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OG Maco, the rapper behind the 2014 hit “U Guessed It,” has died at the age of 32. The rapper’s family confirmed his death in a statement. No cause of death was given, though Maco’s manager confirmed the rapper was hospitalized for an undisclosed reason earlier this month. “His life …

Mexican romantic music singer Dulce has died. On Christmas Day, the family of the Eighties pop star, behind hits “Muñeca” and “Lobo,” announced that she had died, just weeks after undergoing lung surgery. “With profound pain and sadness, we confirm the sad death of our beloved Dulce, an exceptional artist …

Burt, the gigantic saltwater crocodile who was on the receiving end of Mick “Crocodile” Dundee’s famous knife in the hit Eighties film Crocodile Dundee, has died. He was believed to have been about 90 years old. Crocosaurus Cove, the aquarium in Darwin City, Australia, where Burt has lived since 2008, …

Alfa Anderson, an early lead vocalist for Chic who sang on hits including “Good Times” and “Le Freak,” died on Dec. 17 at age 78. Chic bandmate Nile Rodgers confirmed the news. “Thank you for everything,” Rodgers wrote on Tuesday, Dec. 17 on Instagram, sharing a montage of photos of …

Bob “Slim” Dunlap, the beloved “replacement Replacement” who joined the band in 1987, has died at the age of 73. The musician’s family confirmed his death in a statement, per the Minnesota Star Tribune. “Bob passed at home today at 12:48 p.m. surrounded by family. We played him his ‘Live …

Nikki Giovanni, a renowned poet, activist, book author, and educatorknown for her thoughtful work on race and gender, died at age 81 on Monday, Dec. 9 in a hospital in Blacksburg, Virginia. The cause was complications from lung cancer, a disease with which she was originally diagnosed in 1995. “The …

Angela Álvarez, the Cuban-born singer who — as a 95-year-old — won Best New Artist at the 2022 Latin Grammys, has died at the age of 97. The singer’s death was confirmed by her grandson Carlos Jose Álvarez, who told Billboard Espanol that his grandmother died “peacefully” Friday surrounded by …

Eminem’s mother, Debbie Nelson, with whom the rapper had a complicated, often contentious relationship, has died. She was 69. Dennis Dennehy, Eminem’s longtime representative, confirmed Nelson’s death to Rolling Stone. A cause of death was not immediately available. Nelson gave birth to Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers), her eldest son, …

Marshall Brickman, who co-wrote hit films with Woody Allen including Annie Hall, and the musical Jersey Boys, died on Friday in Manhattan. He was 85. His daughter Sophie Brickman confirmed the news to The New York Times. Born in Rio de Janeiro and raised in Brooklyn, Brickman originally wanted to …

Will Cullen Hart, a founding member of bands the Olivia Tremor Control and Circulatory System and a co-founder of the Elephant 6 music collective, died at 53 on Nov. 29 from natural causes. The news was confirmed by Apples in Stereo musician Robert Schneider in a lengthy Facebook post that …