Grammy-Nominee, 29, Found Dead

Grammy-nominated record producer Tay Keith has been found dead at his apartment in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 29. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said officers found Keith, born Brytavious Chambers, unresponsive during a welfare check at his Martin Street apartment Thursday afternoon. Police said they did not suspect foul play. His cause of death remains unknown pending autopsy results. The Tennessee native rose to prominence in the late 2010s, working with stars including Beyoncé, Drake, Travis Scott, and Eminem. Keith earned his first Grammy nomination in 2019 for co-producing Scott’s “Sicko Mode,” which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. He received a second nomination in 2024 for Drake and 21 Savage’s “Rich Flex.” He produced four Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 records, including Drake’s “First Person Shooter,” and collaborated with rapper Sexyy Red on tracks such as “Get It Sexxy” and “Pound Town.”