Oliver Tree Dies At 32 In Rio de Janeiro Helicopter Crash

Singer and rapper Oliver Tree (Oliver Tree Nickell) died at age 32 in a mid-air helicopter collision in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro, as reported by CNN Brazil. The crash involved two helicopters in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes neighborhood, killing six people total—five in one helicopter and the pilot in the other, with one helicopter crashing into a car dealership parking lot and igniting a fire, per Deadline and Pitchfork. Tree, known for viral hits like "Life Goes On," "Miss You," and "Alien Boy," had been posting content from Brazil on social media as recently as the day before the incident, Variety reported.