Country music star Todd Snider dies at 59 after being hospitalized in ‘violent assault’

Country music star Todd Snider has died at the age of 59 after suffering “severe injuries” in an alleged assault.

The artist’s team confirmed he had passed away on Friday, November 14, having been transported to hospital in the wake of the incident.

They shared in a statement: “Aimless, Inc. Headquarters is heartbroken to share that our Founder, our Folk Hero, our Poet of the World, our Vice President of the Abrupt Change Dept., the Storyteller, our beloved Todd Daniel Snider has departed this world.

“Where do we find the words for the one who always had the right words, who knew how to distill everything down to its essence with words and song while delivering the most devastating, hilarious, and impactful turn of phrases?”