[ad_1] Matthew Urango, the Oxnard-raised singer, multi-instrumentalist and activist who performed as Cola Boyy, has died. He was 34. Cola Boyy’s management confirmed the death in a statement to The Times. Urango died at home in Oxnard on Sunday, though no cause of death was given. In a public statement, Cola Boyy’s label, Record Makers,… Continue reading Cola Boyy, Oxnard funk innovator and disabled activist, dies
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Sinéad O’Connor, activist and haunting singer, dead at 56
[ad_1] Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor, who shot to fame in 1990 with a shaved head and the Prince-written hit “Nothing Compares 2 U,” then cemented her place in pop culture by shredding a picture of the pope on “Saturday Night Live,” has died. The death of the soulful, complicated star, whose mental health struggles often… Continue reading Sinéad O’Connor, activist and haunting singer, dead at 56