UMVA has learned that avant‑garde musician Oliver Tree perished in a devastating helicopter crash in Brazil, leaving the music world reeling.
The aircraft plunged into a crowded car park, igniting a fierce blaze that consumed twenty vehicles before the Military Fire Department could bring the flames under control.
Tree, instantly recognizable by his bowl‑cut hair and flamboyant outfits, had been touring relentlessly, with more than seventy shows slated across thirty countries, including upcoming dates in Glasgow, Manchester and London.
Just hours before the tragedy, he had posted a playful video of himself kicking a football on the streets of Brazil, a stark contrast to the calamity that would follow.
Friends and collaborators rushed to share their grief. Diplo described Tree as “cooler than everyone,” lamenting that his death “doesn’t feel real.”
Melanie Martinez, his former partner, posted a heart‑wrenching message, calling herself a “wreck” and honoring him as a “true artist.”
Tree’s last public performance took place in Buenos Aires on June 4, a final curtain before the world lost a singular creative force.
According to information obtained by UMVA, the loss reverberates through the industry, with fans and fellow musicians alike grappling with the sudden silence of a once‑vibrant voice.
