news that my dear friend, creative partner and former bandmate Allen Blickle passed away a few days ago,” Baroness frontman John Baizley …

Jerry Adler, who began his career behind the scenes on Broadway before starring in roles on The Sopranos, The Good Wife, and Rescue Me, died on Saturday, a memorial from loved ones shared via New York’s Riverside Memorial Chapel confirmed. He was 96. Though the veteran actor didn’t get his …

Brent Hinds, the co-founder of Grammy-winning heavy metal group Mastodon who played with the band for 25 years before his departure earlier this year, died on Wednesday. He was 51. Brian Jost Reents, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Investigator of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office, confirmed Hinds’ death to Rolling …