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[Tay💫 @Taylor_Caitlin]

All good things come to those who go to @Bonnaroo ♥️🦋🍄🌞🌈🌻🌸👾🎡⛺️

[Tyler Becker @tylerbeckerr]

Unbiasedly, North Carolina is one of the best states in the country. It has everything. And the nicest people you will ever meet.

I am proud to be a North Carolinian. I love my home.

[Tay💫 @Taylor_Caitlin]

@ruskoofficial Love you so much - ty for everything

[Oliver Tree @Olivertree]

Oliver Nickell

June 29th, 1993 – June 14th, 2026

Oliver Tree Nickell, beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, and friend, passed away in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday, June 14, 2026, in a tragic accident at the age of 32. Known as Oliver Tree, he was an artist, storyteller, singer, songwriter, producer, director, editor, actor, filmmaker, entertainer, traveler and creative force; he had just performed in São Paulo as part of his 7-continent world tour.

Oliver was born in Santa Cruz, California. From the beginning, Oliver always had the most astonishing and relentless creative drive. He began producing skits, music, and drawings as early as 5 years old. He spent ten years racing BMX, cycle cross, cross country, mountain biking, downhill racing and free-style dirt jumping. Oliver was a DJ in his teenage years and started performing shows under the name "Kryph", where he opened up for big artists in the dance scene. At 17, he signed with R&S Records, under the moniker "Tree", where he put out his first official body of work "Splitting Branches”. During this period, he attended San Francisco State University and later graduated from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in 2017. At CalArts, Oliver created the “Oliver Tree” project, which included producing, directing, acting, touring, film-making, and song-writing.

In 2016, “Turbo” was born, a character he developed for the internet, who was loud, colorful, bright and hilarious. That same year, he released his first single on all platforms as Oliver Tree, in collaboration with Whethan titled "When I'm Down". The song became a huge success and went gold. In 2017, Oliver signed with Atlantic Records and shortly after released his first viral hit song “Alien Boy” which was produced with his childhood friend Casey Mattson, as well as frequent collaborator Imad Royal. It was a song that truly encapsulated the Oliver Tree brand. Oliver then went on to release his debut album “Ugly Is Beautiful”, which hit the top 15 of Billboard 200 and reached number 1 on Billboard‘s Top Rock Albums and Alternative Albums charts. Oliver also released a deluxe version of the album which included the song "Life Goes On", a track that was produced with long-time friend and collaborator Getter. This song propelled Oliver into a global audience and was a commercial hit. Followed by the success of Oliver’s song "Miss You”, with Robin Schulz, which became a worldwide hit and was nominated for Best International Song (The BRIT Awards) in 2024.

Oliver never stopped reinventing himself. Each album featured a distinct character in the Oliver Tree universe: Turbo for “Ugly is Beautiful” in 2020, Shawney Bravo for “Cowboy Tears" in 2022, Cornelius Cummings for “Alone in A Crowd" in 2023 up until "Love You Madly Hate You Badly” in 2026, where he removed the fake personas and decided to show the world his true self for his final album which was 100% written and produced by Oliver.

Oliver had a deep curiosity about the world and wanted to experience every country and culture. Over the past two years, Oliver was a global citizen, visiting over 100 countries: eating local cuisine; connecting with locals of all kinds; participating in ceremonies; giving concerts; and recording music on his laptop. He went to the Middle East, sailed in Antarctica and became an honorary Maasai tribal chief in Tanzania.

Oliver was more than a musician; he was a true artist in every sense of the
word, seeing the world as a stage for his performance art. He pushed boundaries in every form of media and life. Oliver was on a mission to bring the world together through art and inspiring other artists to create. Being a forward thinker, Oliver created a non-profit entitled "Dr. Oliver Tree's Extremely Epic Art Grant for Baby Geniuses”. He wanted all of his money to go into funding other aspiring artists in all facets: music, film, installation and performance art projects.

Oliver cared so deeply about spreading art, joy, laughter and love into the world. He blended his characters seamlessly with his authentic self, which left the audience often wondering what is real or a prank. He found beauty in the ordinary and would constantly preach his "Ugly Is Beautiful" mantra on and off stage. He wanted everyone to feel like they had a place to be themselves. Under all the absurdist humor and outlandish stunts, he wanted to create an inclusive environment where everyone belonged and could realize their true potential.

Oliver was a creative force of nature, a true “Alien Boy” among human beings. His imagination was boundless, his laugh was contagious and his creativity and ideas were prolific.

