Doors Down singer Brad Arnold dies at 47
Brad Arnold, a founder and lead singer of American rock band 3 Doors Down, died on Saturday, nine months after disclosing that he had kidney cancer,. he was 47.
Arnold said in a May 2025 social media video that he had been diagnosed with advanced-stage clear cell renal carcinoma that had spread to one of his lungs.
3 Doors Down canceled their planned 2025 summer tour because of his illness.
Arnold died peacefully surrounded by loved ones including his wife Jennifer.
3 Doors Down, formed in 1996, rose to popularity in 2000 with the Arnold-penned single "Kryptonite," which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Other hits included "When I'm Gone" and "Here Without You," both top-five singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
The band has been described as post-grunge, alternative rock and hard rock.
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