Who are the most famous sinners in history?
The world was shocked when Aaliyah died at just 22 years old in an airplane crash.
In 2011, Amy Winehouse passed away due to alcohol poisoning. Her posthumous album 'Lioness: Hidden Treasures' was released later that year.
The rapper DMX passed away in April of 2021 at the age of 50. He suffered a heart attack, which some speculate was caused by a drug overdose. At the time of his death he had been working on the album 'Exodus,' named after his youngest son. The posthumous album was released a month after his death and features collaborations with rappers from the Griselda hip hop collective including Westside Gunn and Benny the Butcher.
'Changes' was released in 1998, featuring singer Talent. The socially conscious song interpolates a sample of 'The Way It Is' by Bruce Hornsby and the Range.
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The Weeknd has honored the late Princess of Pop with two posthumous collaborations. He first sampled Aaliyah's hit song 'Rock the Boat' on his 2012 album 'What You Need.' Another Aaliyah single called 'Poison' featured The Weeknd and was released on December 17, 2022.
The revered bassist had a habit of picking bar fights, and allowing himself to be beat up. This led to a fight which eventually cost him his life.
His work with Weather Report was released after his death in 1987.
Her vocals recently appeared on 'Find My Love,' by producer Salaam Remi and Nas (pictured). It was Winehouse's third posthumous collab with Nas, after 'Like Smoke' and 'Cherry Wine.'
Biggie released just one album when he was alive, 'Ready to Die.' There have been many beyond-the-grave collabs from the Notorious B.I.G.
Lil Peep was another hip-hop artist who passed away at a young age. Like X, there have been a handful of posthumous releases from the emo rapper.
Jimmy McCulloch was perhaps best known as a member of Paul McCartney's band Wings.
Just because a musician's life ends doesn't mean their music has to. Many great artists have had their unreleased work shared with the world after their deaths, often in collaboration with other stars who want to pay tribute.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon were the ultimate musical duo, forming the creative partnership at the center of one of the most influential bands of all time. During the nine years that they collaborated as members of The Beatles, McCartney and Lennon wrote almost 200 songs together. When Lennon left the band in 1969, it seemed like we'd never hear a new song from the iconic pair. However, McCartney recently announced that he's been able to use AI technology to partner with the late Lennon one more time. He appeared on BBC 4 Radio on June 13, 2023, to explain that he has lifted Lennon's voice from an old demo tape of a song they never got to finish. The same technology was used in Peter Jackson's epic 2021 documentary 'The Beatles: Get Back,' in which cassette recordings of the band recording their final album were made immaculately clear.
McCartney says that he has been able to mix what is truly the final Beatles track, and while he didn't name the song, there's speculation that it could be Lennon's 1978 composition 'Now And Then.' It was one of several songs on a cassette tape labeled "For Paul" that Lennon recorded before his death in 1980.
Many other musicians had collaborations released after their deaths. From Amy Winehouse and Nas to Michael Jackson and 50 Cent, check out these interesting posthumous collaborations.
John Lennon and other artists with posthumous collabs
Paul McCartney has created a final song with John Lennon using AI
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Just because a musician's life ends doesn't mean their music has to. Many great artists have had their unreleased work shared with the world after their deaths, often in collaboration with other stars who want to pay tribute.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon were the ultimate musical duo, forming the creative partnership at the center of one of the most influential bands of all time. During the nine years that they collaborated as members of The Beatles, McCartney and Lennon wrote almost 200 songs together. When Lennon left the band in 1969, it seemed like we'd never hear a new song from the iconic pair. However, McCartney recently announced that he's been able to use AI technology to partner with the late Lennon one more time. He appeared on BBC 4 Radio on June 13, 2023, to explain that he has lifted Lennon's voice from an old demo tape of a song they never got to finish. The same technology was used in Peter Jackson's epic 2021 documentary 'The Beatles: Get Back,' in which cassette recordings of the band working on their final album were made immaculately clear.
McCartney says that he has been able to mix what is truly the final Beatles track, and while he didn't name the song, there's speculation that it could be Lennon's 1978 composition 'Now And Then.' It was one of several songs on a cassette tape labeled "For Paul" that Lennon recorded before his death in 1980.
Many other musicians had collaborations released after their deaths. From Amy Winehouse and Nas to Michael Jackson and 50 Cent, check out these interesting posthumous collaborations.