{"id":2468312,"date":"2026-06-20T13:49:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2468312"},"modified":"2026-06-20T13:49:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:49:13","slug":"oliver-tree-remembered-as-true-artist-in-tribute-from-melanie-martinez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/oliver-tree-remembered-as-true-artist-in-tribute-from-melanie-martinez\/","title":{"rendered":"Oliver Tree Remembered as &#8216;True Artist&#8217; in Tribute From Melanie Martinez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an emotional post shared on her Instagram Stories, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/oliver-tree\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Oliver Tree\u2019s;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Oliver Tree\u2019s&quot;}\">Oliver Tree\u2019s<\/a> ex-girlfriend Melanie Martinez shared a tribute following his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/oliver-tree-dead-32-rio-193153790.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:shocking death;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;shocking death&quot;}\">shocking death<\/a> in a helicopter collision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cBeen an absolute wreck today,\u201d Martinez, who dated Tree between 2019 and 2020, wrote on her Instagram Stories. \u201cIt\u2019s really hard to understand how someone who you once shared such a specific and formative time of your life with can all of a sudden be gone. He was so dedicated to his art which I admired and respected so deeply. I think everyone who knew him will look back at those moments of laughter and joy he so easily sparked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Martinez added that Tree\u2019s laugh \u201cwas so contagious and warm,\u201d and that he maintained \u201ca sense of childlike wonder\u201d when it came to art and life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe had such a soft heart and was a true artist in every way,\u201d she added. \u201cRest in peace Oliver. I know you\u2019re making the angels giggle. I\u2019ll be here wondering what stunt and creative project you\u2019re scheming up in heaven. All my love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;COMPLEX SHOP&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><b>COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#8217;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Melanie Martinez via Instagram<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other artists, including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/kid-cudi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kid Cudi;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kid Cudi&quot;}\">Kid Cudi<\/a>, also shared tributes to the late singer-songwriter, who was 32.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201c f**k man,\u201d wrote Cudi. \u201cSpoke to Oliver a few weeks ago. This is heartbreaking. A really amazing and beautiful human. This s**t sucks bad. Sending all my prayers and love to the families dealing with losses. Oliver we love you, forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bebe Rexha also shared a tribute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m in shock,\u201d wrote the popstar in a post shared on X, formerly Twitter. \u201cI was in the middle of my CD signing in NYC when I found the news of Oliver Tree. I can\u2019t believe it. We recorded a record together to be on <em>Dirty Blonde<\/em>. He was so smart. Passionate. Talented. Kind. I\u2019m so sad. May he rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/t-pain\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:T-Pain;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;T-Pain&quot;}\">T-Pain<\/a>, meanwhile, shared a video of a brief interaction he had with Tree when they met.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cNever will forget this lesson from Oliver or the time we had on @NBRadioPodcast,\u201d he wrote alongside the clip. \u201cThanks for sharing your art and for always being different in the best way possible. See you on the brighter side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Oliver Tree was among six people who died in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/oliver-tree-dead-32-rio-193153790.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:a mid-air collision of two helicopters;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a mid-air collision of two helicopters&quot;}\">a mid-air collision of two helicopters<\/a> in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday, June 14. Five of the victims, including Tree, were in one of the helicopters, while the other helicopter only had one person, the pilot. The other victims have been identified as Lucas Vignale, Gaspar Prim, Lucas Brito Chaves, Alexandre Souza, and Charles Marsillac.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Related News<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/oliver-tree-said-family-won-031536255.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Oliver Tree\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"541\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/O8mJI0C4qicpRrr0YGtQ7w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/0d485ccb164f2a4761ca6458a3a7ff31\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Oliver Tree Said Family Won\u2019t \u2018Get a Penny\u2019 When He Dies<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/oliver-tree-dead-32-rio-193153790.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Oliver Tree performs in a red and blue patterned jacket, with a black bob haircut and sunglasses, sings into a microphone under green stage lights.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6rRloBrDCkNRJ4PzgK8Fqw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/24dae86dc00f5ceb9f557689f6cc7aaa\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Oliver Tree Dead at 32 After Rio de Janeiro Helicopter Crash<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/cmplxtara-mahadevan\/oliver-tree-video-beating-up-fan-on-stage\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Oliver Tree performing New York City\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/zCR5vf9mcvft_vA.lnvZEA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/bf2f9bf93f95b9eb896fdc604703bb1d\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Video Shows Oliver Tree Beating up Fan Who Got on Stage<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><b>Related News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/mexican-ot-says-had-no-212748569.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:That Mexican OT Addresses N-Word Controversy, Says He Had \u2018No Ill Intention\u2019;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;That Mexican OT Addresses N-Word Controversy, Says He Had \u2018No Ill Intention\u2019&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">That Mexican OT Addresses N-Word Controversy, Says He Had \u2018No Ill Intention\u2019<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/daphne-joy-know-actress-model-192742127.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Daphne Joy: What to Know About Actress, Model, and Fashion Brand Founder;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Daphne Joy&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Daphne Joy: What to Know About Actress, Model, and Fashion Brand Founder<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. 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