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A night of electronic music turned tragic in Australia after one man died and six others were hospitalized following medical emergencies at a major music festival.

New South Wales Police say officers were patrolling the Dreamstate music festival at Sydney Olympic Park Saturday when several attendees suddenly began suffering what authorities described as “medical episodes.”

A man in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene, while six other festivalgoers were rushed to nearby hospitals. Police confirmed one person remains in critical condition.

Brad Arnold -- a founding member and the lead singer of 3 Doors Down -- has died, the band announced in a social media post.

The statement explains Brad passed away peacefully early Saturday while surrounded by his wife, other family members and loved ones following his cancer diagnosis.

The band writes Brad helped redefine rock music through his work with 3DD ... producing enduring hits over the years like "Kryptonite" -- which he penned while sitting through math class in high school.

Terrance Gore -- the former MLB star who played for multiple World Series-winning teams -- has died.

A shared Instagram post between Gore's account and the Gap to Gap Baseball Academy confirmed the news Saturday ... with the academy noting the world "lost a tremendous man last night, but more importantly a family lost a dad, a husband, a brother."

The announcement revealed he died Friday evening. A cause of death has not been shared.

Multiple tributes have been posted since the news broke ... with the Kansas City Royals -- the team for which Gore played a majority of his games at the major league level -- and MLB also sharing their condolences.

Lil Jon's late son, Nathan Smith AKA DJ Young Slade, praised the rapper for being a present and heavily involved father in a heartbreaking resurfaced interview from nearly 1 year before his death.

Check out his March 2025 interview with the nonprofit organization 360 Baseline -- he looked thrilled to confirm Lil Jon was "always showing up" for him, even turning down gigs to be present for his birthday when he was a kid. He added that he never had to worry about his father falling into the stereotype of being an absent black father "because he was always there."

Nathan was pronounced dead Friday afternoon ... just days after he went missing from his home in Georgia. Authorities began the search for him Tuesday, and unfortunately, found him in a pond near his residence.

6:53 PM PT -- The Fulton County Medical Examiner tells TMZ ... Nathan's cause and manner of death are currently undetermined.

DJ Young Slade -- Lil Jon's son -- has died ... his father announced in a statement Friday.

Lil Jon tells TMZ ... "I am extremely heartbroken for the tragic loss of our son, Nathan Smith. His mother, Nicole Smith, and I are devastated. Nathan was the kindest human being you would ever meet. He was immensely caring, thoughtful, polite, passionate, and warmhearted -- he loved his family and the friends in his life to the fullest."

Jon said, "He was an amazingly talented young man; a music producer, an artist and engineer, and graduate of NYU. We loved Nathan with all of our hearts and are incredibly proud of him. He was loved and appreciated, and in our last times together we're comforted in knowing that we expressed that very sentiment to him."

Jon thanked the Milton Police Department for their help searching for his son.

Nathan was reported missing on Tuesday this week ... earlier today, searchers pulled a body from a pond in the area. Police said there was no indication of foul play. Milton, Georgia is about 30 miles north of Atlanta.

Nathan Smith was 27.

12:42 PM PT -- Lil Jon announced his son DJ Young Slade has died.

Lil Jon tells TMZ ... "I am extremely heartbroken for the tragic loss of our son, Nathan Smith. His mother, Nicole Smith, and I are devastated. Nathan was the kindest human being you would ever meet. He was immensely caring, thoughtful, polite, passionate, and warmhearted -- he loved his family and the friends in his life to the fullest."

Police announced a body has been located in the search for DJ Young Slade -- Lil Jon's son who was reported missing in Georgia this week -- and they believe it's him ... TMZ has learned.

Milton Police said Cherokee County Fire Dept. personnel pulled a body from a pond where they'd been searching for Slade -- legal name Nathan Murray Smith -- Friday morning. That person is believed to be Nathan Smith, police said. The Fulton County Medical Examiner is working to confirm identification and cause of death. Police said there was no indication of foul play, but the investigation is ongoing.

Video captured divers searching a pond near the family's estate in Milton, Georgia ... ultimately pulling a body from the water.

As we told you ... the Milton Police Department put out a missing person alert for Nathan Tuesday after the department said he dashed from his home barefoot. Milton is about 30 miles north of Atlanta.

Cristina Pérez Galcenco -- an international runway model -- has died at 21, according to media reports.

Galcenco's body was discovered at her house in Malaga, Spain on Tuesday, February 3 ... her cause of death appeared to be natural, several outlets reported.

Spanish newspaper ABC reports Galcenco had moved to the city of Malaga to enroll in a class at a school.

