Police say singer is cooperating with authorities within the investigation.
America singer David Anthony Burke, identified by his stage identify d4vd, seems to have cancelled the remaining stops on his US and European excursions amid the rising fallout from an investigation right into a decomposing physique of a lacking teenager discovered within the boot of a automobile.
Ticketmaster, which points tickets for artists worldwide, stated: “There aren’t any upcoming concert events in United States” for the artist, and his October tour in Europe was cancelled on Sunday.
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D4vd, whose reputation initially grew on TikTok, has constructed a big following in recent times and is thought for his melancholic and genre-blending music, drawing influences from indie, R&B and rock music.
Celeste Rivas Hernandez, 15, went lacking final yr, and her physique was present in a Tesla that US media shops stated was registered to the singer. Nonetheless, police haven’t stated the automobile belonged to him.
His representatives didn’t reply to requests by The Related Press information company for remark.
The stays had been discovered within the entrance boot of the automobile impounded at a tow yard in Hollywood, California, on September 8 after police had been alerted to a robust odour coming from it.
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Division stated the stays had been Rivas’s. She was from Lake Elsinore, California, outdoors Los Angeles and was believed to have been final seen in April 2024, in response to a lacking particular person flyer seen by US broadcaster CBS.
“She seems to have been deceased contained in the automobile for an prolonged time frame earlier than being discovered,” the Los Angeles medical expert’s workplace stated.
Police searched a home in Hollywood Hills the place Burke had been staying on Thursday, broadcaster ABC reported.
Police haven’t made an announcement on the reason for her demise or the singer’s connection, if any, with Rivas. The Los Angeles Occasions, quoting unnamed sources, reported that police had been making an attempt to piece collectively Rivas’s actions earlier than her physique was discovered and set up if there was a connection between them. Police have stated Burke has been cooperating with their investigation.
Burke, 20, carried out at Chicago’s Salt Shed simply two days earlier than Rivas’s physique was discovered as a part of his Withered tour to advertise his debut album.
His upcoming scheduled performances in Los Angeles and San Francisco won’t go forward, nonetheless. His concert events in Europe, which might have seen him make a few dozen appearances starting in Norway, additionally appeared as cancelled on Ticketmaster.
Later exhibits in Australia in November nonetheless appeared accessible for buy.
The story, which has been within the headlines over the previous few weeks throughout the US, has led to a surge in curiosity in his music. His 2022 tune Romantic Murder climbed to twenty ninth on Spotify’s international checklist of the 50 most streamed songs.
