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Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Derek A.E. Fuhrmann, Co-Writer of Phillip Phillips' 'Gone, Gone, Gone,' Dies at 44
Derek A.E. Fuhrmann, an ASCAP Pop Award recipient and co-writer of Phillip Phillips' 'Gone, Gone, Gone,' has died. He was 44. Fuhrmann died June 27 in Nashville following a battle with cancer, publicist Harlan Boll announced. More from The Hollywood Reporter Kun on Latest Single "Deadman" and His Next Chapter: "It's Really Just the Beginning" Kelly Clarkson Postpones Opening Night of Las Vegas Residency Shortly Before Showtime Young Noble, Member of Tupac Shakur's Outlawz Rap Group, Dies at 47 Fuhrmann was a University of Delaware graduate, where his career in music ignited. While in college, he formed a band called Omnisoul that was renamed The Crash Motive. The band signed with Sony BMG in 2005 and went on to have a successful run as a group. They toured the nation, and a few of their songs were used in television and film projects. Most notably, their track 'Waiting (Save Your Life)' appeared in the 2005 Fantastic Four soundtrack and on the TV series Joan of Arcadia. Fuhrmann went on to pursue a solo career as a singer, songwriter and producer. He co-wrote Phillip Phillips' 2012 song 'Gone, Gone, Gone,' which went double-platinum and appeared on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 soundtrack. The song peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track, too, showed up on an episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation, a 2013 episode of Danville 2nd Ward Young Men and Grudge Match, which starred Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone. For his work on 'Gone, Gone, Gone,' Fuhrmann received the ASCAP Pop Award at the 31st awards ceremony. He went on to lend his talents working with O.A.R., the Goo Goo Dolls, Five for Fighting and Kygo. A celebration in honor of Fuhrmann will be held this fall. Survivors include his wife, Mackenzie; his sons, Finn and Boone; his parents, Fred and Deborah; his sisters, Donna, Karin, Gail and Nancy; and his brothers, Andrew and Rob. Best of The Hollywood Reporter From 'Party in the U.S.A.' to 'Born in the U.S.A.': 20 of America's Most Patriotic (and Un-Patriotic) Musical Offerings Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025


The Sun
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Songwriter Derek A.E. Fuhrmann whose music appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 dies at 44 after health battle
THE singer-songwriter Derek A.E. Fuhrmann has died at the age of 44. Fuhrmann, who was suffering from cancer, died in Nashville on June 27. He was best known for writing music that appeared in the movie The Amazing Spider Man 2. Tributes have poured in for Fuhrmann in light of his death. He was part of the band Omnisoul. "Derek was many things to us," they posted on social media. More to follow... For the latest news on this story, keep checking back at The U.S. Sun, your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, sports news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures, and must-see videos.