{"id":351428,"date":"2026-06-15T22:32:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=351428"},"modified":"2026-06-15T22:32:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:02:01","slug":"singer-oliver-tree-on-passenger-list-of-deadly-helicopter-crash-in-brazil-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/singer-oliver-tree-on-passenger-list-of-deadly-helicopter-crash-in-brazil-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer Oliver Tree on passenger list of deadly helicopter crash in Brazil &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Singer and web personality Oliver Tree was on the passenger list of a helicopter involved in a deadly crash that killed six people over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning, firefighters said.<\/p>\n<p>He was 32.<\/p>\n<p>Rio de Janeiro\u2019s Military Fire Department said certainly one of the helicopters crashed within the car parking zone of a automobile dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fireplace that was extinguished, The Associated Press reports.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said an investigation is underway to find out the reason for the collision.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11655150_6a3029cd0fb45\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11655150\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11655150\/#autoplay&#038;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11655150_6a3029cd0fb45\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" data-permutive-data='{\"content\":{\"name\":\"Fatal Alberta helicopter crash report advises against having passengers during risky 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Argentina, on June 4 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZiBnX1uIV_\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared videos on Instagram Saturday<\/a>, where he was playing soccer in a Brazilian neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old singer was in the course of his headlining world tour for his fourth studio album, <em>Love You Madly, Hate You Badly<\/em>, which began on May 30 in Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p>Of the six fatalities, five were in a single helicopter and only the pilot was within the second aircraft, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnnbrasil.com.br\/nacional\/sudeste\/rj\/cantor-oliver-tree-e-um-dos-mortos-em-acidente-aereo-no-rio-veja-vitimas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN Brazil reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Global News has reached out to the Civil Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro for further comment, but has not received a response.<\/p>\n<p>Tree, who has greater than three million followers on Instagram and 17.2 million followers on TikTok, debuted his first EP <em>Demons\u00a0<\/em>in 2013 and spent his early profession producing dubstep and performing under the artist name \u201cTree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Tree signed with Atlantic Records and released his single <em>Welcome to LA<\/em> under the name Oliver Tree in 2018.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11593211_6a3029cd10746\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11593211\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11593211\/#autoplay&#038;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11593211_6a3029cd10746\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" data-permutive-data='{\"content\":{\"name\":\"2 dead after 2 helicopters collide mid-air in New 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class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">2:14<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">2 dead after 2 helicopters collide mid-air in Latest Jersey<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tree went on to release 4 studio albums with Atlantic, including <em>Ugly Is Beautiful<\/em> (2020),\u00a0<em>Cowboy Tears\u00a0<\/em>(2022),\u00a0<em>Alone in a Crowd\u00a0<\/em>(2023) and\u00a0<em>Love You Madly, Hate You Badly<\/em>, which was released in April.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Along along with his music profession, Tree also broke the Guinness World Record <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0D2nCEv_9tY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for the biggest kick scooter on Earth<\/a> in 2020, measuring greater than 4.16 metres tall and three.13 metres long.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get each day National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get each day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you may never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Many comedians and online personalities took to social media after news of Tree being listed as a passenger involved within the deadly crash spread.<\/p>\n<p>Comedian Whitney Cummings wrote, \u201cOliver Tree is probably the most talented people on earth and typically that comes with an ego and every kind of dickhead nonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Oliver is pure love and the perfect version of what an artist and person can and needs to be. There\u2019s no silver lining. We lost an enormous,\u201d Cummings wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oliver Tree is probably the most talented people on earth and typically that comes with an ego and every kind of dickhead nonsense, but Oliver is pure love and the perfect version of what an artist and person can and needs to be. There\u2019s no silver lining. We lost an enormous \ud83d\udc94 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RRR1dUC3ok\">pic.twitter.com\/RRR1dUC3ok<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Whitney Cummings (@WhitneyCummings) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhitneyCummings\/status\/2066261747875586323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Singer-songwriter Melanie Martinez, who dated Tree, said that she had been \u201can absolute wreck today.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Entertainment<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really hard to know how someone who you once shared such a selected and formative time of your life with can rapidly be gone. He was so dedicated to his art which I admired and revered deeply. I believe everyone who knew him will look back at those moments of laughter and joy he so easily sparked,\u201d she wrote on her Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis laugh was so contagious and warm. His ability to guide creatively and take motion while also maintaining a way of childlike wonder and awe was so inspiring. He had such a heart and was a real artist in every way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest in peace Oliver. I do know you\u2019re making the angels giggle. I\u2019ll be here wondering what stunt and inventive project you\u2019re scheming up in heaven. All my love,\u201d her post concluded.<\/p>\n<p>KSI, A British influencer and musician, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KSI\/status\/2066231073940406637\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>, \u201cI can\u2019t imagine I\u2019m actually having to type this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re 32, man. You must still be here. You continue to had a lot life to live. A lot music to make. A lot content to make,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019re a legend and can all the time be a legend. Still doesn\u2019t feel real. Genuinely feel sick. I like you, bro.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Singer Bebe Rexha <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BebeRexha\/status\/2066271258237378574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>, \u201cI\u2019m in shock. I used to be in the course of my cd signing in nyc after I found the news of Oliver Tree. I can\u2019t imagine it. We recorded a record together to be on\u00a0<em>Dirty Blonde<\/em>. He was so smart. Passionate. Talented. Kind. I\u2019m so sad. May he rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Jackass\u00a0<\/em>star Steve-O <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZlHALAgQPF\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took to Instagram<\/a>, writing, \u201cI used to be incredibly lucky to turn into friends with Oliver Tree. He would check in on me commonly, and let me know he cared about how I used to be doing. Such an amazing person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever will forget this lesson from Oliver or the time we had on @NBRadioPodcast. Thanks for sharing your art and for all the time being different in one of the best ways possible. See you on the brighter side,\u201d T-Pain <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TPAIN\/status\/2066270856586596790\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Never will forget this lesson from Oliver or the time we had on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBRadioPodcast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NBRadioPodcast<\/a> Thanks for sharing your art and for all the time being different in one of the best ways possible. See you on the brighter side \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udfff <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/42qRkBdEXO\">pic.twitter.com\/42qRkBdEXO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 T-Pain (@TPAIN) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TPAIN\/status\/2066270856586596790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Canadian rapper bbno$ <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bbnomula\/status\/2066225248308220349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>, \u201cRest easy oliver you&#8217;ll all the time be an inspiration. Thanks for sharing your creativity and brilliance with the world. My heart is shattered at once. Hold your mates and family close.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014with files from The Associated Press<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer and web personality Oliver Tree was on the passenger list of a helicopter involved in a deadly crash that killed six people over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning, firefighters said. He was 32. 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