In the past few years, Galcenco had been strutting down catwalks from Madrid to Milan to Paris to London -- even locations in China.

Charles C. Stevenson Jr. -- the actor most famous for playing Smitty the bartender on "Will & Grace" -- has died.

He died of natural causes on Jan. 19 in Camarillo, California, his son Scott confirmed to TMZ. Variety was first to report the news.

Aside from playing the beloved barman, Stevenson was known for portraying preachers, priests, and pastors in supporting roles throughout his decades-long career.

T.K. Carter heart gave out ... according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner.

The M.E. lists the actor's cause of death as systolic heart failure. Atrial fibrillation and pulmonary hypertension were contributing factors.

We broke the story ... Carter -- best known for playing Nauls in the 1982 sci-fi horror flick "The Thing" -- was found dead in his Duarte, California residence last week after a call for service was made. No foul play is suspected.

Greg Olsen is mourning a heartbreaking loss … the former NFL star revealed his older brother, Chris, has died after a battle with brain cancer.

The longtime Panthers tight end and current FOX broadcaster shared the devastating news in an emotional Instagram tribute ... explaining Chris lost his fight with glioblastoma -- one of the most aggressive forms of cancer -- after putting up a relentless fight.

"Love you brother," Olsen wrote with a heart emoji.

Olsen made it clear his brother never stopped battling, praising Chris’ toughness and spirit throughout the illness ... saying the disease may have taken a physical toll, but it never broke who he was as a person.

LaMonte McLemore, a founding member of the pioneering soul group The 5th Dimension, has died, TMZ has confirmed. He was 90 years old.

His wife Mieko tells TMZ ... the icon died peacefully yesterday in his Las Vegas home, surrounded by family and friends. His cause of death was not released.

Ron Kenoly, a worship leader who maintained a multi-decade career as a gospel singer, died Tuesday morning.

The news about Kenoly's death was confirmed by his friend, musician Bruno Miranda, who shared a post about the late singer on Instagram not long after he died. Kenoly's cause of death wasn't publicly revealed.

Kenoly  was born and raised in Kansas, and he told the Orlando Sentinel he "grew up with an absentee father."

Kenoly briefly spent time in the Air Force before he moved to Los Angeles and began recording with an R&B group in the 1970s, although he eventually left the group, according to The Washington Post.

He eventually enrolled in a Bible college and began focusing on worship music. Kenoly cut his first album, "Jesus Is Alive," in 1991, and he went on to record numerous other albums over the next few decades.

Kenoly later founded Ron Kenoly Ministries, which was based in Orlando, Florida.

Kenoly was 81 years old.

Acclaimed jazz bandleader Ken Peplowski has died ... and his sudden passing occurred right before he was to play on a cruise already at sea, TMZ has learned.

A passenger on The Jazz Cruise tells TMZ ... the renowned clarinetist and saxophonist died yesterday. Ken was supposed to play on the cruise in the late afternoon with a quartet ... and was a no-show. A search ensued and he was found dead inside his cabin. His death was announced prior to the big band main feature concert later that night. The ballroom was shocked ... with a lot of gasps and then silence.

A statement from the niche cruise's executive director, Michael Lazaroff, reads in part ... "He was a great musician, but he was also one of the very best entertainers ever. I do not know any musician who respected the bandstand more than Ken. He was always prepared, love performing with his fellow musicians, and, man, could he play!"

Ozzy Osbourne definitely stopped by the Grammys on Sunday, his widow Sharon says ... telling fans she felt her late husband's presence during Post Malone's tribute.

The singer-songwriter shared a clip Monday from music's biggest night ... which captured Posty belting out Black Sabbath's hit song "War Pigs" while legendary guitarist Slash backed him up.

The clip cuts between the performance and Osbourne's emotional family looking on with tears streaming down their faces.

Chuck Negron -- one of the founding members and frontman of rock band Three Dog Night -- has died.

The singer died on Monday at his home in Studio City, CA surrounded by family, according to his obituary. A cause of death has not been immediately revealed, but the singer battled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), for decades, and suffered from heart failure at the end of his life.

Negron was born in 1942 and raised in the Bronx, New York, and moved to Los Angeles to play basketball for California State University. During this time, he explored music as he had grown up singing in doo wop groups.

Alex Pretti's shooting death in Minnesota has officially been classified as homicide ... according to the medical examiner in the case.

A new document from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner says Pretti's manner of death is homicide.

The doc, obtained by TMZ, lists "multiple gunshot wounds" as the cause of death ... and under the section "how injury occurred" medical examiner Dr. Andrew Baker wrote, "Shot by law enforcement officer(s)."