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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 20: Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys performs during Riot Fest at Douglass Park on September 20, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images)

Rock Hero to Step Away from Iconic Band After 60 Years

It’s not retirement for the 83-year-old, however.

Harry Thompson

Brian Wilson in 2012.

The Beach Boys Star’s Cause of Death Revealed

The famous singer-songwriter died of natural causes two weeks ago at 82.

Amber Levis

Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys

WHAT I'D BE WITHOUT YOU

Listen to Brian Wilson’s Greatest Pop Music Masterpiece

“God Only Knows,” written when Wilson was just 23, is perhaps as close to a perfect pop song as there is—and certainly the most beautiful.

Kevin Fallon

Writer Francine Pascal has passed away.

‘Sweet Valley High’ Creator Francine Pascal Dies at 92

A generation of readers imagined life at an L.A. high school through the New York writer's books.

David Gardner

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We All Got The Beach Boys Wrong—This Film Gets Them Right

An exquisite new documentary on Disney+ recontextualizes the “surf and sun” rockers as far more “artful” than “oldies.”

Colin Fleming

Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, wife of musician Brian Wilson, died on Tuesday morning.

“FORCE OF NATURE”

Brian Wilson’s Wife, Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, Dies at 77

“Melinda was more than my wife. She was my savior. She gave me the emotional security I needed to have a career,” the former Beach Boys member said.

Edith Olmsted