Iconic musician Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys has died at 82, with the band having sold their intellectual property for $64 million in 2021 despite early financial missteps.

T he music world lost one of its most brilliant and influential minds today, as Beach Boy Brian Wilson just passed away at 82 following a battle with dementia. In a statement on his official ...

Carnie Wilson, the Beach Boys, John Cusack, John Stamos, Elizabeth Banks, and more paid tribute to Brian Wilson following the 'God Only Knows' songwriter's death: 'The world mourns a genius today.' ...

As a child, before he began to struggle greatly with his mental health, there was one song that Brian Wilson said "brought ...

By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — The musical world lost a giant with news Wednesday that Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, had died. He was 82. Attempting to distill ...

A concert paying tribute to the Beach Boys included Carnie Wilson and her mother and daughter, plus former members Blondie Chaplin and David Marks.

How Brian Wilson, who died on June 11 ... Here’s the complicated backstory behind Smile—and how it cemented Wilson’s legacy. ... The music is mystic, mad, wild and gentle, quite unlike ...

Sometimes there are strange symmetries in death, as in life. The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week brought that into sharp relief. Both were musical geniuses who paid a high ...

Brian Wilson Songs: A Look Back at the Late Beach Boy's Musical Legacy. Abbey Bender. Wed, June 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM UTC. ... Brian Wilson's death is a true loss for music lovers everywhere.

NEW YORK (AP) — The musical world lost a giant with news Wednesday that Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, had died. He was 82. Attempting to distill Wilson's talent ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The musical world lost a giant with news Wednesday that Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' visionary and fragile leader, had died. He was 82.