On the night of 30 December 1999, the world came frighteningly close to losing another Beatle. Nearly two decades after the murder of John Lennon outside New York's Dakota Building, George Harrison found himself facing a violent intruder inside his own home. What followed was a desperate struggle through the halls of Friar Park, the Victorian estate where Harrison had sought privacy for much of his post-Beatles life. The attack began in the early hours of the morning when a m

La cercanía digital que encumbró a Christina Grimmie fue, paradójicamente, el terreno donde se gestó su tragedia. Analizamos el ascenso de la artista y las peligrosas sombras de las relaciones parasociales.

The death of Elliott Smith was ruled a suicide, but many close to the singer were never fully convinced. The untimely death of a celebrity is always a shocking and tragic event, triggering an outpouring of grief from fans across the world. What is more, when a public figure takes their own life, there can often be an added layer of hurt that heightens these already tragic occurrences. However, when it was announced on the 21st October, 2003 that American musician and singer-s

Articolo di: Dunya Fadili Traduzione di: Laura Calonghi A stage, Sanremo and a death that shocked the music industry: Luigi Tenco's story. To understand what happened on that night in 1967, one must first understand who Tenco really was and how different he was from other Italian artists of the time. Raised in Genoa, he was part of the so-called "Scuola Genovese" alongside Fabrizio De Andrè, Gino Paoli and Bruno Lauzi. Lighthearted songs and chart-topping melodies were popul

Can you imagine being at the peak of your career as a rock artist in the grunge world and being brutally murdered right after finishing your tour? Mia Zapata was that girl. Born in August 25th 1965, she was compared to Janis Joplin, had a huge impact in the grunge world, and her case is suspected to be a part of the known “grunge curse”. Mia was the vocalist of The Gits, formed in Ohio 1986 inspired by jazz and blues. Three years after starting, the band moved to Seattle nex

A surprise radio appearance in 2004 revealed Britney Spears’ most vulnerable and rebellious side, foreshadowing her fight for creative and personal freedom years before the Free Britney movement.

On 25th of August 2001, the sunlight shimmered on white sands, as it does most summer days in the Bahamas. As rising R&B singer Aaliyah wraps up the shooting for her latest music video for single Rock the Boat, she prepares to return home to the U.S. However, on this particular day tragedy struck in paradise, as the small chartered plane carrying 9 passengers, including Aaliyah crashed shortly after take off. The crash took the lives of all passengers, ending the 22 year-old’

New York, December 8, 1980: John Lennon, one of the most famous musicians in the world, former member of The Beatles and a symbol of peace, was tragically murdered by one of his own fans. It was a cold night… and one of the most shocking crimes in the history of music took place. Outside the Dakota Building, where he lived, a man waited for hours with a gun… and a copy of The Catcher in the Rye. His name was Mark David Chapman. Earlier that same day, John Lennon, kind and una

The night before her murder, Selena Quintanilla shared a simple and joyful moment at her Texas home with keyboardists Joe Ojeda and Ricky Vela: they ate cheesecake and talked about her next Spanish record. Selena made funny faces to lighten the mood. The next day, March 31, 1995, started like any other day for Selena, but it ended in tragedy. Yolanda Saldívar, the former president of Selena’s fan club and manager of her boutiques, had been fired days earlier for embezzlement.

Articolo di: Dunya Fadili Traduzione di: Arianna Bartolozzi Bellantuono D4vd, stage name of Anthony Burke, is now in the spotlight and at the center of all the accusations circulating on social media regarding the murder of Celeste Hernandez Rivas. The case began when the Los Angeles police were called after residents reported a strange smell coming from a Tesla. Inside, officers found a decomposed body wrapped in plastic. The car was registered to D4vd and had been abandoned