Oliver is survived by his parents, Jesse & Christine Nickell of Santa Cruz, brother Jessup (Zoe), Grandmothers Ann Begin & Lorraine Nickell, Aunts Cynthia Begin, Mia Begin (Bill Schroeder), Uncle Dan Begin (Melissa), Aunts Sheree Kouffeld (Dave Christopher) and Jan Lamascus (Marvin), many beloved cousins, Beth, Breanna, Kaitlin, Kimmy, Maggie, Meadow and Nicolas; and numerous friends worldwide. He considered his team and colleagues his family: Dan Awad, Paul Donatelli; his bandmates: Casey Mattson, Amir Oosman, Jake Jamieson, Jmsey; his creative collaborators: Ethan Snoreck aka Whethan; Ryan Farber; Steve Zilberman; Jacob Dennis; Sebastian Hackett; his love Fiona Chernavskaya, as well as many others who touched his project and helped him execute his vision, who are too innumerable to be named.

We’ll leave you with a quote which Oliver said at almost every show he performed at, his mantra to the world: “No matter how strange you think you look, no matter how ugly you feel, you are beautiful.”

A celebration of his life / memorial service will be held at the UCSC Quarry Amphitheater on July 25th. Due to limited space for family and friends, this event will also be streamed live.

Donations: The family requests donations be made to “Dr. Oliver Tree's Extremely Epic Art Grant for Baby Geniuses”. Oliver’s vision is to support and encourage young artists to follow their dreams. See more at https://t.co/XY1lQhixpQ

[John Summit @johnsummit]

you’re always welcome to be a backstage baddie hunter

[Simon Ateba @simonateba]

BREAKING - OUTRAGE in AMERICA: White House takes down video after Trump says, 'Don't send any money for daycare. We can't take care of daycare. We're a big country, we have 50 states, we're fighting wars. We have to take care of one thing, military protection. It's not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these individual things." WATCH

[Dr. APK @Lordkyril]

If you see a diabetic developing serious symptoms (confusion, shaking, sweating) and you're not sure if it’s because of high/low blood sugar, give them some sugar first if they're still conscious while trying to get to the hospital.

Low blood sugar kills fast but high blood sugar won't be significantly worsened by a small sugar dose.

When in doubt, give sugar.

[Falling Man @p_feif80]

600 schools. Six HUNDRED

[Ammanichanda @Arkasiraee]

Let me explain educate you all what just happened,

5 minutes before the President announced a halt to attacks on Iran…

Someone placed a $1.5 BILLION bet on stocks going up and dumped $192 million in oil.5 minutes.

These trades were 4 to 6 times larger than anything else in the market at that time.

Whoever did this wasn’t guessing.

You don’t risk $1.5 billion on a hunch.

There was zero public indication this announcement was coming.

No leaks.

No press.

Nothing.

The only people who knew were in the room when the decision was made.

Someone in that room picked up a phone.

And within minutes, they made more money than most Americans will earn in a thousand lifetimes.

In a single trade.

On a war that cost you $4+ gas and $16 billion in tax dollars.

American citizens funded this war. Politicians are positioned to profit from it.

This is not the first time.

Major announcements have repeatedly been preceded by suspicious market moves tariff reversals, policy shifts, war decisions.

This may be one of the most blatant examples of potential insider advantage in modern American politics.

You would go to prison for trading on a tip from your cousin.

Yet billion-dollar trades happen minutes before decisions like this and no one asks questions.Nobody gets investigated.

Nobody gets charged.

By tomorrow, this will be buried under the next headline.

Just like last time.

And the time before that.

The game is rigged. The insiders pull the strings and win over and over.

And they’re not even trying to hide it anymore.

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Eric Dane asked for his last words to be released on Netflix after his passing

[ESPN @espn]

OH MAMA DON'T YOU CRY 🦅

USA HOCKEY IS GOLDEN FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1980 🥇🇺🇸

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Caller reacts to Bad Bunny's Halftime Show:

"You wouldn't ask an Italian opera singer to convert her songs into English. That's ridiculous. The most important thing he said at the end was God Bless America. It was a great performance, it was all love."

[ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ @LePapillonBlu2]

So apparently white Americans in Minneapolis are putting Mexican flags on their cars so ICE agents waste time pulling them over. They call it ICE fishing. 🤣😂

[MALIK. @maliktheoracle]

Today’s the day

[Chance The Rapper @chancetherapper]

Ben & Jerry’s is the only major company I know of that has repeatedly lobbied for Black American Reparations. Two older men with access who have no incentive other than justice, are now being punished and silenced for their unwavering support of Palestine. I’m not heartbroken, im galvanized. We continue to fight the good fight ✊🏾

[໊ @sonohoor]

when people date for like 5 years and break up i literally get really scared

[𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆🫧💚 @beyoncegarden]

THIS IS SO REAL LMFAOOO😭😭😭

[Tom Smyth @Tom_Smyth_]

she should be president

[TaraBull @TaraBull]

The airport employees that leaked the video of the plane crash to CNN have been arrested.

Why are they so worried about a video?