{"id":249008,"date":"2026-06-29T01:04:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T01:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/29\/t-pain-plays-unreleased-oliver-tree-song-during-festival-2-weeks-after-singers-death\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T01:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T01:04:45","slug":"t-pain-plays-unreleased-oliver-tree-song-during-festival-2-weeks-after-singers-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/29\/t-pain-plays-unreleased-oliver-tree-song-during-festival-2-weeks-after-singers-death\/","title":{"rendered":"T-Pain Plays Unreleased Oliver Tree Song During Festival 2 Weeks After Singer\u2019s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/t-pain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>T-Pain<\/strong><\/a> shared an unreleased collaboration with <strong>Oliver Tree<\/strong> in honor of the musician just two weeks after his shocking death.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper, real name Faheem Rashad Najm, was performing with <strong>Shaquille O\u2019Neal<\/strong>, aka DJ Diesel, at the Electric Forest festival in Michigan in the late hours of Saturday, June 27, when he unveiled the new track, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DaH2-Mpp036\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media footage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fan clips captured the emotional moment when T-Pain, 41, rolled out a video montage of clips of the late Tree as the track played.<\/p>\n<p>The song\u2019s public release came two weeks after Tree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/how-did-oliver-tree-die-everything-to-know-about-his-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died<\/a> in a mid-air helicopter collision over Brazil\u2019s Rio de Janeiro. He was 32 years old.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/oliver-tree-dead-after-accident-life-goes-on-singer-was-32\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/oliver-tree-dead-after-accident-life-goes-on-singer-was-32\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">&#8216;Life Goes On&#8217; Singer Oliver Tree Dead at 32 After Helicopter Crash: Report<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSinger-songwriter Oliver Tree has reportedly died. He was 32. Two helicopters crashed into one another in southwest Rio de Janeiro on the morning of Sunday, June 14, according to a same-day report from CNN Brazil. According to the outlet, Tree was one of six fatalities from the reported crash. Further details about the reported collision [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In T-Pain\u2019s video montage, Tree was seen performing, riding a scooter down multiple hills and goofing around with friends. As the throwback videos played, T-Pain held his hand in the air before asking the crowd to wave their arms from side to side in unison.<\/p>\n<p>T-Pain and Tree were known to be close friends, with the former often hosting the latter on his \u201cNappy Boy Radio Podcast.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4363257\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4363257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2001317262-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"GettyImages-2001317262-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2001317262-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2001317262-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2001317262-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2001317262-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2001317262-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2001317262-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2001317262-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2001317262-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2001317262-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2001317262-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2001317262-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n T-Pain<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Ethan Miller\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>News of Tree\u2019s death circulated online after <em>CNN Brazil<\/em> reported on the fatal helicopter incident that occurred on June 14. The outlet stated at the time that two helicopters had crashed into one another, resulting in the death of six people including Tree. There were no survivors.<\/p>\n<p>The musician and artist had been traveling in Brazil as part of his world tour at the time. After performing in S\u00e3o Paulo on June 6, Tree was scheduled to take to the stage in Lisbon, Portugal on July 1.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Rio de Janeiro\u2019s State Civil Police Press Office told <em>USA Today<\/em> in the collision\u2019s aftermath that an investigation was being conducted to determine the \u201ccauses of the aircraft crash.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4363256\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4363256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1358319252-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"GettyImages-1358319252-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1358319252-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1358319252-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1358319252-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1358319252-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1358319252-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1358319252-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1358319252-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1358319252-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1358319252-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1358319252-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1358319252-T-Pain-Shares-Music-From-Oliver-Tree.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Oliver Tree<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Rob Kim\/Getty Images for iHeartRadio<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once a forensic examination that was conducted at the scene is finalized, the Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center will release its report. The outlet added that preliminary reports indicated that the falling helicopters crashed \u201cinto the parking lot of an electric car dealership, igniting a fire that consumed at least 20 vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tree\u2019s team revealed via an Instagram post on Sunday, June 21, that his body had been recovered and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/oliver-trees-body-recovered-after-crash-returned-to-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transferred<\/a> to California. The post, shared via Tree\u2019s official account, also announced that he will be honored via a forthcoming foundation. \u201cHis legacy will live on through his foundation\/endowment named \u2018Dr. Oliver Tree\u2019s Extremely Epic Grant For Baby Geniuses\u2019 coming soon,\u201d the post stated. \u201cThis is something that Oliver had put together before his passing, written in his will. We will make sure his wish comes to fruition so that more joy, love and art can be spread into the world, that was his final wish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>T-Pain shared his own tribute to Tree via Instagram in the wake of his friend\u2019s death. \u201cThanks for sharing your art and for always being different in the best way possible. See you on the brighter side,\u201d T-Pain wrote hours after the news broke.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/t-pain-plays-unreleased-oliver-tree-song-after-his-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T-Pain shared an unreleased collaboration with Oliver Tree in honor of the musician just two weeks after his shocking death. The rapper, real name Faheem Rashad Najm, was performing with Shaquille O\u2019Neal, aka DJ Diesel, at the Electric Forest festival in Michigan in the late hours of Saturday, June 27, when he unveiled the new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":249009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-249008","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}