Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys and one of the most influential figures in pop music history, died on June 11, 2025, at the age of 82. His family confirmed the news through his official ...

The Beach Boys loom so large in our shared cultural imagination that it’s surprising to remember that the group only appeared in a single feature motion picture. Yes, the “beach party” movies of the ...

Brian Wilson died today. He was 82 years old. I have been asked to write a column that sums up his impact on modern music. The problem is that this is impossible. It’s like trying to explain the ...

The music icon helped define the "California sound" with the American rock 'n' roll boy band he formed with his family members and a friend Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at ...

Brian Wilson, the main composer and vocal arranger for the Beach Boys, famously known as "America's Band," has died at age 82. Born in the suburbs of Hawthorne, California, Wilson was a very typical ...