RIO DE JANEIRO — American musician Oliver Tree died at age 32 on Sunday morning in a helicopter collision over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. All six individuals aboard the two helicopters died in the incident.

The two aircraft crashed in the western suburb of Recreio dos Bandeirantes in the city's western zone, according to official reports. The Rio de Janeiro military fire department reported that one helicopter crashed into a car dealership and ignited a fire. Emergency responders extinguished the fire, and firefighters later reported the crash destroyed approximately 20 vehicles.

Aircraft manifests listed Tree among the six individuals across the two helicopters. Authorities stated that the victims could not be immediately identified due to severe burns sustained in the crash. One helicopter carried five occupants, and the other carried only the pilot, with no survivors from either aircraft.

Officials stated that an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the collision. At the time of the crash, Tree was in Brazil on a world tour, which included more than 70 shows across 30 countries on seven continents. He performed a concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 4. On Saturday, he posted a video to his Instagram account showing him playing football in a Brazilian neighborhood.

Tree's music tracks include "Life Goes On", "Miss You", and "Alien Boy". He has more than 11 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and streaming data indicates that his songs have accumulated more than 700 million total plays. In 2020, he set a Guinness world record for constructing a kick scooter measuring 4.16 meters tall and 3.13 meters long. In 2024, he and German producer Robin Schulz received nominations for the international song Brit award for "Miss You", which reached number 3 on the U.K. singles chart. The passenger manifest also included a Brazilian music producer, an Argentine video director, and Argentine YouTuber Gaspar Prim.