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Keith Flint, the intense and charismatic frontman of the British electronic group the Prodigy, died this weekend at his home in Essex, England. He was 49. “It is with deepest shock and sadness that we can confirm the death of our brother and best friend Keith Flint,” the band said …

Stanley Donen, director of acclaimed movie musicals like Singin’ In The Rain and On the Town, has died at the age of 94. One of Donen’s sons confirmed the director’s death to Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips. “Confirmed by one of his sons this morning: Director Stanley Donen has …

Monkees bassist and singer Peter Tork, who played with the group from their earliest days as a made-for-TV band in the Sixites through their recent reunion tours, died Thursday of unknown causes. He was 77. Tork’s sister Anne Thorkelson confirmed the affable musician’s death toThe Washington Post. “I am told …

Ricky Jay, the renowned magician, sleight-of-hand artist, card thrower and actor who appeared in Boogie Nights and Deadwood, died Saturday at the age of 72. His manager Winston Simone confirmed Jay’s death to Variety, adding that the magician died of natural causes. “He was one of a kind. We will …

Mellow-voiced singer and prolific songwriter Freddie Hart, whose self-penned single “Easy Loving” was one of the biggest crossover hits of the early Seventies, died Saturday in Burbank, California. He was 91. In addition to winning the ACM award for Song of the Year in 1971, “Easy Loving” was a Top …

Tim Bergling, the Swedish EDM DJ and producer known as Avicii, died Friday at the age of 28, his representative confirmed. A cause of death was not immediately revealed. “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii,” the musician’s rep wrote …

Robert Grossman, the artist and illustrator whose musician portraits and madcap political caricatures featured on the cover and in the pages of Rolling Stone, died March 15th at the age of 78. His son, Alex Emanuel Grossman, confirmed his death to The New York Times. For Rolling Stone, Grossman created …